How to Write about Muslims (for real)
This piece was written by both Sobia and Krista After getting all of that sarcasm out of our systems two weeks ago, we decided it might be useful to put together a list of actual guidelines for writing...
View ArticleUnfair Play: Doha Conference Sheds Light on Biased Images of Muslim Women in...
This week in Doha, Qatar, the “East and West — Women in Media’s Eye” conference took place in Education City. The Peninsula and The Gulf Times both had pieces on the event. However, I was hard pressed...
View ArticleSpeak Your Mind: Mona Eltahawy’s Advice on Media
I spent this past Sunday morning at a brunch hosted by the Canadian Council of Muslim Women to honor “Women Who Inspire.” Five Canadian Muslim women were presented with awards recognizing their...
View ArticleIt’s time western media looked beyond the veil
This was written by Mohammed Ayish and originally published in The National. Most Arabs are resigned to being stereotyped by western media, but for Arab women the problem is particularly acute. I was...
View ArticleAuthority, the Media, and Muslim Women
I have begun to read Khaled Abou El-Fadl’s Speaking in God’s Name: Islamic Law, Authority and Women again. My first attempt was about two years ago while I was still finishing my Bachelor’s. The book...
View ArticleAnother New MMW Contributor
Salam MMW readers! My name is Malika and I’m an American journalist who recently moved to the Gulf (Persian to some, Arabian to others). It’s an incredibly interesting time to be living in a region...
View ArticleOne Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Women’s Rights in Kuwait
Two constitutional court cases in Kuwait raise questions of a paradigm shift in women's rights.
View ArticleMaintaining a Narrative: ABC’s Monolithic Muslim Experience
Spearheading the healing of a slowly crippling nation, ABC News has decided to take it upon itself to play the role of facilitator between American Muslims and the generally more acceptable genre of...
View ArticleMuslim Women in the Media Liveblog
Salam, readers! Some of you may know that both Krista and I attended the Muslim Voices: Rescripting Islam conference at Indiana University last Thursday. You may not know, however, that this was the...
View ArticleThe Media’s Role in Limiting Women’s Development
I was following with interest media commentaries on the recent experts meeting on women’s media empowerment convened by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia in Beirut (ESCWA). It was...
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