http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linksetGender and Sexuality in Islam and beyond.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyWed, 01 Aug 2012 19:39:18 GMTWed, 01 Aug 2012 19:39:18 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linksethttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/21ca9d4d/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Caltmuslimah0Cpost0Cmuslim0Ewomen0Eand0Ethe0Elondon0Eolympics0Eseries0Eof0Ehistoric0Efirsts0C20A120C0A70C270CgJQAxbEwEX0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ialtmuslimah/story01.htm<p>Though it just started, the London Olympics already holds a series of historic firsts, especially for Muslims and women around the world.</p> <p>To begin with, the organizers’ aim to make the Games the first “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://getset.london2012.com/en/the-games/about-london-2012/the-olympic-park/a-green-olympic-park">green games</a>,” developed with the goal of environmentally friendly and sustainable construction. Muslim women have held pivotal roles in bringing this goal to fruition. Of note are <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.zaha-hadid.com/">Zaha Hadid</a> and <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.atkinsglobal.com/en/twenty-twelve/our-people/saphina-sharif">Saphina Sharif</a>. Sharif, a civil engineer, was an on-site director ensuring that the clearance of the Olympic Park site pre-construction met the ‘zero-waste games’ goal.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/muslim-women-and-the-london-olympics-series-of-historic-firsts/2012/07/27/gJQAxbEwEX_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/21ca9d4d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Muslim+women+and+the+London+Olympics%3A+Series+of+historic+firsts&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Fmuslim-women-and-the-london-olympics-series-of-historic-firsts%2F2012%2F07%2F27%2FgJQAxbEwEX_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113318/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/21ca9d4d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113318/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/21ca9d4d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113318/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/21ca9d4d/a2t.img" border="0"/>London GamesSat, 28 Jul 2012 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/muslim-women-and-the-london-olympics-series-of-historic-firsts/2012/07/27/gJQAxbEwEX_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimahNadia S. Mohammadhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/218646ce/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Caltmuslimah0Cpost0Cramadan0Echeat0Esheet0C20A120C0A70C190CgJQAJ9tywW0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ialtmuslimah/story01.htm<p>Tonight, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/michele-bachmann-vs-huma-abedin-the-ramadan-conspiracy/2012/07/19/gJQAFDAcvW_blog.html">Ramadan </a>sets in. It’s the month in the Islamic calendar when Muslims fast each day from dawn until sunset. With the month soon upon us, families are stocking up on dates (the food traditionally used to open the fast), charities are organizing fundraising drives and civic volunteer days and mosques around the world are preparing for optimum spiritual exercise. It’s the holiday season, summer style, but without the turkey, and potatoes, and corn, and apple cider...alright, food generally. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/ramadan-cheat-sheet/2012/07/19/gJQAJ9tywW_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/218646ce/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Ramadan+cheat+sheet&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Framadan-cheat-sheet%2F2012%2F07%2F19%2FgJQAJ9tywW_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113296/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/218646ce/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113296/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/218646ce/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113296/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/218646ce/a2t.img" border="0"/>ramadanFri, 20 Jul 2012 02:20:27 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/ramadan-cheat-sheet/2012/07/19/gJQAJ9tywW_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimahAsma T. Uddin, Shazia Kamalhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/2261223f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Caltmuslimah0Cpost0Cdr0Emorsi0Eand0Ethe0Ewomen0C20A120C0A80C0A20CgJQA5ZdrIW0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ialtmuslimah/story01.htm<p>What will Mohamed Morsi’s presidency mean for Egyptian women? That seems to be the question on the minds of many following the election this past week. </p> <p>A Muslim Brotherhood president seems to be cause for overwhelming trepidation for feminists, specifically, Western feminists. So the announcement that Morsi will appoint two vice presidents – <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/26/mohamed-morsi-christian-woman-egypt">a Coptic Christian and a woman</a> – is being met with cautious optimism. We think the Muslim Brotherhood is basically a bunch of misogynists, so there must be a