By Laura El Alam The recent so-called “hijab protests” in Iran have been making headlines and bringing the Islamic dress code into public debate once again. The suspicious death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died after being detained by police in Tehran for allegedly violating the compulsory [...]
Ayah Aboelela The semester I learned about orientalism as an undergrad marked a clear before and after in my life. Because once I understood what orientalism was, I simply couldn’t un-see it—and it was everywhere. From fantastical movies like Disney’s Aladdin, to classic, high-school syllabus books like Charlotte Bronte’s [...]
By Meena Malik When you think of a Muslim woman, you probably imagine a woman wearing a headscarf. There’s nothing wrong with that and it’s only natural to think so since wearing a headcovering is part of what Islam asks Muslim women to do. However, it is far from true [...]
