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Photographic Campaign iCover  By Sadaf Syed, November 15, 2009 |
A day in the life of an American Muslim COVERed Girl ( Zero comments) |
photographic campaign Journeying through Oman By Lucy Marryat & Yoshi (Yusuf Misdaq), October 19, 2009 |
Featuring both Lucy Marryat photographic journey of Oman and Yoshi (Yusuf Misdaq's) musical talent. ( Zero comments) |
Photographic Campaign The Domestic Crusaders By Kamran Khan & Fred Morrison, October 4, 2009 |
Wajahat Ali's The Domestic Crusaders captures the gender dynamics in one slightly dysfunctional Pakistani-Muslim family. ( Zero comments) |
Photographic Campaign Asma Shikoh, visual artist By Asma Shikoh, September 21, 2009 |
In this video: Asma Shikoh's quintessentially Muslim-American art showcasing the strength and diversity of Muslim-American women. ( Zero comments) |
photographic campaign IMAN Community Cafe By Sarah Rashid, September 7, 2009 |
Art and music bring Muslim men and women of all ages together for a good time at the IMAN Community Cafe. ( Zero comments) |
Religious identity The happy Muslims who confuse you By Mona Eltahawy, August 25, 2009 |
I love to confuse people by subverting the stereotype of Muslims that they always see and hear from. I believe that breaking the false equation between conservatism and authenticity is the best way to end the monopoly over religious thought by radicals and their supporters. ( 3 comments) |
Photographic campaign Derek Brown Photography By Derek Brown, August 23, 2009 |
Altmuslimah's photographic campaign featured select photos from Derek Brown's exhibit, Iran 2008: Faces and Places from Inside Iran. ( Zero comments) |
Muslim American culture The romance in Muslim R&B By Farid Alhadi, July 24, 2009 |
As practicing Muslims, we’re so used to a traditional separation of genders – during prayer, during conferences, and so on. In looking for mainstream art and music to mimic, hip-hop in particular is an easy one to copy, as in its nature, it can be used to express anything. So what about a genre that could arguably be seen as predominantly expressing love for women? ( Zero comments) |
Iran elections Her name is Neda By Zahed Amanullah, July 14, 2009 |
Many have died tragic - and silent - deaths in the post-election violence in Iran. But one woman, Neda Agha Soltan, became a symbol with her death caught on video. Here, Neda's fiancee, Caspian Makan, comments on her story in comments transcribed exclusively for altmuslim.com. ( 1 comment) |
Launch party Altmuslimah’s Painted Gala By Asma T. Uddin, July 11, 2009 |
Altmuslimah's Painted Gala, held on June 28, 2009 with live performances from The Kominas and Omar Waqar, was a huge success. Here are selected photos from the event. ( Zero comments) |
Challenging Stereotypes Altmuslimah’s photographic campaign By Sarah Uddin, June 26, 2009 |
Altmuslimah's photography exhibit will be on display at the annual Islamic Society of North America convention July 3-6 in Washington, DC. ( Zero comments) |
Fashion Beauty and the east By Samira Atash, June 9, 2009 |
Launched in April 2009, Beauty and the East TV is an effort by American Muslim Samira Atash to build bridges between both Muslims and the West and between Muslims in America and elsewhere around the world. ( 1 comment) |
Saudi Arabia To drive or not to drive By Maha Alkhateeb, May 18, 2009 |
Although many middle class Saudis believe that banning women from driving is a societal injustice, change and progress are often slow. Areej Khan’s new campaign, ‘We the Women’, is a creative strategy for engaging Saudis of all perspectives to foster a healthy debate on an issue that has been part of public discourse for decades. ( Zero comments) |
Film "Taken" Taken for a ride By Arafat A. Razzaque, April 27, 2009 |
What happens when you find a group of tragically victimized women who were abducted by sex traffickers? You rescue the one white American girl you were looking for and forget about the rest of them. That, basically, is the narrative achievement of the recent French action thriller, Taken, starring Liam Neeson. ( 4 comments) |
Impotency Afghanistan’s taboo By Jack Fairweather, April 8, 2009 |
Farid was diagnosed with impotency within the first few months of his marriage. In other households, the issue would be hushed up and the woman would often be blamed for this state of affairs, allowing the man to hastily divorce or take another wife. Not so with Farid. He chose to tackle the issue head-on. ( Zero comments) |
Fashion Eva Khurshid - New York By Nyla Hashmi and Fatima Monkush, March 24, 2009 |
Nyla Hashmi and Fatima Monkush struggled to find contemporary fashion that was modest until they developed their own brand of women's clothing with Eva Khurshid. But the design, religious, and economic challenges mean the two have to work twice as hard to get noticed. ( Zero comments) |
Domestic violence (Dis)honor killings By Jack Fairweather, March 18, 2009 |
Honor killings, in which women are murdered for tarnishing their family’s honor, are prevalent throughout the Middle East. In Jordan they account for one-third of all violent deaths, on the order of twenty-five a year. Although they are illegal, the murders are prosecuted leniently in a country where tribal custom and Islamic teachings often hold sway in the courts. ( Zero comments) |
Afghanistan Foreign aid, skateboards and coffee By Rahilla Zafar, March 8, 2009 |
Skateistan, a skateboarding school in Kabul that takes youth off the streets, offers some normalcy to Afghan children who more often than not experience no real childhood and are forced to find work to help support their families. ( Zero comments) |
Domestic violence Removing the silence on domestic violence By Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, March 8, 2009 |