catch, right? </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/dr-morsi-and-the-women/2012/07/02/gJQA5ZdrIW_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/2261223f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=What+does+Morsi%E2%80%99s+presidency+mean+for+Egyptian+women%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Fdr-morsi-and-the-women%2F2012%2F08%2F02%2FgJQA5ZdrIW_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113273/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/2261223f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113273/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/2261223f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113273/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/2261223f/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mohamed MorsiMon, 02 Jul 2012 20:07:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/dr-morsi-and-the-women/2012/08/02/gJQA5ZdrIW_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimahNadia S. Mohammadhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/20f02bd4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Caltmuslimah0Cpost0Cdr0Emorsi0Eand0Ethe0Ewomen0C20A120C0A70C0A20CgJQA5ZdrIW0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ialtmuslimah/story01.htm<p>What will Mohamed Morsi’s presidency mean for Egyptian women? That seems to be the question on the minds of many following the election this past week. </p> <p>A Muslim Brotherhood president seems to be cause for overwhelming trepidation for feminists, specifically, Western feminists. So the announcement that Morsi will appoint two vice presidents – <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/26/mohamed-morsi-christian-woman-egypt">a Coptic Christian and a woman</a> – is being met with cautious optimism. We think the Muslim Brotherhood is basically a bunch of misogynists, so there must be a catch, right? </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/dr-morsi-and-the-women/2012/07/02/gJQA5ZdrIW_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/20f02bd4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=What+does+Morsi%E2%80%99s+presidency+mean+for+Egyptian+women%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Fdr-morsi-and-the-women%2F2012%2F07%2F02%2FgJQA5ZdrIW_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113251/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/20f02bd4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113251/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/20f02bd4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113251/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/20f02bd4/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mohamed MorsiMon, 02 Jul 2012 20:07:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/dr-morsi-and-the-women/2012/07/02/gJQA5ZdrIW_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimahNadia S. Mohammadhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f968256/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Caltmuslimah0Cpost0Cis0Ethe0Ereal0Ewar0Eon0Ewomen0Ein0Ethe0Emiddle0Eeast0C20A120C0A40C30A0CgIQAsuikrT0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ialtmuslimah/story01.htm<p>“<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/04/23/why_do_they_hate_us">Why Do They Hate Us</a>,” asks Arab journalist, Mona Eltahawy, in her essay for<em> Foreign Policy </em>magazine. Eltahawy goes on to describe her perception of the treatment of women in the Arab world and ascribes all related mistreatment to systematic misogyny and patriarchy. The title of her essay is featured on the cover of the magazine with a photo of a nude woman painted in black with only her eyes showing, as if she were wearing a painted niqab and the caption under the title reads, “The real war on women is in the Middle East.” </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/is-the-real-war-on-women-in-the-middle-east/2012/04/30/gIQAsuikrT_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f968256/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Is+%E2%80%98the+real+war+on+women%E2%80%99+in+the+Middle+East%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Fis-the-real-war-on-women-in-the-middle-east%2F2012%2F04%2F30%2FgIQAsuikrT_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113231/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f968256/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113231/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f968256/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113231/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f968256/a2t.img" border="0"/>islamMon, 30 Apr 2012 15:33:51 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/is-the-real-war-on-women-in-the-middle-east/2012/04/30/gIQAsuikrT_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimahNadia S. Mohammadhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/226c3860/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Caltmuslimah0Cpost0Cbeyond0Ethe0Ewar0Eon0Ewomen0Eits0Eabout0Ereligious0Eliberty0Enot0Ebirth0Econtrol0C20A120C0A30C190CgIQAK5ArwR0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ialtmuslimah/story01.htm<p>The controversy surrounding the<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/under-god/post/conservative-catholics-not-happy-with-health-care-compromise/2012/02/10/gIQApJyH4Q_blog.html"> Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) mandate</a> requiring religious employers to cover contraception, sterilization procedures, and abortifacient drugs has been framed as a conflict between religion and women. Many are painting opposition to the mandate as a war on women and their reproductive rights and health interests.