Indigo Jo on February 16th, 2010

Various newspapers have reported that two sculptures to be erected at both ends of Brick Lane in east London, a narrow street which has become a trendy hang-out place and which is supposedly full of Bengalis, have been dubbed the “hijab gates” and have become the focus of a lot of local opposition. Quoted […]

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Indigo Jo on October 14th, 2009

Last Friday and last Sunday, Shelina Zahra Janmohamed appeared on BBC Radio debating the issue of hijab with two foreign anti-hijab agitators. One of them is part of London’s small but well-connected Iranian exile community, namely Diana Nammi; the other is Marnia Lazreg, who has just published a book entitled Questioning the Veil, through […]

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Indigo Jo on September 28th, 2009

Abdul-Rahman Murphy of Practimate on Muslim men’s attitude to polygamy and the distress it causes sisters, who often find themselves reluctant to marry:

As my wife and I discussed this odd phenomenon of young, practicing, Muslim singles remaining single, I asked the stereotypically male question, “Why are there so many unmarried people here? You […]

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Indigo Jo on September 11th, 2009

Recently sister Safiya (Outlines) posted an article about the situation of women who got hurt in the Kharabsheh or “K-Town” community in Jordan; this is the community of Shaikh Nuh Ha Mim Keller’s students who settle in or around his zawiya. One recurring theme, in a comment on that entry and on a blog […]

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Indigo Jo on August 15th, 2009

I’d just like to give a huge mabrouk to sister (Cassiopia) Khadija Bradley who got married yesterday (Friday). I don’t know the identity of the lucky man but I am sure he is as happy as she is. This is the lady I first heard of defending the niqab (see her article on […]

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Indigo Jo on July 21st, 2009

I’m sure many of you have heard the story of the young girl who suffered terrible injuries in a gang rape in Aleppo last month; you can read the story in English here. There has been a Facebook group set up to show solidarity (it’s mostly in Arabic) and a few websites have reported […]

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Indigo Jo on July 8th, 2009

Rahila Gupta, in today’s Guardian, delivers a confused ramble about the issue of “choice” in wearing or not wearing the hijab in the West and in Saudi Arabia and Iran:

I believe it is misplaced for women to prioritise their race or communal identity over their gender identity. This is a cloth that comes […]

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Indigo Jo on June 16th, 2009

An update about a case I blogged about a few months ago: Fata Lemes, a 33-year-old Muslim woman of Bosnian origin who sued her employer, a Mayfair bar, for sexual discrimination after they made her wear a low-cut and revealing red dress at work, has won her case (HT: Islamophobia Watch), albeit a relatively tiny […]

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Indigo Jo on April 7th, 2009

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Indigo Jo on September 25th, 2008

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Indigo Jo on August 4th, 2008

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Indigo Jo on June 14th, 2008

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Indigo Jo on June 10th, 2008

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Indigo Jo on May 23rd, 2008

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Indigo Jo on April 27th, 2008

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Indigo Jo on February 9th, 2008

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Indigo Jo on January 11th, 2008

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