Just last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a hijabi job applicant in a case against Abercrombie & Fitch. The case is one in a line of cases where women in hijab deal with workplace discrimination – one of many problems facing American Muslims in the aftermath…
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Ethar El-Katatney, an award-winning journalist, blogger, and author, wrote I’m tired of hijab. In it, she expresses her frustration about being defined by and reduced to her hijab. I’m tired of being the token “omg-look-such-an-articulate-awesome-non-stereotypical hijabi!” I’m tired of hijab taking up so much space in my life. I’m tired…
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“Wait, they hate us ’cause we’re Muslims? I thought they hated us ’cause we’re hipsters!” CNN interviewed Mipsterz Abbas Rattani, co-founder of Mipsterz, and Laila Shaikley, art director of the video Somewhere in America, on who and what the Mipsterz are. Video: CNN Two years ago, Mipsterz exploded onto the scene when the…
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How have we arrived at a point in which feminists fundamentally alter their definition of womanhood to accommodate men? Last year, Laverne Cox became the first trans woman on the cover of Time magazine. It was a glamour shot—a slinky blue dress, long blonde hair, and a come-hither look. Not…
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And Hassan Minhaj’s hilarious and brilliant, Muslim Makeover:
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s 2015 New Year’s resolution was to read an important book every two weeks and discuss it with the Facebook community. My next book for A Year of Books is Muqaddimah by Ibn Khaldun. It’s a history of the world written by an intellectual… Posted by Mark…
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When a French journalist posed online as a young woman interested in Isis [sic], she was soon contacted by a fighter in Syria. He proposed marriage – but could she maintain a double life? It was 10 o’clock on a Friday night in spring 2014 and I was sitting on the…
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Miki Agrawal is out to change how the world thinks about women’s periods. In an age when women have made enormous strides in everything from workplace and academic equality, comfort in demanding what we want in bed and access to birth control and abortions – we still squirm when talking…
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When Jason Leger attended the anti-Muslim protest at an Arizona mosque and was invited to attend the prayer service, he experienced a change of heart: “Out of respect for the Islamic people, knowing what I know now, because I have talked to them and spoke to them, no…
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With Ramadan less than a month away, the Spanish fashion chain Mango is launching a Ramadan collection on June 8th. Check out a preview of some of the maxi dresses from Mango here. Last year, DKNY launched a Ramadan collection styled by Middle Eastern fashion personalities Yalda Golsharifi and Tamara al…
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