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/beyond-the-war-on-women-its-about-religious-liberty-not-birth-control/2012/03/06/gIQAK5ArwR_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/226c3860/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=It%E2%80%99s+about+religious+liberty%2C+not+birth+control&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Fbeyond-the-war-on-women-its-about-religious-liberty-not-birth-control%2F2012%2F03%2F19%2FgIQAK5ArwR_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113209/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/226c3860/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113209/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/226c3860/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113209/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/226c3860/a2t.img" border="0"/>South Dakota State Department of Healthbirth controlCharles Schumerreligious freedomWed, 07 Mar 2012 15:00:31 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/beyond-the-war-on-women-its-about-religious-liberty-not-birth-control/2012/03/19/gIQAK5ArwR_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimahAsma T. Uddin, Ashley McGuirehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f96825c/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Caltmuslimah0Cpost0Cbeyond0Ethe0Ewar0Eon0Ewomen0Eits0Eabout0Ereligious0Eliberty0Enot0Ebirth0Econtrol0C20A120C0A30C0A60CgIQAK5ArwR0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ialtmuslimah/story01.htm<p>The controversy surrounding the<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/under-god/post/conservative-catholics-not-happy-with-health-care-compromise/2012/02/10/gIQApJyH4Q_blog.html"> Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) mandate</a> requiring religious employers to cover contraception, sterilization procedures, and abortifacient drugs has been framed as a conflict between religion and women. Many are painting opposition to the mandate as a war on women and their reproductive rights and health interests.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/beyond-the-war-on-women-its-about-religious-liberty-not-birth-control/2012/03/06/gIQAK5ArwR_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f96825c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=It%E2%80%99s+about+religious+liberty%2C+not+birth+control&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Fbeyond-the-war-on-women-its-about-religious-liberty-not-birth-control%2F2012%2F03%2F06%2FgIQAK5ArwR_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113186/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f96825c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113186/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f96825c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113186/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f96825c/a2t.img" border="0"/>South Dakota State Department of Healthbirth controlCharles Schumerreligious freedomWed, 07 Mar 2012 15:00:31 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/beyond-the-war-on-women-its-about-religious-liberty-not-birth-control/2012/03/06/gIQAK5ArwR_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimahAsma T. Uddin, Ashley McGuirehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f968263/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Caltmuslimah0Cpost0Cmuslims0Eand0Ecatholics0Evs0Ebanzhaf0C20A110C110C0A20CgIQA1pC1fM0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ialtmuslimah/story01.htm<p>There are those who would learn that <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/catholic-university-president-muslim-students-are-welcome/2011/10/31/gIQAeCPzZM_blog.html">Catholic University of America</a>, a private, Catholic institution, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/no-sex-on-campus/2011/10/20/gIQA5ZWy1L_blog.html">has doubled its Muslim student enrollment in just four years</a>, and think happy thoughts about interfaith cooperation and growing religious harmony.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/muslims-and-catholics-vs-banzhaf/2011/11/02/gIQA1pC1fM_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f968263/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Muslims+and+Catholics+vs.+Banzhaf&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Fmuslims-and-catholics-vs-banzhaf%2F2011%2F11%2F02%2FgIQA1pC1fM_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113166/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f968263/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113166/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f968263/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113166/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f968263/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:44:59 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/muslims-and-catholics-vs-banzhaf/2011/11/02/gIQA1pC1fM_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimahAsma Uddin, Ashley McGuirehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/2253f5e7/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Caltmuslimah0Cpost0Cno0Esex0Eon0Ecampus0C20A120C0A50C230CgIQA5ZWy1L0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ialtmuslimah/story01.htm<p>Another school year is in full swing. Frat houses around the country are once again swollen with partygoers and intoxicated youth. Sunday mornings once again mark the regret of thousands of young women who hooked-up the night prior and either cannot remember what they did, or do remember and are trying to forget.