Book Review
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'In Your Face' uncovers hypocrisy surrounding the niqab
Monia Mazigh | In her book, Natasha Bakht delves into the lived experiences of Muslim women who wear the niqab and documents the discrimination they face in Canada's legal and political systems.
Columnists
Woman in hijab stands in store surrounded by mannequins in hijabs. Photo: Mulia Sjahrusjiam/Flickr
What misogyny looks like when you wear a hijab
Monia Mazigh | The dehumanization of Muslim women is ingrained in people's imagination. And the common, simplistic and wrong perception that the hijab is a symbol of oppression is still alive and thriving.
Columnists
Woman wearing hijab. Photo: dzoro/flickr
Hijabs, feminism and hypocrisy in mainstream narratives of women's liberation
Monia Mazigh | In an era of #MeToo and #TimesUp, it is time to trust women's choices and stories in the face of all sorts of adversity. That includes choices made by Muslim women.
Podcast
Contextualizing the burkini/bikini debate
Meghan Murphy | In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with Natasha Bakht about the burkini, veiling, and how this debate impacts Muslim women.
Podcast
Combating Islamophobia in Media
Victoria Fenner | A presentation by rabble at the Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House in Vancouver about how Islamophobia has permeated the news cycle and how we can move forward.
News
How to combat Islamophobia in the media
Alyse Kotyk | Combatting Islamophobia in media was the focus of a panel discussion in Vancouver. Urooba Jamal, Itrath Syed and Sunera Thobani shared their firsthand experiences and solutions on how to move forward.
News
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Finding the right moment to intertwine progressive movements
Amira Elghawaby | Amira Elghawaby reports back with a snapshot of the Broadbent 2016 Progress Summit including Gloria Steinem's keynote speech, the need for intersectionality, and xenophobia in Canada.
Blog
A most colonial strategy: Saving Muslim women, demonizing Muslim men
Azeezah Kanji | The Harper government's niqab-stripping mania bears disturbing resemblance to the officially imperial past.
News
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Conservatives still oblivious to issues important to Muslim women
Aaliya Khan | At a recent debate hosted by the Canadian Council for Muslim Women, the Conservative party showed, yet again, their complete disconnect with women and the Muslim community.
News
Photo: Michelle Robidoux
Activists protest 'barbaric cultural practices' hotline at Kellie Leitch's office
Julie Devaney | On Thursday Oct. 8, women's groups and their supporters gathered outside Minister of the Status of Women Kellie Leitch's office to protest the "barbaric cultural practices" hotline.
Columnists
Do Muslim women need saving?
Monia Mazigh | This is the question author Lila Abu-Lughod poses in her book exploring the lives of Muslim women. The answer isn't as obvious as some would like us to believe.
Columnists
Once again the bodies of Muslim women are used to justify wars
Monia Mazigh | Harper is decrying the "poor status" of Muslim women abroad while disregarding calls for women's rights at home. These political tactics have a long history of justifying colonization and imperialism.