Articles + Talks

• Two-Minute Warning: Analyzing the Shahs of Sunset Preview. February 6, 2012. Racialicious.

• Who says I can’t be a Muslim feminist? January 31, 2012. The Express Tribune.

• Being a Muslim and being a feminist are not mutually exclusive. January 10, 2012. Common Ground News Service. Republished in Women News Service and Today’s Zaman.

2011:

• “Who am I? Who are You? A Muslim perspective on the role of faith in identity formation” Panel. November 11, 2011. George Fox Seminary.

• I’m Not Your Habibi: Thoughts on Craig Thompson’s Graphic Novel. November 3, 2011. Racialicious.

• Interracial Dating – Outside the Constructs Panel. August 29, 2011. Racialicious.

• “Women Making Media,” closing keynote panel. August 6, 2011. BlogHer ’11.

• Panel on Ramadan and student expectations. Staff Enrichment Day, INTO OSU. July 20, 2011.

• “Obligatory Richard Dawkins Post.” July 12, 2011. Muslimah Media Watch.

• Speaker for “Islam in the Age of new Media” digital conference. May 31, 2011.

• “Muslim women in the media.” March 24, 2011. Panel at Re-scripting Islam Conference at Indiana University.

• “More Than Meets the Eye: Muslim Women & Global Media Culture.” March 7, 2011. Presentation at the World Affairs Council of Oregon.

• “Uncovering the Activist in You/Social Media for Social Change.” February 26, 2011, Panel at Banana 2 Conference.

• Sabah: Not My Big Fat Muslim Wedding. February 9, 2011, Muslimah Media Watch.

2010:

• How do you feel about Hamas? November 18, 2010, Racialicious.

• A Closer Look at Transnational Feminism. November 12, 2010 presentation for Women’s Studies class at Oregon State University.

• Temporary/Mut’a Marriage is Sex for Hire. October 6, 2010, GOATMILK.

• The media is obsessed with how Muslim women look. August 30, 2010, CNN.

• Sex and the City 2: Orientalist Boogaloo. June 2, 2010, Muslimah Media Watch.

• Live Web Chat: Muslims and the Media. May 19, 2010, Muslim Voices.

• Two cheers for Rima Fakih. May 19,  2010, Comment is free.

• Recent interviews on Belgium’s burqa ban. May 7, 2010. AltMuslimah.

• Interview with Nadine Moawad and Fatemeh Fakhraie. May 4, 2010. Accent of Women, 3CR radio.

• Interview with Fatemeh Fakhraie. May 3, 2010. The Jeff Farias Show.

• Diversity in audiovisual print media and social networks. March 12, 2010. World Diversity Leadership Summit 2010, Vienna, Austria.

• Forum on Islam, Social Lives & Online Networking. March 9, 2010 at UC Berkeley.

• An Interview with Cherien Dabis, the Woman Behind Amreeka. January 27, 2010 at Racialicious.

2009:

• When Stereotypes Collide: the Persian Jews of Beverly Hills. July 13, 2009 at Racialicious.

• Feminist Theory: The dos and don’ts of defending Muslim women. July 7, 2009 on AltMuslimah.

• Blogistan: Muslim Americans on the Web. July 5, 2009 at the Islamic Society of North America Convention.

• There Will be Blood: Neda Agha Soltan’s Post-Mortem Image in the Media. June 25, 2009 at Muslimah Media Watch.

• #IranRevolution: Iran’s Twitter Revolution. June 16, 2009 at ReligionDispatches.

• May God watch over Iran. June 15, 2009 at beliefnet.

• A Muslim Woman’s Perspective on Obama’s Speech. June 5, 2009 on Double X.

• Feminists Don’t Understand Muslim Women. May 20, 2009 at Double X.

• Bride Denied: Media Coverage of Mukhtaran Mai. May 14, 2009 at Chay Magazine, Issue 3.

• Much Ado About Nothing: the Hymen. May 14, 2009 at GOATMILK.

• Boxed In: the UC system’s ethnicity representation. April 28, 2009 on Racialicious.

