Written by Husain Al-Qadi Egyptians often see themselves, understandably, as the hub of the ancient world and as the cultural and intellectual capital of the Arab and Muslim world. This sense of pride, in the last few weeks, was lifted into the clouds (and, for some, dipped in the mud) with the triumphant arrival of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘hijab’
Canary in the Mineshaft
February 28th, 2010 
admin This week’s Home Office review into the sexualisation of childhood makes grim but essential reading.
Ghada is Back
November 27th, 2008 admin An Egyptian television presenter was allowed back on air after a six-year ban for wearing a hijab.
Muslim Clothing and Mental Health
May 1st, 2008 admin Who is more likely to suffer from depression, a teenager in shalwar kameez and a scarf, or the one in western clothes?
Posted in Islamic Affairs 
Tags: hijab, jilbab, muslim clothing, Muslim Clothing and Mental Health 
No Comments »The Muslim Woman Paradox
February 19th, 2008 admin Muslim women are increasingly the subjects of study and scrutiny. Currently, we fascinate the world to such a degree that every fold in our hijab is recorded. How flattering!
Democracy Only When it Suits
February 13th, 2008 admin The impending lifting of the ban on hijabs at Turkish universities has stripped bare the thinly veiled (apologies for the pun) hypocrisy which governs "democracy" in the Muslim world.
Posted in Foreign News Tags: Democracy Only When it Suits, hijab, Turkey, turkish hijab ban No Comments »Turkey’s Hijab Laws Amended
February 12th, 2008 admin As the Archbishop of Canterbury’s comments about “Sharia law” continue to grab all the major headlines, the Turkish government has approved two consituational ammendments which will allow women to wear “traditional” headscarves in universities.
Posted in Islamic Affairs Tags: hijab, Turkey, Turkey's Hijab Laws Amended, turkish hijab ban No Comments »European Policy Towards Muslim Women
January 28th, 2008 admin All this talk about empowering women and giving them a greater freedom of choice to do as they please seems to be mere lip service when it comes to the freedom of choice women have over wearing hijab or niqab.
Veiled Intolerance
January 11th, 2008 admin A hijabi as my neighbour? No thank you! said a third of over 600 Americans. They'd rather have us in another place. Thankfully, the other two thirds would be happier to have us living next door.
Hijab – the Choice of the New Generation
November 8th, 2007 admin Gone are the days when the hijab was seen as a garb for strange, old aunty-gees. Surprisingly for some (and worryingly for others) in the past decade we’ve witnessed increasing numbers of Muslim women wearing head scarves, notably the educated and the young.
