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Microaggressions

December 17, 2015 Hafsa Gender issues, Human Rights, Ideas, Language/Words, Women One comment

In the past few months, I witnessed a reinvigoration of discussions regarding microaggressions– whether that’s a societal phenomenon, or just something I have personally

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Anti-Muslim myths and misinformation in post-Paris America

December 16, 2015 Renee Shur Language/Words, Media, Terrorism Leave a comment

A short primer on countering some of the anti-Muslim myths and misinformation politicians and the media are feeding us following the terrorist attacks in

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Since I became a “hijabi:” What it means to wear a Muslim headscarf

April 22, 2015 Hafsa Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Gender issues, Human Rights, Women 3 comments

I decided I wanted to don the hijab last summer. It’s been almost a year now since I became a hijabi (someone who wears

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Grieving for Pakistan, and very angry, too

December 17, 2014 Hafsa International, Terrorism One comment

Perhaps you know now that on December 16, Taliban massacred more than 130 schoolchildren in Peshawar, Pakistan; death tolls are greater than that, and

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