• Presentation to Women’s Studies class at Oregon State University. April 20, 2009.

• Hoagland’s Hogwash: Islamophobia in the Washington Post. April 17, 2009 at Racialicious. Republished April 22, 2009 at Islam on My Side and on April 23, 2009 at AltMuslimah.

• Racialicious Responds to the Firefighter Reverse Discrimination Case. April 16, 2009 at Racialicious.

• Oprah Talks Down to Fundamentalist Mormon Girls. April 3, 2009 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• Egyptian Fatwa Gives Neighbors Right to Dissolve Marriages. March 20, 2009 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• Women in the Mosque. March 13, 2009 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• Helping International LGBT Families Stay Together. March 11, 2009 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• Losing My Religion. March 8, 2009 on altmuslimah and March 10, 2009 on Racialicious.

• What Not to Wear. February 25th, 2009 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• Aasiya Hassan: Not an Honor Killing. February 20th, 2009 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• Muslim Women and Family Law. February 16th, 2009 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• ALO Again: New Lifestyle Magazine More of the Same Old Orientalism. February 13, 2009 on Racialicious and Muslimah Media Watch.

• Muslim Leaders Want Less Cover-Up. February 5, 2009 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• Legalizing Polygamy: An Argument. January 30, 2009 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• Cardinal Warns Women Against Marrying Muslims: Would Bring “A Pile of Trouble”. January 21, 2009, on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• Senior Saudi Cleric Supports Child Marriage. January 15, 2009 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• Women Worshipers Banned From Shi’a Shrine. January 8, 2009 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• Law of the Land: ABC’s Homeland Security Reality Show Isn’t Very Real. January 8, 2009 on Racialicious.

• Media Overplays Rihanna Concert Coverup. January 7, 2009 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• 2008: A Good Year For Egyptian Women. December 31, 2008 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• Mixed Messages: On Bi-Racial Siblings. December 23, 2008 on Racialicious.

• UN Res to Decriminalize LGBT is a Paper Tiger. December 16, 2008 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• No Sacred Cows on this Eid. December 9, 2009 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

2008:

• Busta Rhymes Offends Arabs, Then Muslims. December 4, 2008 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• How to Win Friends and Influence People According to Nagla al-Imam. November 26, 2008 on ArabComment.

• Al-Qaeda calls Obama “house Negro,” Muslims Answer. November 25, 2008 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• The “The Turban Effect”: Studies Reveal Latent Islamophobia. November 24, 2008 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• Busta’s Busted: “Arab Money.” November 19, 2008 on Racialicious.

• Muslim Women Go Public. November 16, 2008 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• Images of Muslim Women in American Media: Stereotypes that Silence. November 9, 2008 presentation for Danish Journalism Association’s FagFestival ’08.

• Fatwa Allowing Women to Hit Their Husbands is Useless. November 6, 2008 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• Indonesia’s Anti-Porn Bill is Anti-Pluralism. October 29, 2008 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• A Woman Leads Muslim Prayer in Britain For the First Time. October 22, 2008 on RD Blog: The Devil’s Advocate.

• An Open Letter to White Non-Muslim Western Feminists. October 13, 2008 on Muslimnista.

• Who’s Your Daddy?: Media Images of Yasmin Fostok. October 13, 2008 on Muslimah Media Watch

• Casting Out: Exploring the Racialization of Muslims. October 2, 2008 on Racialicious.

• By the Pound: Racism in the Wrestling Ring. September 3, 2008 on Racialicious and Muslimah Media Watch.

• Hail the veil: A new look at an old practice. Fall 2008 in Bitch magazine, issue 41.

• Helloooooo, Cho!: Margaret Cho’s new reality show. August 28, 2008 on Racialicious.

• Mazen Asbahi: The Blog Rundown. August 19, 2008 at Racialicious.

• A Question of Authority. August 13, 2008 on Racialicious.

• The Death of a Model Reveals a Nasty Side of China’s Modeling Industry. July 12, 2008 on Feministe.

