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Culture, Sexuality/GenderDecember 12, 2013

“Burka Avenger”: Pakistan’s Middle Class Gets a Feminist Cartoon

By M. Sophia Newman

A mild-mannered schoolteacher doubles as an education-defending Muslim heroine.

Culture, Guest BloggersNovember 6, 2013

Just Your Average Teenage Muslim (Shapeshifter) Girl From Jersey

By Saadia Faruqi

Say hello to Marvel’s latest superhero.

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From @DanielSWise for RD: "As much as Christian elites have tried to forbid magical practices & label them un-Christian... millions of magical practitioners, many of them people of color, have identified themselves & their magical practice as Christian." https://t.co/hyIIWnv09a

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This Thanksgiving, read up on a wide array of opinions and analyses about the holiday with a look back on Religion Dispatches' Thanksgiving coverage throughout the years. Featuring contributors @WithEdSimon, @AKeyPhD, Peter Laarman, and more: https://t.co/9fAdGLQTm0 https://t.co/UaCl2JBHcw

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@C_Stroop: "Even if we don’t invoke the Pilgrim myth at our dinner tables this Thanksgiving, we should still remember to reflect on the heavy cost paid by the Wampanoag people and their descendants before we pass that slice of sweet potato pie." - @AKeyPhD https://t.co/9LJiTx0qdR

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