Bread Riots in the Bread Basket
(“Thowra,” which in Arabic literally means “revolution”) Hey All, I’m Fauzia and I guest blogged here at Feministe a while back. I initially wrote to Jill about this story as I thought she’d have some good commentary on the issue. But after some thought, and an offer from Jill to return to my guest-blog [...]
...read moreToby Keith *Might* Put A Boot in This Guy’s Ass
…I had to. I couldn’t resist. Too bad Garth Brooks went all nutso and his alter ego forced his career down into a fiery ball of flames. Because otherwise, he could start a rockin’ tour with this guy. What? WHAT?! Cut me some slack. I grew up in Texas and Georgia, I appreciate crap fine, [...]
...read more“Men seldom make passes at women who wear glasses”
I’m back! I found an article a few days ago that I felt compelled to write about. Warning: I’m writing this in a state of frenzy as I’ve got about a million disconnected (and connected) thoughts going through my head. So, if I digress…forgive and forget. K? Cool. So, the LA Times has an article [...]
...read moreApologies Out the Wazoo
I’ve been a horrible guest-blogger. I wrote myself into a frenzy for two or three straight days and then I came down with some kind of weird stomach virus + the flu. Which left me lying on my couch feverish and going in and out of cold sweats, with a pile of Kleenex next to [...]
...read moreWedgie-Proof Underwear? Sign Me Up!
Um. Well, I feel pretty bad posting this above some really important news, but this *might* be the greatest video of all time. Thank you Fox News, thank you so, so much. All the bullies at the office won’t know what hit ‘em. Those bastards. *best moment of the video: when they actually show you [...]
...read more“On Being a Muslim Woman Writer in the West”
(Disclaimer: I’m sick as a dog and still at work today, leaving early though. So if I ramble on in this post, forgive me) Ignoring the fact that I don’t want to keep writing about how my faith, my culture, my traditions are misunderstood (it can get a bit tedious at times), I feel obligated [...]
...read moreMore on the Egyptian Blogosphere
Because some of you all asked, I’m listing some Egyptian and non-Egyptian (but Middle Eastern) blogs that I know of or have heard about. Some are in English, others aren’t. Enjoy! Hadouta (Arabic) This is Reihab’s blog, which consists of little fictional stories. “Hadouta,” in Arabic, means “story” Wholeheartedly Sudaniya (English) This is Reem’s blog (another one [...]
...read moreMy Shameless Soliciting of Travel Advice
Jill usually gets some pretty sweet advice on traveling, and Feministe readers seem to come from far and wide to post comments and such so hopefully this request for travel advice will garner some good response (pleeeasse!) I’ve got a fairly large chunk of travel time in December/January and I’m trying to figure out where [...]
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Getting Me Through the Workday
I’m taking a break from feminism and politics and the Middle East, just for a second (I’ve been mulling over my comments about the veil for hours now). I have a few (ok, ok a lot of) pretty shameless loves in life: Ice cream, chocolate (chocolate ice cream is…beyond words), coffee/tea (don’t even get [...]
...read moreWhat Did I JUST Say?
Ugh. Double Ugh. More depressing news on media censorship and such. (I never knew I had such a knack for finding stories on this) (sidenote: Do we consider Pakistan as part of the Middle East…or Asia? I mean, I’m part Pakistini, I should probably know this. Plus I studied the Middle East…but I never considered [...]
...read moreVeiled and Pissed Off
Mona Eltahawy isn’t the only amazing feminist to come out of her family. I work (and am friends with :) ) Nora Eltahawy, her sister. I wanted to write about Nora for a second, because, when I moved to Cairo I found a feminist kindred spirit in her and it reminded me (because i am [...]
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