Exhausted with seeing the media’s coverage of Muslims, we decided to redirect the narrative by producing a body of pictures to show Muslim’s pride and happiness under the Fashionable Muslim Women Project.
Sofia Rehma, scholar, author and avid book reader, suggested 9 books to read. Take a peak at the books before World Book Day on April 23.
From the past to the present, from Nefertiti to Amy Winehouse, eyeliner is one of our most enduring cosmetic tools.
Media portrays Muslims in negative light. We wanted to change the narrative, and show Muslims’ Happiness, beauty and kindness.
Fashionable Muslim Women Project was the solution to discuss Muslim women’s agency within the Western media discourse.
Special recipes for Ramadan from the Mediterranean cuisine.
The U.S. media showed unfriendly pictures of Muslim women. Sara Jamshidi, Iranian-American peace journalist, challenged the stereotype.
A discussion with Pigliucci, author of A Field Trip to a Happy Life, to honor and celebrate the International Day of Happiness on March 20.
International Women’s Day is on March 8th. We talk with two professors about women’s rights and movement in the Maghreb and Nort Africa.
The Western media does a terrible job of featuring Muslims. A Muslim can be liberal, open-minded, educated, supportive of women, and happy.
Western media doesn’t feature celebration among Muslims, and insist on depicting the minority group as terrorists.
The Western media portrays Muslim women as villain. In this piece, you’ll read personal story of a woman’s fight against media bigotry.
In Eid al-Fitr, among many other days, Muslim are happy and proud. The Western media ignores to show the Muslim community in positive light.
The Western media portrays Muslims as terrorists. Had I been influenced by the terrorism label that the media was imposing on me?
The Western media carries double standard when it comes to cover Muslim women news.
Walking down the most famous street in Istanbul, we faced with a few amazing experiences.
A poem about the war between Hamas and Israel. Many lives are lost, many hearts are broken. May we have the courage to realize compassion.
No matter whether I lived in Iran or U.S., I earned less than men for equal work.
Faraj Sarkohi, a renowned editor in Iran, was kidnapped for a story he published in his magazine.
Faraj Sarkouhi, an Iranian journalist, published a story about a murder in Mykonos Restaurant in Germany. A personal essay about the horror and uncertainty.
The conflict between Palestine and Israel escalates every day. Is there a way to address the conflict with nonviolent communication principles.
Geoffrey Chaucer, the father of English poetry, and Ferdowsi, the father of Persian language saved English and Persian literature.
I sent my application to the UW journalism school several times with no success in receiving any reply. I decided to meet the head of the dept.
An old burial ground at the center of London was calming, spiritual, quiet and transformative.
There is a long line, but worth to wait for a delicious, voluptuous, juicy bite.
Kate Clancy, professor at the University of Illinois-Champaign, explains the real stories behind women’s monthly menstruation.
The U.S. toppled the first democratic government in the Middle East. Why shouldn’t they?
What to do and what to expect when you go to the royal church.
Dutilleul, has a remarkable to pass through walls with ease. Read more.
Traveling with kids is different. Give yourself one complete day to rest. Try to plan one thing a day. It’s Ok you don’t see everything.
An editor, who lost one of his legs in Iran and Iraq war, request a cup of tea from a new writers. Her answer is unpredictable.
I took refuge at a Parisian Garden to take a rest in late Afternoon.
The boundaries between private and public life in Iran and the United States is obscure.
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Don’t just book. Be an active researcher. If it is too good to be true, there’s probably a reason.
Iranian women fashion, and what they wear, have been politicized before and after Iran’s Islamic revolution.
A meaningful piece of writing requires a great deal of courage and vulnerability.
Iranian regime has been controlling men and women in all matters of life.
Pardis Bahmani and Susanne Foster, two local artists, will discuss their artwork at the Island House.
In the eyes of Iran’s Islamic regime, we were “sisters and brothers”. Yet, we were strictly segregated.
Through my readings and understandings, I lost my faith in Iran’s school system.
Have you ever read book(s) that changed your life? Do you know any books…
I created Goltune in reaction to my maddening anger of U.S. media poor coverage of Muslim women.