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29 Nov 09

Tasnim: Postcolonial And Diasporic Representations Of Muslim Women

Paper on Hanif Kureishi’s The Black Album and Ama Ata Aidoo’s Changes: A Love Story (admittedly, I haven't read either).

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12 Nov 09

Sikh and Muslim women seek freedom to wear head coverings

This sort of coalition building between Muslims and Sikhs in America is much needed, given the troubled times we live in.

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10 Nov 09

A gay Iraqi, a Jewish Iranian and a Saudi feminist tell their stories | October 2009 | New Internationalist

I don't like Roya Hakakian (the last article), but the first two are interesting; Wajeha al-Huwaider and Ali Hili are just as critical of Western imperialism as they are of domestic despotism and patriarchy.

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08 Nov 09

The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي الغاضب: That thing called honor: from Hegel to now

Thoughtful, well-written review of three books on "honor killing" - the full article is long but worth reading. My only criticism is that the review ( http://www.lrb.co.uk/v31/n21/jacqueline-rose/a-piece-of-white-silk ) does not really touch on "honor killings" carried out by Western men, which are frequent.

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07 Nov 09

LAU | IWSAW: Al-Raida Issue # 116-117

Winter/Spring 2007 issue of Al-Raida Journal (Lebanese American University, Beirut). Issue exclusively focused on Arab women in diaspora.

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