Extremist Women Want In
After a recent statement by Ayman al-Zawahiri on the role of women in Al-Qaeda, that supports single-dimensional notions of extremist Muslims, extremist women talk back…
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“Just Like a Submissive Woman”
Women should not be excluded from the benefits of global sisterhood because of a shalwar kameez, or a business suit, or a kaffiyeh… Or because of Islam.
Read MoreDriving While Pregnant
A traffic court in Dubai declares a woman guilty of manslaughter after a traffic accident in which she loses her child. Why not go ahead and ban pregnancy?
Read MorePraying in Fear
A peek into the vexing obstacles to Muslim prayer in American life.
Read MoreAn Immigrant’s Tale: The Pull of the Homeland
How ironic, we immigrants sigh to ourselves, that we can turn on the tap to clean water at whatever temperature we like, but we can’t put up a poster of the Holy Mosque in our cubicle.
Read MoreHow Not to Rescue Muslim Women
What to do when people start sounding like Samuel Huntington-meets-Edward Said…
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A Square Yard of Fabric Makes a Boring, Foreign SAHM*
MediaCurves conducted a study to examine popular perceptions of women who wear hijab…
[*SAHM = Stay at Home Mom.]
Read MoreSister Rose and a Teenager’s First Headscarf
A Pakistani girl and a Nun square off over religious expression.
Read MoreAn Open Letter to Western Feminists
Some progressive feminists oppose the hijacking of women’s rights to justify U.S. invasions while avoiding any mention about the plight of women in Palestine, Iraq, or Afghanistan.
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