• The Naked Truth: Security vs. Privacy. July 10, 2008 on Feministe.

• The Daily Show Introduces us to Gitmo. July 9, 2008 on Racialicious.

• Commence With the Jokes. July 8, 2008 on Feministe.

• The Elephant in the Feminist Classroom. July 4, 2008 on Feministe.

• A Review of The Veil Anthology. July 1, 2008 on Feministe and Muslimah Media Watch.

• Katy Perry Plays Make Believe. June 30, 2008 on Feministe.

• Reflections on Race at the Opera. June 24, 2008 on Racialicious.

• Manga Mania: Muslim Manga’s Reach. May 29, 2008 on Racialicious and Muslimah Media Watch.

• Funny Faces: PBS Documentary on Muslim American Comedians. May 9, 2008 on Racialicious.

• Larry Beinhart has Crowned Himself the Prince of Persia…. April 18, 2008 on Racialicious.

• Queen Rania’s YouTube Crusade. April 10, 2008 on Racialicious and Muslimah Media Watch

• Scarfing it down. Spring 2008 in Bitch magazine, issue 39.

• CNN’s Special on Women in Iraq: Painting Iraqi Women With the Victim Brush. March 18, 2008 on Muslimah Media Watch and Racialicious.

• En Vogue: Muslim Women in Fashion News. March 14, 2008 on Racialicious and Muslimah Media Watch.

• New York Times: Islam is a Last Resort. February 21, 2008 on Racialicious.

• All Saudi Arabia Needs is Love. February 14, 2008 on Racialicious and Muslimah Media Watch.

• Muslim Women: Them and Not Us. February 2008 presentation for Women’s Studies class at Oregon State University.

• Panel discussion on Muslim women. February 2008 participation for Women’s Studies class at Oregon State University.

• Oooh, Baby, Put it On: Ripping up Veil Fetish Art. January 29, 2008 at Muslimah Media Watch and Racialicious.

• Label Makers: the Stereotype of the Middle Eastern Label Whore. January 16, 2008 on Racialicious and Muslimah Media Watch.

• Scare Tactics: Giuliani’s Newest Campaign. January 10, 2008 on Racialicious.

• The Arabization of Islam. January 9, 2008 on altmuslim.

• One step Forbes-ward, two steps back. Winter 2008 in Bitch magazine, issue 38.

2007 and beyond:

• War of the Roses: Amnesty International’s Newest Campaign against Female Genital Mutilation. December 18, 2007 on Racialicious and Muslimah Media Watch.

• The Veil Does Not a Prison Make. December 11, 2007 on Muslimah Media Watch and Racialicious.

• Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match: MTV Looks at Arranged Marriages. December 5, 2007 on Racialicious and Muslimah Media Watch.

• Between a Rock and Hard Place: Triple Threats and Double Troubles for Muslim Women. November 26, 2007 on Muslimah Media Watch and Racialicious.

• Funny Business: Muslims in Comedy. November 20, 2007 on Racialicious.

• The Belly of the Beast: Belly Dancing as a new form of Orientalism. November 6, 2007 on Muslimah Media Watch. Posted under So You Think You Can (Belly) Dance? on Racialicious.

• Reasons I Hate Halloween. October 30, 2007 on Racialicious and Muslimah Media Watch.

• The Madonna/Whore Complex, Islamic-Style! September 21, 2007 on Muslimah Media Watch and Racialicious.

• Reuters Gives Afghan Women a Makeover. October 9, 2007 on Racialicious.

• Access: Denied. September 19, 2007 on Muslimah Media Watch. Posted under Muslim women: access denied? on Racialicious.

• Don’t Major in Public Relations at Columbia University. September 28, 2007 on Racialicious.

• Look Who’s Talking Now: The New Orientalism. August 31, 2007 on Muslimah Media Watch.

• Panel discussion on Muslim women. February 2007 participation for Women’s Studies class at Oregon State University.

• The Female Minority in the Classroom. Spring 2005 in lessons: The Journal of the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence for the University of Utah, volume 6, issue 2.