http://www.altmuslimah.com Both sides of the gender divide en-us asma.uddin@altmuslimah.com Copyright 2010 Halalfire Media 2010-02-08T14:00:16-06:00 http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/news_briefs_for_week_of_february_8_2010/ http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/news_briefs_for_week_of_february_8_2010/#When:13:00:16Z Shazia Riaz 2010-02-08T13:00:16-06:00 http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/muslim_man_hijabman_an_interview/ http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/muslim_man_hijabman_an_interview/#When:09:00:46Z Abbas Jaffer 2010-02-08T09:00:46-06:00 http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/a_state_of_mind_an_american_muslim_narrative_at_the_apollo/ http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/a_state_of_mind_an_american_muslim_narrative_at_the_apollo/#When:12:00:41Z 2010-02-05T12:00:41-06:00 http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/living_up_to_the_legacy/ http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/living_up_to_the_legacy/#When:20:19:22Z 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. 2010-02-04T20:19:22-06:00 http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/rape_for_ethnic_cleansing1/ http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/rape_for_ethnic_cleansing1/#When:21:53:14Z 2010-02-02T21:53:14-06:00 http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/news_briefs_for_week_of_february_1_2010/ http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/news_briefs_for_week_of_february_1_2010/#When:19:09:33Z This week stress on female virginity is put on blast, a women’s rights book is allowed onto Malaysian shelves, and the burqa debate continues in France and Denmark. 2010-02-01T19:09:33-06:00 http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/the_boy_who_cried_witch_saudis_investigate_domestic_workers_for_witchcraft/ http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/the_boy_who_cried_witch_saudis_investigate_domestic_workers_for_witchcraft/#When:12:50:25Z 2010-02-01T12:50:25-06:00 http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/combatting_vitamin_d_deficiencies_in_women/ http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/combatting_vitamin_d_deficiencies_in_women/#When:08:00:27Z 2010-01-29T08:00:27-06:00 http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/news_briefs_for_week_of_january_25_2010/ http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/news_briefs_for_week_of_january_25_2010/#When:23:42:16Z This week, Muzzammil Hassan changes his defense and says he was the victim; Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui is on trial in New York for shooting at U.S. officials while in custody in Afghanistan; a limited burqa ban in France may be easier to pass on the grounds of security than a total ban; and a Malaysian court ends the ban of book on challenges facing Muslim women. 2010-01-27T23:42:16-06:00 http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/breaking_the_veils_women_artists_from_the_islamic_world/ http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/breaking_the_veils_women_artists_from_the_islamic_world/#When:10:00:45Z Enith Morillo 2010-01-27T10:00:45-06:00 http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/the_most_important_book_you_can_read_this_year/ http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/the_most_important_book_you_can_read_this_year/#When:09:00:37Z 2010-01-25T09:00:37-06:00 http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/dont_homogenize_my_hajj/ http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/dont_homogenize_my_hajj/#When:07:59:20Z Abbas Jaffer 2010-01-22T07:59:20-06:00 http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/sexiness_for_everyone_even_muslims/ http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/sexiness_for_everyone_even_muslims/#When:10:45:40Z 2010-01-20T10:45:40-06:00 http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/news_briefs_for_week_of_january_18_2010/ http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/news_briefs_for_week_of_january_18_2010/#When:01:38:55Z This week, the burqa ban discussion continues in France, attempts to outlaw hair straightening are rejected in Indonesia, FGM finds new opponents in Mauritania, and Hamas’s Islamic veil project is highlighted. 2010-01-20T01:38:55-06:00 http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/women_behaving_badly_in_mosques/ http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/women_behaving_badly_in_mosques/#When:08:00:27Z Women in American mosques are loud and messy. They allow their children to run free. They socialize and chatter during khutbas. They rush out after the prayers and don’t participate in cleaning or re-organizing the space. They wear inappropriate clothes, allowing their scarves to slip off their heads, and dousing themselves with strong perfumes. They insist on coming to the mosque while menstruating, and pollute the consecrated space with their unclean presence. These stereotypes about women in mosques are commonplace and especially prevalent in American mosques. Uzma Mariam Ahmed 2010-01-18T08:00:27-06:00 http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/miss_palestines_mistaken_rebellion/ http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/miss_palestines_mistaken_rebellion/#When:08:00:39Z 2010-01-15T08:00:39-06:00 http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/searching_for_american_nu_ahongs/ http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/searching_for_american_nu_ahongs/#When:10:30:56Z Zehra Rizavi 2010-01-13T10:30:56-06:00 http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/news_briefs_for_week_of_january_11_2010/ http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/news_briefs_for_week_of_january_11_2010/#When:21:00:42Z 2010-01-12T21:00:42-06:00 http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/the_caged_and_the_saved_finding_feminism_in_the_islamic_world/ http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/the_caged_and_the_saved_finding_feminism_in_the_islamic_world/#When:10:00:34Z 2010-01-11T10:00:34-06:00 http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/how_to_suppress_american_muslims_and_throw_sikhs_and_jews_under_the_bus/ http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/how_to_suppress_american_muslims_and_throw_sikhs_and_jews_under_the_bus/#When:08:00:15Z 2010-01-08T08:00:15-06:00