Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

Rihanna’s Cultural Heist: An Act Against Womanhood

Rihanna’s Cultural Heist: An Act Against Womanhood

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Rihanna’s plan was to use Muslim culture to ‘enhance her own brand’. She knows nothing of the lives of Muslim women.

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

So Why All The Fuss Over A Tiny Piece of Cloth?

So Why All The Fuss Over A Tiny Piece of Cloth?

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Considering the tiny number of women who actually wear a veil in the U.K it’s amazing all of the discussion about it.

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

The Many Ways To Tackle The Issue of Domestic Abuse

The Many Ways To Tackle The Issue of Domestic Abuse

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED:

 Common Ground News Service

‘Gaga, There’s More to The Burqa Than A Stage Prop’

‘Gaga, There’s More to The Burqa Than A Stage Prop’

KEZIA RIDGEWAY, CGNEWS: It’s not suprising that Lady Gaga has lit on the burqa as a garb-of-controversy but she could use the debate more constructively

 Common Ground News Service

High-Fashion and Islam:’Hijabinistas On the Rise’

High-Fashion and Islam:’Hijabinistas On the Rise’

KEZIAH RIDGEWAY, CGNEWS: A spate of crimes involving burqa-clad individuals has led to a rise in hate crime but the fightback is coming from an unlikely quarter

 Rob L. Wagner

Firebombed Newspaper Charlie Hebdo a Victim of its Own Making

Firebombed Newspaper Charlie Hebdo a Victim of its Own Making

ROB L. WAGNER: Charlie Hebdo’s editors abuse the privilege of being journalists. Their behavior strengthens the argument anti blasphemy laws are necessary

 Susie of Arabia

If Saudi Can Impose its Will Over Dress, Why Not France?

If Saudi Can Impose its Will Over Dress, Why Not France?

SUSIE OF ARABIA: I feel I am forced to wear the abaya – it would not be my choice to dress like that. And I doubt if I am the only woman who feels this way.

 Rob L. Wagner

Quiet Revolution: The Saudi, Female Brain Drain

Quiet Revolution: The Saudi, Female Brain Drain

ROB L. WAGNER: Saudi Arabia is sending thousands of women to foreign universities to obtain undergrad and postgrad degrees. Job prospects upon returning home are dim.