Posted By:  GlobalSister Posted On:  Aug 25, 2008	Writing a Book / Academic Research - Muslim Women
Salam alaikum all, I am in the process of putting together some sources for a new book that I am preparing to write. I'm in the first stages...annotated bibliography has got me screaming at myself from frustration. Insha'Allah, I will be able to get some good sources. At this point I am...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Aug 22, 2008	Pakistan: acid attack victims find beauty - in themselves
Irum Saeed, survivor of an acid attack (photo: MSNBC) My post on acid attacks in Pakistan   was viewed 4,000 times in less than 24 hours. No post of mine has ever gotten that much traffic so quickly. The post quickly skyrocketed to seven thousand and counting. While reactions have been...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Aug 18, 2008	Iranians protest honor killings after the death of another young woman
Iranians demonstrate against honor killings (photo: Iran Telegraf) On August 14th, eighteen year-old Fereshteh Nejati was murdered by her father. Forced into marriage at 14, Fereshteh was seeking a divorce. The details of her murder are gruesome. The response to the tragedy,...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Jul 24, 2008	Speaking of seemingly irreconcilable imagery…
… see the “photo of the day” at Diary of a Muslim Girl : Old city of Jerusalem (Flickr/damonlynch) ... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Jul 21, 2008	Niqabi woman denied French citizenship - your thoughts?
Credit: Miss France (Flickr) In June of this year, Faiza Silmi was denied French citizenship because of her choice to wear the niqab – a facial covering worn by some Muslim women. French officials cited her lack of “sufficient assimilation” into French society. They elaborated...... [view]

Posted By:  satisshroff Posted On:  Apr 22, 2008	Women's Rights in a Former Hindu Kingdom (Satis Shroff)
Women’s Rights in a Former Hindu Kingdom(Satis Shroff) The work draws on my own experience and observations during my visits to Kathmandu. Since Nepal is one of those rare places which Nature and culture-enthusiasts would like to visit, I thought the plight of the Nepalese women ought to...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Jan 11, 2008	My commentary on Benazir Bhutto - Haaretz (this time in English!)
Quote:  “…Bhutto’s position as the Muslim world’s first female prime minister defied the tribal culture in which she lived. Her leadership, however, did not. Bhutto’s legacy certainly attests to her determination and resilience. What her leadership did not...... [view]