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Apparently, the “halal travel” industry is booming. And there’s one hotel that is certainly taking advantage of it. Looking to profit off of the rise in halal tourism, the PNB Perdana Hotel in Malaysia has become the first halal certified hotel… Continue Reading →
President Donald J. Trump wants to unite the world against what he calls “Radical Islamic Terrorism”, but by his own admission, he has yet to figure out “what the hell is going” when it comes to why such violence is… Continue Reading →
So far, we have discussed many artworks that target audiences in Arab states, yet these same artworks reverberate across the world resulting in various responses. Throughout our course, I have become increasingly disenchanted with notions of the ‘global’ and artists… Continue Reading →
For those who don’t know, Rotana Tarabzouni is a Saudi singer that burst into the music scene in 2015. Originally from Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Rotana shot to stardom while studying at USC in Los Angeles. Similar to examples that we… Continue Reading →
In October of 2016, Noor Tagouri posed for Playboy magazine, as hundreds of women have before her. The controversy? She is a hijabi. Playboy magazine, an institution notorious for the objectification of women’s bodies over the past sixty years, has… Continue Reading →
Recently, I was procrastinating in a library study room around 10pm (as one does) by scrolling aimlessly through my Instagram Explore page. I then happened upon a meme with a punchline that focused on forgetting to say ayat al kursi… Continue Reading →
In class on Wednesday, we had a heated discussion about Aliaa Elmahdy’s nude self-photography. What does it mean? What is she trying to portray? Does she accomplish anything? One point raised, which I took particular issue with, was the argument… Continue Reading →
#IslamophobiaIsRacism Syllabus Several scholars from various disciplines have recently published the Islamophobia is Racism Syllabus, following syllabi such as the Ferguson Syllabus and Black Islam Syllabus. The syllabus acts as an academic riposte to the anti-Muslim ban, but also countless… Continue Reading →
In Afghanistan, bacha bazi is a dancing boy, usually from a poor family, that is recruited by older, richer men to dress as a women. Typically, the boys would be sexually exploited and paid handsomely. My primary question in writing… Continue Reading →
A recent article by KQED — a newspaper from my hometown area back in the the San Francisco Bay — has determined that Muslim children living in the US are experiencing unusually prevalent symptoms of depression and anxiety. The supposed… Continue Reading →