Archive for March 11th, 2009
USA: Hijabi Monologues Takes Wing
Raja Abdulrahim (LA Times via Philadelphia Inquirer)
Los Angeles TimesThere is no central theme [to the Hijabi Monologues]; the play focuses on individual women and their stories. One monologue addresses the types of men who hit on hijabis, another tells the story of a mother who loses her son in a car accident. The one that draws the most reaction is about a teenager who gets pregnant – a taboo subject in Muslim communities.
“Hijab is not the centerpiece,” Alhassen said of the play, “it’s the background….”
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Turkey: Science and Technology Magazine Editor Fired Over Darwin Article
Darwin article causes flap in Muslim Turkey
SUZAN FRASER (Associated Press)
Turkish university students and teachers on Wednesday protested the removal of an article about Charles Darwin from a state-run science magazine amid concerns that secular views are under threat in the Muslim country….
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