ReligionDispatches - Shabana Mir Ideas and action for a new generation. en-us Religion Dispatches http://www.religiondispatches.org/rss/button.gif http://www.religiondispatches.org/ Religion Dispatches http://www.religiondispatches.org/ Copyright 2009 Religion Dispatched. All rights reserved. en-us The Deadly Burqini, Or, What Exactly is an “Islamic Swimsuit”? http://www.religiondispatches.org/blog/sexandgender/1760/the_deadly_burqini%2C_or%2C_what_exactly_is_an_%E2%80%9Cislamic_swimsuit%E2%80%9D/ <p>A young Muslim woman is denied entry to a public pool because of her body-covering swimsuit, a “burqini,” and authorities insist that it has nothing to do with Islam. What, then?</p> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:58:01 PDT Shabana Mir Muslims Are Not the Only Group Endangered By Hate http://www.religiondispatches.org/blog/international/1652/muslims_are_not_the_only_group_endangered_by_hate/ <p>The recent murder in Germany, and the ensuing silence, reveal a shocking level of tolerance for Islamophobia. But hate is seldom focused nor easily sated.</p> Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:45:01 PDT Shabana Mir Martyr of the Hijab: Marwa Sherbini, a Walking Veil? http://www.religiondispatches.org/blog/mediaculture/1632/martyr_of_the_hijab%3A_marwa_sherbini%2C_a_walking_veil/ <p>Why did coverage of the murder of a pregnant Muslim woman merely record the outrage “in the Muslim world”?</p> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:24:01 PDT Shabana Mir Take It Off, Or We’ll Make You: On Sarkozy’s Proposed Burqa Ban http://www.religiondispatches.org/blog/humanrights/1617/take_it_off%2C_or_we%E2%80%99ll_make_you%3A_on_sarkozy%E2%80%99s_proposed_burqa_ban/ <p>When you step out in clothing that boldly states your womanhood, you are a free woman. You are no longer a slave to old rules and notions. Modernity is inherently free.</p> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:03:01 PDT Shabana Mir Driving While Pregnant http://www.religiondispatches.org/blog/international/1429/driving_while_pregnant__/ <p>A traffic court in Dubai declares a woman guilty of manslaughter after a traffic accident in which she loses her child. Why not go ahead and ban pregnancy?</p> Tue, 05 May 2009 14:38:01 PDT Shabana Mir An Immigrant’s Tale: The Pull of the Homeland http://www.religiondispatches.org/blog/immigration/1365/an_immigrant%E2%80%99s_tale%3A_the_pull_of_the_homeland/ <p>How ironic, we immigrants sigh to ourselves, that we can turn on the tap to clean water at whatever temperature we like, but we can’t put up a poster of the Holy Mosque in our cubicle.</p> Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:06:01 PDT Shabana Mir