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The Male Gaze and the Muslimah Fashion Industry

Posted by Guest Contributor on 01 May 2014 / 5 Comments

This post was written by Laila Alawa (@lulainlife). There is a serious paradox within the fashion industry. More specifically, within the subset of fashion ruled by Muslim women, a niche that has shifted greater fashion perspectives on hijab and modest-leaning clothing, and one that taps into the wide-open Muslim consumer market valued at $170 billion […]

The Guardian Turns a Water Pistol Fight into an Islamic Wet t-Shirt Contest

Posted by fatemeh on 08 Aug 2011 / 0 Comments

I found it refreshing to see pictures of a young Iranians taking part in a water pistol fight in Tehran in The Guardian. Until I realize that every single picture is of soaked women. Anyone else feel weirded out by this? That’s the kind of side-eye I’m talking about, sister. Image via Amir/Demotix/Corbis. I’m confused […]