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/no-sex-on-campus/2011/10/20/gIQA5ZWy1L_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/2253f5e7/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=No+sex+on+campus%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Fno-sex-on-campus%2F2012%2F05%2F23%2FgIQA5ZWy1L_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113144/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/2253f5e7/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113144/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/2253f5e7/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113144/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/2253f5e7/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:46:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/no-sex-on-campus/2012/05/23/gIQA5ZWy1L_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimahAsma Uddin, Ashley McGuirehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/2228da20/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Caltmuslimah0Cpost0Cno0Esex0Eon0Ecampus0C20A110C10A0C20A0C35b1695e0Efb460E11e0A0Ea0Afe0E1549cc2ccfa80Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ialtmuslimah/story01.htm<p>Another school year is in full swing. Frat houses around the country are once again swollen with partygoers and intoxicated youth. Sunday mornings once again mark the regret of thousands of young women who hooked-up the night prior and either cannot remember what they did, or do remember and are trying to forget.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/no-sex-on-campus/2011/10/20/gIQA5ZWy1L_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/2228da20/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=No+sex+on+campus%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Fno-sex-on-campus%2F2011%2F10%2F20%2F35b1695e-fb46-11e0-a0fe-1549cc2ccfa8_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113120/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/2228da20/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113120/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/2228da20/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113120/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/2228da20/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:46:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/no-sex-on-campus/2011/10/20/35b1695e-fb46-11e0-a0fe-1549cc2ccfa8_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimahAsma Uddin, Ashley McGuirehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f968269/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Caltmuslimah0Cpost0Cno0Esex0Eon0Ecampus0C20A110C10A0C20A0CgIQA5ZWy1L0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ialtmuslimah/story01.htm<p>Another school year is in full swing. Frat houses around the country are once again swollen with partygoers and intoxicated youth. Sunday mornings once again mark the regret of thousands of young women who hooked-up the night prior and either cannot remember what they did, or do remember and are trying to forget.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/no-sex-on-campus/2011/10/20/gIQA5ZWy1L_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f968269/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=No+sex+on+campus%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Fno-sex-on-campus%2F2011%2F10%2F20%2FgIQA5ZWy1L_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113097/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f968269/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113097/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f968269/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113097/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f968269/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:46:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/no-sex-on-campus/2011/10/20/gIQA5ZWy1L_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimahAsma Uddin, Ashley McGuirehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f96826e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Caltmuslimah0Cpost0Cbeing0Emuslim0Eafter0E9110C20A110C0A90C120CgIQAhlcaNK0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ialtmuslimah/story01.htm<p> <em>Contributor to <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/spa/4449/">AltMuslimah.com </a> </em> </p> <p>A decade and a day ago, you could describe a guy as being tall, Muslim, from the Bronx, and no one’s eyes would start darting. Back then, the word “Muslim” was merely an adjective. Today it’s an accusation. An allegation. An affront.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/being-muslim-after-911/2011/09/12/gIQAhlcaNK_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f96826e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Being+%E2%80%98Muslim%E2%80%99+after+9%2F11&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Fbeing-muslim-after-911%2F2011%2F09%2F12%2FgIQAhlcaNK_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113075/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f96826e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113075/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f96826e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113075/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f96826e/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:40:59 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/being-muslim-after-911/2011/09/12/gIQAhlcaNK_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimahReshma Memonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f968272/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Caltmuslimah0Cpost0Cwhat0Ethe0Esaudi0Emorality0Epolice0Ecan0Eteach0Ethe0Efrench0C20A110C0A80C110CgIQAiQEX9I0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ialtmuslimah/story01.htm<p> <em>Contributor to <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://altmuslimah.com/"> <em>AltMuslimah.com</em> </a> </em> </p> <p>Since the enforcement of France and<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14261921"> Belgium’s bans on face veils</a> (“niqab”), the countries’ policemen have been assigned a singularly difficult task: making sure that Muslim women behave.