On AlterNet: hijab

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'The Hijabi Monologues': An Inverse Vagina Monologues Lifts Muslim Voices

Madeleine Elfenbein, AlterNet. February 27, 2012.

"The Hijabi Monologues" is steeped in hip-hop, campus feminism and the American love of self-expression.

Image of Unknown Woman Beaten by Egypt's Military Echoes Around World

Ahdaf Soueif, Comment Is Free. December 19, 2011.

The arrest and brutal treatment of this young woman reminds us that the revolution is far from over.

Pakistan: Women Who Choose to Cover Their Hair Encounter Job Discrimination and Social Awkwardness

Zofeen Ebrahim, IPS News. November 19, 2010.

Touba Naeem says that people assume that she is "not fun". Single at 27, she adds, "Hijab can be a potential detriment (to) good marriage proposals."

Is the "Turban Effect" the New Bradley Effect?

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. November 17, 2008.

Two recent studies conducted in two very different settings reveal a disturbing anti-Muslim bias among students.

Pelosi Wears Hijab; Right wingers bark at moon

Barbara O'Brien, April 4, 2007.

Barbara O'Brien: A short history of headscarves...

Muslim Mom Dies After Attack, Killer Left Note Saying ‘Go Back To Your Country, You Terrorist’

Ali Gharib, December 31, 1969.