Gender issues
I say you want a revolution, Egypt
July 2010 - Activists in Egypt should look to the hippy movement of the 1960s for a successful model in bringing about long-term social change.
July 2010 - Advocates of banning the face veil want to take away the only choice some women have – the choice to conform.
May 2010 - An Arab-American Miss USA may have put Muslim beauty on the western map, but let's also recall all those women of courage and talent.
Miss USA 2010 and an Islamic cover-up
May 2010 - Rima Fakih's Miss USA win is welcomed by many Arab-Americans, but some neocons denounce it as a sinister Islamic plot.
April 2010 - Sexual harassment in Egypt is leading to calls for gender segregation. But is hiding women really the solution?
January 2010 - A Saudi journalist is demanding that women be given the right to four husbands. Should equality mean monogamy or polygamy for all?
Closing the 'hijab murder' file
November 2009 - The life sentence imposed on Marwa al-Sherbini's killer shows that European Islamophobia exists but is not institutionalised.
November 2009 - As the singer prepares to visit Egypt, Christian and Muslim fundamentalists agree: Beyoncé is the root of all evil.
October 2009 - Having kids is no longer the preserve of married couples, or couples full stop, it now seems. That’s all good and well, but does it mean dads will soon be surplus to requirements? No way!
September 2009 - The 'Chinese hymen' may make pre-marital sex safer in a patriarchal society but a woman's honour should not lie between her legs.
Covering heads and veiling poverty
September 2009 - In Egypt, Hijabless women are becoming a shrinking and marginalised minority who have to keep their bare heads down.
انكمش عدد النساء المتبرجات (غير المحجبات) وصاروا أقلية مهمشة في مصر
July 2009 - Egyptian outrage at the brutal murder of Marwa Sherbini, the ‘hijab martyr’ is understandable. But If Egyptians want better justice for Muslims in Europe, then they should demand more justice for non-Muslims at home.
What's love got to do with it?
June 2009 - For Egyptian marriage offices, the search for profit has replaced the search for a perfect union.
May 2009 - The taboo surrounding the cruel murder of family members in the name of honour is slowly being broken.
November 2008 - Why is fairness so coveted in societies with darker skin?
November 2008 - Society is becoming more equal but our surnames – borrowed from fathers and husbands – lag behind. Is there a fairer system?
September 2008 - Egyptian women have broken their silence on sexual harassment and are demanding the right to go out in public unpestered.