<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/12/french-veil-ban-woman-niqab-fined"> Police are required to detain and fine Muslim women covering their faces illegally in public</a>. The French police send some of these women to citizenship classes where they can learn the appropriate way to exhibit their spirits of liberté and égalité, while in<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/27/belgium-burqa-ban-christians_n_911440.html"> Belgium offenders can also be jailed </a>(sans face veils, of course). As French President Sarkozy stated when promoting the ban, the niqab is “a sign of subservience, a sign of debasement” of women.<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1375654/France-burka-ban-Two-arrested-Paris-protest.html"> Recent news articles indicate</a> that, at least in France, the police force is befuddled about how to enforce this ban and ensure that Muslim women are less subservient and debased. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/what-the-saudi-morality-police-can-teach-the-french/2011/08/11/gIQAiQEX9I_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f968272/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=What+the+Saudi+morality+police+can+teach+the+French&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Fwhat-the-saudi-morality-police-can-teach-the-french%2F2011%2F08%2F11%2FgIQAiQEX9I_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113047/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f968272/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113047/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f968272/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113047/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f968272/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:28:40 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/what-the-saudi-morality-police-can-teach-the-french/2011/08/11/gIQAiQEX9I_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimahUzma Mariam Ahmedhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/22905d06/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Caltmuslimah0Cpost0Cramadan0Eetiquette0Ea0Eguide0Eto0Eyour0Emuslim0Eneighbors0Eholy0Emonth0C20A110C0A70C290C0Aaab3c20A0Eb9f20E11e0A0Eb86d0E8d2e6c1c75be0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ialtmuslimah/story01.htm<p/> <p/> <p>Contributors to <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.altmuslimah.com/">AltMuslimah.com</a> </p> <p>In the next few weeks, you may come into work and find your co-worker taking a power nap at 9:30am. At break time, you’ll notice she is missing in the discussion about Harry Potter over at the water cooler. At the staff meeting, you will be shocked when she is offered coffee and cookies and <strong> <em>refuses</em> </strong>! By lunch time, your concern about her missing at the water cooler compels you to investigate the situation. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/ramadan-etiquette-a-guide-to-your-muslim-neighbors-holy-month/2011/07/29/gIQA4bPEhI_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/22905d06/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Ramadan+etiquette%3A+A+guide+to+your+Muslim+neighbor%E2%80%99s+holy+month&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Framadan-etiquette-a-guide-to-your-muslim-neighbors-holy-month%2F2011%2F07%2F29%2F0aab3c20-b9f2-11e0-b86d-8d2e6c1c75be_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113022/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/22905d06/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113022/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/22905d06/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113022/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/22905d06/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:05:43 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/ramadan-etiquette-a-guide-to-your-muslim-neighbors-holy-month/2011/07/29/0aab3c20-b9f2-11e0-b86d-8d2e6c1c75be_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimahAsma Uddin, Shazia Kamalhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f968277/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Caltmuslimah0Cpost0Cramadan0Eetiquette0Ea0Eguide0Eto0Eyour0Emuslim0Eneighbors0Eholy0Emonth0C20A110C0A70C290CgIQA4bPEhI0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ialtmuslimah/story01.htm<p/> <p/> <p>Contributors to <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.altmuslimah.com/">AltMuslimah.com</a> </p> <p>In the next few weeks, you may come into work and find your co-worker taking a power nap at 9:30am. At break time, you’ll notice she is missing in the discussion about Harry Potter over at the water cooler. At the staff meeting, you will be shocked when she is offered coffee and cookies and <strong> <em>refuses</em> </strong>! By lunch time, your concern about her missing at the water cooler compels you to investigate the situation. