University of Southern California
USC Annenberg
  • About
  • Submissions
  • Contact
  • FAQ
Religion Dispatches - Religion Dispatches Religion Dispatches
  • Racial Justice
    • Attack on the US Capitol Has Many Journos Finally Taking White Evangelical Authoritarianism and Christian Nationalism Seriously
      Attack on the US Capitol Has Many Journos Finally Taking White Evangelical Authoritarianism and Christian Nationalism Seriously
    • It’s Time to Put an End to Virginia’s Racist Death Penalty
      It’s Time to Put an End to Virginia’s Racist Death Penalty
    • The True Meaning of ‘Law and Order’ Became Painfully Clear on January 6
      The True Meaning of ‘Law and Order’ Became Painfully Clear on January 6
  • Politics/Law
    • We Can’t Have Religious Freedom Without Reproductive Freedom
      We Can’t Have Religious Freedom Without Reproductive Freedom
    • Attack on the US Capitol Has Many Journos Finally Taking White Evangelical Authoritarianism and Christian Nationalism Seriously
      Attack on the US Capitol Has Many Journos Finally Taking White Evangelical Authoritarianism and Christian Nationalism Seriously
    • It’s Time to Put an End to Virginia’s Racist Death Penalty
      It’s Time to Put an End to Virginia’s Racist Death Penalty
  • Religious Liberty
    • We Can’t Have Religious Freedom Without Reproductive Freedom
      We Can’t Have Religious Freedom Without Reproductive Freedom
    • As We Survey the Damage of Yesterday’s Violence, What Will Christian Nationalist Politics Look Like in 2021? New Report Offers Clues
      As We Survey the Damage of Yesterday’s Violence, What Will Christian Nationalist Politics Look Like in 2021? New Report Offers Clues
    • Rep. Cleaver’s ‘Awoman’ Prayer Enrages Christian Nationalists Who Taste Their Own Medicine and Still Miss the Point
      Rep. Cleaver’s ‘Awoman’ Prayer Enrages Christian Nationalists Who Taste Their Own Medicine and Still Miss the Point
  • Sex/Gender/Justice
    • It’s Time for Democrats to Read the Bible Verses on the Wall and Stop Courting White Evangelicals
      It’s Time for Democrats to Read the Bible Verses on the Wall and Stop Courting White Evangelicals
    • We Can Finally Put the Lie to Trumpism: 5 Myths Debunked By a Biden Victory
      We Can Finally Put the Lie to Trumpism: 5 Myths Debunked By a Biden Victory
    • 11 Election Tweets to Amuse, Infuriate, Enlighten, and Amuse You
      11 Election Tweets to Amuse, Infuriate, Enlighten, and Amuse You
  • New Books
    • Watch: Is The Religious Left a Mirage or Are Journalists Just Missing the Story?
      Watch: Is The Religious Left a Mirage or Are Journalists Just Missing the Story?
    • Pulitzer-Prize Winning Historian’s Latest Reveals the Problem with Today’s ‘Religious Freedom’
      Pulitzer-Prize Winning Historian’s Latest Reveals the Problem with Today’s ‘Religious Freedom’
    • ‘God Made Them Male and Female…and Eunuch’: Why the Biblical Case For Binary Gender Isn’t So… Biblical
      ‘God Made Them Male and Female…and Eunuch’: Why the Biblical Case For Binary Gender Isn’t So… Biblical
muslimahmediawatch@gmail.com'

Fatemeh Fakhraie

Fatemeh Fakhraie is an Iranian-American Muslim woman who writes articles about race, religion, and feminism in different outlets, and speaks publicly about issues that Muslim women face from an Islamic feminist viewpoint. She founded and currently serves as editor of Muslimah Media Watch, a website that critiques media images of Muslim women.

Politics/LawJune 17, 2009

#IranRevolution: Iran’s Twitter Revolution

By Fatemeh Fakhraie

People were glued to their Twitter feeds this week, as Iranians microblogged their updates of the civil unrest following the election. But is it possible that we’re not able to see the forest for the twee…ts?

Read More
(A)theologies, CultureApril 3, 2009

Oprah Talks Down to Fundamentalist Mormon Girls

By Fatemeh Fakhraie

Oprah’s skepticism toward FLDS girls about their devotion to unusual beliefs reminds one writer of the questions asked of Muslim women.

Read More
(A)theologies, Politics/LawMarch 20, 2009

Egyptian Fatwa Gives Neighbors Right to Dissolve Marriages

By Fatemeh Fakhraie

Worried about what the neighbors think? Egyptians now have a serious reason to.

Read More
(A)theologies, Culture, Sexuality/GenderMarch 13, 2009

Women in the Mosque

By Fatemeh Fakhraie

Will gender parity in the mosque end with a bang or a whimper?

Read More
Politics/Law, Sexuality/GenderMarch 12, 2009

Helping International LGBT Families Stay Together

By Fatemeh Fakhraie

Co-sponsored by the only Muslim member of Congress, the new bill could pave the way for greater acceptance of LGBT families in the American Muslim community.

Read More
(A)theologies, Politics/LawFebruary 26, 2009

What Not to Wear: Uzbek Muslim Leaders Don’t Want Women to Wear Arab-Imported Hijab

By Fatemeh Fakhraie

Muslim leaders in Uzbekistan want women to wear traditional dress, not the Arab-imported hijab, and they’ve enlisted fashion experts to make the case.

Read More
(A)theologiesFebruary 20, 2009

Not An Honor Killing

By Fatemeh Fakhraie

Many are quick to blame Islam or Pakistani culture for the brutal murder of the wife of a TV executive but there is no evidence at all of a connection.

Read More
Politics/LawFebruary 16, 2009

Muslim Women and Family Law

By Fatemeh Fakhraie

The fact that laws are changing does not mean that there is real progress toward justice for women in the Muslim world. Change on the ground takes a long time.

Read More
(A)theologies, Politics/LawFebruary 7, 2009

Muslim Leaders Want Less Cover-Up

By Fatemeh Fakhraie

An imam argues for less modest headwear for women, because he disapproves of the break with national tradition that full hijab requires.

Read More
Politics/LawJanuary 30, 2009

Legalizing Polygamy: An Argument

By Fatemeh Fakhraie

Fundamentalist Mormons are in the news again, in Canada, where two men are being tried for polygamy. But what if it were legal? Women might benefit.

Read More
1 2 3 Next

Religion Dispatches

Religion Dispatches

Religion Dispatches is your independent, non-profit, award-winning source for the best writing on critical and timely issues at the intersection of religion, politics, and culture.

© Religion Dispatches
Back to top