Following the brutal murder of Aasiya Zubair, renewed attention has been paid to the position of Islam on domestic violence. In response, here is a sermon by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, recorded on February 20, 2009 in San Jose, California. ( 1 comment) |
Polygamy Searching for a fourth wife By Rahilla Zafar, March 8, 2009 |
While many foreign correspondents based across the Muslim world are under pressure to file stories that will make headline news, Jack had the opportunity to go in-depth and focus on the day-to-day lives of everyday people across the Muslim world. ( Zero comments) |
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Conceptions of sexuality among American Muslim women - Ten AltMuslimah members/readers gathered on Sunday, February 21, 2010, with the goal of discussing the nature of Muslim women’s sexuality, and how American Muslim women’s social needs may be different. Whether formal or casual, the group agreed in the value of women’s support networks, especially considering the rising prevalence of domestic violence in our communities. A quick brainstorm of ideas brought up the possibility of periodic casual women’s nights, which are actually common in more active American Muslim communities. (March 1, 2010) ( 1 comment) |
News briefs for week of March 1, 2010 - This week Washington, D.C. women storm the men’s section of a local mosque, a women in hijab is fired from her retail position in California, a women’s terrorist group is said to be uncovered in Egypt, Malaysia looks to hold a conference on women’s caning, Pakistani women’s clothing is highlighted, and Iran’s first female Olympic skier is profiled. (March 1, 2010) ( 0 comments) |
News briefs for week of February 22, 2010 - Saudi religious police crackdown on Valentine's Day merchandise, Three Malaysian women are caned for extramarital sex, Saudi to permit female lawyers to argue cases, New Jersey Muslim man throws baby over a bridge, and Baltimore sixth-graders go on a field trip to an Islamic center. (February 22, 2010) ( 0 comments) |
News briefs for week of February 15, 2010 - This week, death threats for dehijabing in Spain, a ballet showcasing Muslim women’s historical accomplishments, France continues the burqa ban debate, a Pakistani woman is recognized in California, Muslim scholars question full-body scanning and Obama names an envoy to the Muslim world. (February 15, 2010) ( 0 comments) |
News briefs for week of February 8, 2010 - This week, a study finds that abstinence-focused sex education in American schools can persuade youth to delay sexual activity, sixteen-year-old Turkish girl buried alive for talking to boys, French authorities deny citizenship to man who forces his wife to wear a full veil, and female government leaders have done little to advance women's rights in Southeast and South Asia. (February 8, 2010) ( 2 comments) |
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Will you be my (halal) Valentine? - Why does Valentine’s Day spark such contentious debate among American Muslims across blogs and social networking sites? What underlying emotional buttons does this commercialized cultural holiday push among American Muslims? While other holidays, such as Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, generate a few tired and tepid discussions centered around the idea that “everyday should be Mother’s and Father’s Day,” Valentine’s Day, like the very concept of romantic love it celebrates, generates much more passionate responses. These debates touch on many topics including what love means or should mean to Muslims, the relationship between culture and religion, and the current state of romantic relationships among Muslims. (February 22, 2010) ( 1 comment) |
Living up to the legacy - By historical account, being a Muslim female meant being virtuous, loving, knowledgeable, and empowered by her faith. Well it’s centuries later and although we cite to the legacy of Islam, we fail to live up to it or keep the legacy alive. (February 4, 2010) ( 1 comment) |
Bridging literacy and cultural gaps in Pakistan - In addition to bridging cultural and socioeconomic gaps, the American International School System in Pakistan acts as an experimental model and incubator by incorporating some of the education reform principles advocated by grassroots organizations, education specialists and writers, and governmental agencies like the Ministry of Education. (January 3, 2010) ( 1 comment) |
Islam and manhood - The infamy of Islamist terrorism over the past decade has created an image of the Muslim man as intrinsically prone to violent behavior, even if directed toward the self rather than the other. The image of the angry, flag-burning, chanting Muslim man has come to symbolize male violence. However the photos fail to explain that, firstly, the anger, in many instances, is justified, secondly, that the chants rarely spill over into to physical violence, and thirdly that violence is not exclusive to Muslim men. (December 25, 2009) ( 5 comments) |
It’s not about the niqab, it’s about credibility - The question, which we all should consider now is why Al-Azhar scholars are not obeyed by the public any more? The simple and direct answer to this very complicated question is because Al-Azhar lost its credibility in the eyes of Egyptians. (October 17, 2009) ( 4 comments) |
One woman’s journey toward pleasing Allah - Understanding the purpose and reasoning behind abaya is not something a Muslim girl learns the day she is born. For many, like myself, it was a slow and steady journey; one that required much research and reflection. (September 25, 2009) ( 4 comments) |
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