The Sisterhood Episode 2: Crying and Twerking
Episode 2 By The Numbers: Crying Meltdowns: 4 Fights: 1 Bottles of Wine Consumed:…
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Why We’ve Opened Our Doors for Polygamy USA
There is a general misconception that men among the community look to plural marriage as a means to satisfy their lust and exploit and degrade women. It is this stereotype that we would like to dispel.
Read MoreJust a Mirror of a Mirror of Myself: Episode Three Recap of Preachers’ Daughters
In which I heroically avoid the phrase “performative selfhood.” Oh, wait. Shoot.
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Preachers’ Daughters, Episode One: Viewer Discretion Advised
Blogging Lifetime’s new docu-soap, “unsuitable language” and all.
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St. Snooki: Our ‘Legit Old Lady’ of Renounced Sexuality
Snooki, of Jersey Shore fame, recently renounced her wild ways and embraced the conventional American lifestyle. A deeper look at this standard narrative presents problems for those who want freedom, not just acceptance.
Read MoreMuslims Helped Legitimize Lowes’ Decision to Pull Ads From All-American Muslim
Can a single reality TV show represent all Muslims? Should it?
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All-American Muslim is Just TV, Folks
I have limited expectations of reality TV and so maybe my bar was too low, but I actually enjoyed All-American Muslim. That is until about fifteen minutes into the show when I looked at my Facebook and Twitter feeds.
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No One Can Tell I’m a Muslim: All-American Muslim Debuts
Even with all its imperfections “All-American Muslim” will open a conversation. The question is: what kind of conversation and where will it take us?
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Hookers for Jesus: Sex and Salvation on the Strip
Annie Lobért knows that sex sells. The 16 years she spent as a stripper, prostitute, and high-class escort, most recently on the Las Vegas Strip, taught her that.
Read MoreYoung Imam Reality Show, Debating Secularism, and More
The week in religion, poetically…
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