Archive for October 2007

Much Ado About Niqab?

Oct 15th, 2007 | By Christine Gordon Manley | Category: Society

Sobia Ali

The niqab, or the face veil, has by now become an infamous symbol of fear—whether it is fear for those “poor oppressed” Muslim women, or fear of their “crazy, suicide bombing” brothers, husbands, fathers, or sons; or maybe even fear of them. Regardless, the niqab has now become associated with controversy whichever arena within [...]

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The Baby Question

Oct 15th, 2007 | By Colleen McKie | Category: Society

The cake was barely cut. The flowers hadn’t started to wilt. The ink was still drying on the marriage license. Yet, for the third time that day, I found myself face–to-face with the one question that, apparently, will follow me everywhere I go from now on. The one question everyone in the free world [...]

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