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Congrats, you have an all-male panel!

In the vein of satirical blogs like The Hawkeye Initiative (which tackles the male gaze in the depiction of female characters in comics) and S**tPeopleSaytoWomenDirectors (which shows sexism in the film industry) is the awesome Tumblr allmalepanels that documents the widespread gender gap in speaking engagements and publications. The blog began in March 2015 to document…

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Martersteig's depiction of Martin Luther burning the papal bull with 41 theses issued against him.

Why Islam doesn’t need a Reformation

In recent months, cliched calls for reform of Islam, a 1,400-year-old faith, have intensified. “We need a Muslim reformation,” announced Newsweek. “Islam needs reformation from within,” said the Huffington Post. Following January’s massacre in Paris, the Financial Times nodded to those in the west who believe the secular Egyptian president, Abdel…

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Lindsay Lohan’s [partial] conversion to Islam?

“Lindsay Lohan was seen carrying a leather-bound copy of the Koran on her first day of community service – prompting speculation that she’d converted to Islam. However, this might not be the case. Despite reading the Muslim text, she is apparently not “fully converting” to Islam.” Does this mean she’s…

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Professor Calms Baby so Mom Can Stay in Class

A baby started crying during the organizational behavior class of lecturer Sydney Engelberg, his daughter, Sarit Fishbaine, told BuzzFeed News. The mother got up to leave, but the professor took the child in his arms so the she could stay. This photo says volumes to many moms who pursue their…

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Quantico, ABC’s new FBI thriller

The excitement of seeing a South Asian woman and a Muslim woman as main characters is quickly subsumed by the frustration of yet-again stereotypical/prejudicial story lines in ABC’s newest television drama airing this fall, Quantico. ABC released its official trailer of the show on Monday, May 12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7gJ74ARN84 Bollywood actress Priyanka…

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14 Novels on Muslim Life That Shouldn’t Be Missed

[title maintitle=”” subtitle=”from Buzzfeed:”]   Great roundup of books on Muslim life- books for people interested in any genre. You can check out even more books by/for/on Muslims in our Culture: Books section! The list of “Books to Read” goes on and on.   Here are some additional suggestions by…

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Geller Offends Muslims; Muslims Defend Geller

A cartoon contest to draw the Prophet (s), held in Garland TX, has become national news after a shooting outside of the venue. Although the intentions behind the cartoon contest are questionable (at best) and otherwise, downright disrespectful, Muslims have largely defended the right for the organizer, Pamela Geller, to exercise free…

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Twitter giggles as Pakistan, China launch RANDI think tank

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s two-day visit to Pakistan has been replete with flowery rhetoric extolling mutual love between both countries, but the name chosen for a new joint think tank has left some social media users in titters. Dedicated to research on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a $46 billion dollar…

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Sabaa Tahir – the next J.K. Rowling?

Sabaa Tahir ruined my sleep. Her new book, An Ember In The Ashes, kept me up at night. I couldn’t put the book down. I’m not the only one. It seems as though anyone who touches the book cannot stop reading until the story ends. It has the addictive quality…

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