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/ramadan-etiquette-a-guide-to-your-muslim-neighbors-holy-month/2011/07/29/gIQA4bPEhI_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f968277/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Ramadan+etiquette%3A+A+guide+to+your+Muslim+neighbor%E2%80%99s+holy+month&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Framadan-etiquette-a-guide-to-your-muslim-neighbors-holy-month%2F2011%2F07%2F29%2FgIQA4bPEhI_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544112999/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f968277/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544112999/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f968277/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544112999/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f968277/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:05:43 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/ramadan-etiquette-a-guide-to-your-muslim-neighbors-holy-month/2011/07/29/gIQA4bPEhI_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimahAsma Uddin, Shazia Kamalhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f96827a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Caltmuslimah0Cpost0Cin0Egreat0Ebritian0Ehearing0Ethe0Ecall0Eto0Eprayer0C20A110C0A70C0A70CgIQA7Q651H0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ialtmuslimah/story01.htm<p> <em> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.altmuslimah.com/">Contributor to AltMuslimah</a> </em> </p> <p>Among a row of pretty young girls wearing both dark and pastel colored head scarves, and making furiously quick and deliberate movements with their fingers, all the while mouthing the words, we see the profile of a pensive 27 year-old woman. Seated in this lecture hall, she stands out from the others, with her silent demeanor and her curly, chestnut hair unrestrained by a scarf. Aran Slade is the star of <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.bslbt.co.uk/programmes/deaf-sisterhood/">“Deaf Sisterhood,”</a> a documentary made by Redbird Productions fo<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.bslbt.co.uk/programmes/deaf-sisterhood/">r British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust (BSL) </a>and available on BSL’s website. Aran, a teacher for the deaf from Birmingham, is one of thousands of British women who consider converting to Islam each year, and this 24 minute film chronicles her journey in a gentle, although sometimes incomplete, fashion. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/in-great-britian-hearing-the-call-to-prayer/2011/07/07/gIQA7Q651H_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f96827a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=In+Great+Britain%2C+hearing+the+call+to+prayer&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Fin-great-britian-hearing-the-call-to-prayer%2F2011%2F07%2F07%2FgIQA7Q651H_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544112975/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f96827a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544112975/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f96827a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544112975/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/1f96827a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:58:08 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/in-great-britian-hearing-the-call-to-prayer/2011/07/07/gIQA7Q651H_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimahZehra Rizavihttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f96827f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Caltmuslimah0Cpost0Cmiddle0Eeast0Euprisings0Ethe0Efeminism0Emakeover0C20A110C0A30C280CAFdbwYoB0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ialtmuslimah/story01.htm<p>Before the 2011 revolutions, I never saw reflections of myself in the media portrayal of Muslim women. The women covered by the media usually played into the stereotypes of Muslim women as weak, silent, and victimized, and the only discussion about Muslim women that ever got any airtime was about their clothing. Many so-called experts, media gurus, and politicians obsessed over head-scarves (hijabs), face veils (niqabs), and cloaks (burkhas), clearly believing that Muslim women were somehow defined by their clothing choices.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/middle-east-uprisings-the-feminism-makeover/2011/03/28/AFdbwYoB_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f96827f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Middle+East+uprisings%3A+the+feminism+makeover&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Fmiddle-east-uprisings-the-feminism-makeover%2F2011%2F03%2F28%2FAFdbwYoB_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" 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we eat after Sunday service.  At any given time, guests who walk into our home would be greeted by Christian, TBN/Moody Bible/Focus on the Family orchestra blaring on all three televisions and the radio. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/a-quiet-evolution-of-faith-sort-of/2010/12/20/ABAnweI_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/224b5db3/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+quiet+evolution+of+faith...+sort+of&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Fa-quiet-evolution-of-faith-sort-of%2F2012%2F04%2F13%2FABAnweI_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544112940/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/224b5db3/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544112940/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/224b5db3/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544112940/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/224b5db3/a2t.img" border="0"/>converting to islamTue, 18 Jan 2011 14:15:08 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/a-quiet-evolution-of-faith-sort-of/2012/04/13/ABAnweI_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimahElizabeth Tenetyhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f968283/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Caltmuslimah0Cpost0Ca0Equiet0Eevolution0Eof0Efaith0Esort0Eof0C20A10A0C120C20A0CABAnweI0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ialtmuslimah/story01.htm<p> <strong>By Joi Samson</strong> </p> <p>I was raised in a very religious Christian household.  