Links in Lieu of a Real Post
Apr. 19th, 2010 01:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ajnabiehIt's been writing-time here at Beit al-Ajnabieh, so I've been a little absent. But here, while I work on that long post about online teaching, some links:
Nazia Doesn't Live Here Anymore - Muslimah Media Watch
An excellent essay on why the case of Nazia Quazi, an Indian-Canadian who is being held against her will by her family in Saudi Arabia, is attracting so little attention. (Answer: racism, most likely: there's no nice white lady to save here). Nazia's case is serious, and Canadians interested in supporting her can do so here. Those from other countries can write emails to the addresses listed here.
Size six: The Western women's harem
A provocative essay by Fatima Mernissi, one of the elder stateswomen of Arab feminism, on Western beauty ideals. Frankly, I like the ideal of my culture being looked at pityingly. We deserve it.
“Jersey Shore” Targets Iranians: Reaction and Concern
Apparently an Iranian Jersey Shore is in the works. It sounds, from the casting call, like it's going to be a disaster. Whoo-hoo! Part of the problem with this set of representations is that they're so LA-specific, as so much of Iranian-American life is. Anyway, if it gets made, I'll watch in horror, popcorn in hand.
Hunting for Hummus in Arab Brooklyn
Aisha Gawad mutters about the poor quality of the hummus in Bay Ridge.
Nazia Doesn't Live Here Anymore - Muslimah Media Watch
An excellent essay on why the case of Nazia Quazi, an Indian-Canadian who is being held against her will by her family in Saudi Arabia, is attracting so little attention. (Answer: racism, most likely: there's no nice white lady to save here). Nazia's case is serious, and Canadians interested in supporting her can do so here. Those from other countries can write emails to the addresses listed here.
Size six: The Western women's harem
A provocative essay by Fatima Mernissi, one of the elder stateswomen of Arab feminism, on Western beauty ideals. Frankly, I like the ideal of my culture being looked at pityingly. We deserve it.
“Jersey Shore” Targets Iranians: Reaction and Concern
Apparently an Iranian Jersey Shore is in the works. It sounds, from the casting call, like it's going to be a disaster. Whoo-hoo! Part of the problem with this set of representations is that they're so LA-specific, as so much of Iranian-American life is. Anyway, if it gets made, I'll watch in horror, popcorn in hand.
Hunting for Hummus in Arab Brooklyn
Aisha Gawad mutters about the poor quality of the hummus in Bay Ridge.