Muslim women
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On “The Haraam Bit”: Free Speech, Trolling, and Our Red Lines
X.T.M explains why he overwrote a post that mocked Pakistani-origin women performers, calling it communal trolling rather than analysis. He sets out BP’s editorial standards: controversial is fine, targeted mockery…
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Amana Begam Ansari on Muslims and Women in India
Maneesh Taneja talks to Amana Begam Ansari about being a Muslim woman in India, covering the state of affairs, challenges facing the Muslim community and the country, caste dynamics, and…
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Why I hate the Hijab
The author argues the hijab belongs to the Middle Eastern cultural matrix and is out of place for Desi Muslims, and criticises Western hijabi activists for ignoring Iranian women who…
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Does the Hijab suit desi women?
X.T.M asks, provocatively, whether the hijab suits desi women, and says model minorities should put their best foot forward.
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The Begums of Bhopal (new edition)
A short history of the Begums of Bhopal, with a news extract on the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan meeting there; the poster sees it as common people replacing a monarch…
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Made in Bangladesh
An extract on the controversy over an American Apparel ad featuring a former-Muslim Bangladeshi model, with the poster arguing that showcasing women’s liberation answers conservatives better than anything, and that…