Religion is as much a part of our family's identity as are the black eyed peas, corn bread and greens we eat after Sunday service.  At any given time, guests who walk into our home would be greeted by Christian, TBN/Moody Bible/Focus on the Family orchestra blaring on all three televisions and the radio. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/a-quiet-evolution-of-faith-sort-of/2010/12/20/ABAnweI_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f968283/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+quiet+evolution+of+faith...+sort+of&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Fa-quiet-evolution-of-faith-sort-of%2F2010%2F12%2F20%2FABAnweI_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a 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Mohammad, contributor to <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://altmuslimah.com/">Altmuslimah.com</a> <br/> <br/> Last week AltMuslimah explored<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/altmuslimah/2010/12/stay_at_home_daughters_new_age_feminists_or_intellectually_lazy.html"> feminism and faith</a> in relation to patriarchal movements, and concluded that it is not possible for women of any faith to thoroughly enjoy their God-given rights in a society where "God" is replaced with "men." Saudi Arabia is perhaps the quintessential example of the modern display of faith gone awry when religion is defined by men. The kingdom is home to the birthplace of Islam; its extreme gender disparities, largely symbolized by women in veil, are how we in the West view the status of women in Islam. So when <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://arabnews.com/opinion/columns/article226030.ece?comments=all">Sheikh Ahmed al-Ghamdi</a>, head of the Mecca branch of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, recently denounced Saudi's strict gender segregation and dress code, he astounded Saudi and Western audiences alike.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/muslim-womens-rights-the-politics-of-fashion/2010/12/20/AByVTxF_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/22045348/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Muslim+women%27s+rights%3A+the+politics+of+fashion&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Fmuslim-womens-rights-the-politics-of-fashion%2F2012%2F07%2F24%2FAByVTxF_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544112910/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/22045348/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544112910/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/22045348/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544112910/u/0/f/636528/c/34656/s/22045348/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:56:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/muslim-womens-rights-the-politics-of-fashion/2012/07/24/AByVTxF_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimahElizabeth Tenetyhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f968288/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Caltmuslimah0Cpost0Cmuslim0Ewomens0Erights0Ethe0Epolitics0Eof0Efashion0C20A10A0C120C20A0CAByVTxF0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ialtmuslimah/story01.htm<p>By Nadia S. Mohammad, contributor to <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://altmuslimah.com/">Altmuslimah.com</a> <br/> <br/> Last week AltMuslimah explored<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/altmuslimah/2010/12/stay_at_home_daughters_new_age_feminists_or_intellectually_lazy.html"> feminism and faith</a> in relation to patriarchal movements, and concluded that it is not possible for women of any faith to thoroughly enjoy their God-given rights in a society where "God" is replaced with "men." Saudi Arabia is perhaps the quintessential example of the modern display of faith gone awry when religion is defined by men. The kingdom is home to the birthplace of Islam; its extreme gender disparities, largely symbolized by women in veil, are how we in the West view the status of women in Islam. So when <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://arabnews.com/opinion/columns/article226030.ece?comments=all">Sheikh Ahmed al-Ghamdi</a>, head of the Mecca branch of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, recently denounced Saudi's strict gender segregation and dress code, he astounded Saudi and Western audiences alike.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/muslim-womens-rights-the-politics-of-fashion/2010/12/20/AByVTxF_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimah">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636528/s/1f968288/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Muslim+women%27s+rights%3A+the+politics+of+fashion&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Faltmuslimah%2Fpost%2Fmuslim-womens-rights-the-politics-of-fashion%2F2010%2F12%2F20%2FAByVTxF_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_altmuslimah" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:56:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/muslim-womens-rights-the-politics-of-fashion/2010/12/20/AByVTxF_blog.html?wprss=rss_altmuslimahElizabeth Tenety