The Boy Who Cried “Witch!”: Saudis Investigate Domestic Workers for Witchcraft

The Boy Who Cried “Witch!”: Saudis Investigate Domestic Workers for Witchcraft

By MuslimahMediaWatch on from muslimahmediawatch.org

Something decidedly medieval is in the air in Saudi Arabia. Fears of black magic and curses cast by Indonesian domestic helpers have spread across the country, and  Saudi employers increasingly feel the need to hire private investigators to check their domestic workers for suspicious behavior and evidence for witchcraft.Investigators, mostly foreign women from neighboring countries, [...]
Take this Hijab and Love It

Take this Hijab and Love It

By MuslimahMediaWatch on from muslimahmediawatch.org

Muslim women, as a group, don’t lack for media attention, but to say their representation in mass media is lopsided would be an understatement: They’re the subject of political, religious, and feminist debates, but their own [...]
Revisiting the Islamic Spirit: Women at the 2009 RIS Convention: Part 2

Revisiting the Islamic Spirit: Women at the 2009 RIS Convention: Part 2

By MuslimahMediaWatch on from muslimahmediawatch.org

This is part two of Krista’s review of the Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention. You can see part one here. Dr. Zainab Alwani, an Islamic studies professor and community activist, was the second of the female speakers, on a panel entitled “The Apple’s Rotten Core: The Social Implications of Domestic Violence.”  She listed a number [...]
Revisiting the Islamic Spirit: Women at the 2009 RIS Convention: Part I

Revisiting the Islamic Spirit: Women at the 2009 RIS Convention: Part I

By MuslimahMediaWatch on from muslimahmediawatch.org

This is part one of a two-part series reviewing the Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention. Stay tuned tomorrow for part two!This year’s Reviving the Islamic Spirit (RIS) Convention was held in Toronto from December 25-27, 2009.  Those of you who have been reading MMW for a while might remember my reflections on it last year [...]
Shortlist for “Arab Booker”: Where are the women?

Shortlist for “Arab Booker”: Where are the women?

By MuslimahMediaWatch on from muslimahmediawatch.org

This is a slightly edited version of an article written by Susannah Tarbush. A complete version originally appeared in the Saudi Gazette. The shortlist of six contenders for the annual International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF,) announced last Tuesday at the Beirut International Book Fair, is arousing much interest, as in the previous two years [...]
Making Arrangements: Are Arranged Marriages Really so Easy?

Making Arrangements: Are Arranged Marriages Really so Easy?

By MuslimahMediaWatch on from muslimahmediawatch.org

It seems that Muslims seeking meaningful relationships with members of the opposite sex, and how they go about acquiring such relationships in an Islamically appropriate way, have been quite a popular subject.  A recent perusal of the blogosphere over the past week brought me to the wonderful blog Organica where Organic Muslimah has a two-part [...]
Husband(s) and Wife: Nadine Al Bedair Writes About Polgamy’s Double Standard

Husband(s) and Wife: Nadine Al Bedair Writes About Polgamy’s Double Standard

By MuslimahMediaWatch on from muslimahmediawatch.org

Allow me to choose four, five or even nine men, just as my wildest imagination shall chose.I’ll pick them with different shapes and sizes, one of them will be dark and the other will be blonde. Tall or maybe short, they are to be Chosen from different denominations, religions, races and nations. And I promise [...]
Muslim Women Cartoonists

Muslim Women Cartoonists

By MuslimahMediaWatch on from muslimahmediawatch.org

This was written Iqbal Tamimi and originally published at Middle East Online. One of the amazing fields where Muslim women have shown extra special skills in self expression is working as cartoonists. The skills of two Muslim women working in the same field but separated by a wide geographical and social distance is highlighted here, [...]
Ted Talks About Women’s Bodies at Cultural Battlegrounds

Ted Talks About Women’s Bodies at Cultural Battlegrounds

By MuslimahMediaWatch on from muslimahmediawatch.org

TED Talks are short lectures of no longer than 18 minutes, delivered on a variety of subjects by numerous speakers.Sherin El Feki introduces her lecture as being about pop culture in the Arab world. She then states she’s brought along an old friend and holds up a naked Barbie doll. Then she holds up a [...]
Switzerland’s Minaret Ban: New Victims for an Old Propaganda

Switzerland’s Minaret Ban: New Victims for an Old Propaganda

By MuslimahMediaWatch on from muslimahmediawatch.org

Last month, Swiss voters approved a ban on the construction of mosque minarets. It’s worth reminding everyone that among the 150 mosques built in Switzerland, only four used to have a minaret. Four too many, according to the right-wing Swiss People’s Party and 57% of the Swiss voters.Unlike other European countries, Switzerland has no colonial [...]

Log in To UmmahBUZZ!

No account yet? Join us now, it's free!

Login Required To Submit A New Link

Anonymous submission are not allowed! You must login to submit a new story on our site. Don't have an account yet? Join now, it's free!