Muslim women are the topics of much conversation and debate in today’s socio-political climate, and the latest To The Contrary episode brought together a special all Muslim woman panel to tackle a series of controversial issues. Needless to say, things got heated and tense fast. I take a lot of issue with women being told […]
The Hijab Is Not Feminist, The Woman Is Read More »
Battle of the parties or battle of the sexes? The race for the White House is in full speed, and Trump and Clinton have apparently have decided who they are up against: each other. Instead of backtracking on his revoltingly offensive comments about Clinton, Trump has decided to double-down it seems, blaming her on Monday
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There were no shortage of sexist comments that came from the Trump Camp last week. But as it becomes increasingly clear that the Donald will indeed end up being the Republican nominee, and face off towards Clinton in November, the more of his misogynistic self is being exposed to the public. It was great to
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After Fmr. US Secretary of State, Madeline Albright and feminist icon, Gloria Steinem suggested a few weeks back that young women are entitled to vote for Hillary it seemed as though the Clinton campaign would not recover from making millennial women feel obligated to vote for Hillary solely based on her gender, not her policies.
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This time of year is normally filled with superlatives and I have to admit I love it. As a writer, looking back and reflecting on the year is one of my favorite things to do, especially from a feminist perspective. Things at the end of 2014 were looking so good for women that I wrote
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Saying it is a scary time to be a Muslim in America is sadly a gross understatement. As I write this post US GOP Presidential Candidate, Donald Trump has just called for an all out ban on Muslims entering/immigrating to the US. Yes and in 2015. These are terrifying times for Muslim-Americans who in the run
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As hard as you try, sadly the anti-Muslim rhetoric from GOP Presidential candidates just won’t die down, with Ben Carson now joining the road filled with racist language, a tactic pioneered in this case by Trump. I joined CNN on Sunday to give my thoughts on the entertainment of politics or the politics of entertainment
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Last week, when 14 year old Texas high-school student, Ahmed Mohammed got arrested by his school for bringing his invention, a clock, to his school it only took American-Muslims a few seconds to recognize what a wrong and racist act had just taken place. But sadly, these days these kinds of incidences are just becoming
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After its summer hiatus, PBS’ To The Contrary returned with a bang. On Friday, my fellow To The Contrary panelists and I, with our legendary host, Bonnie Erbe, tackled sexual assault on campus, Donald Trump, immigration and Hillary Clinton’s stance on women’s rights. My stipulation always focuses on identifying rape culture, first and foremost. Most
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