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  Asra Nomani Analyzes the Egyptian Blue Bra Revolution

  December 5, 2012 / Faith Complex

  During the Tahrir Square uprisings in Cairo, onlookers captured this extremely disturbing video of Egyptian military police brutalizing a female protester, dragging her along the street so that her blue bra becomes visible in the course of the beating. The incident sparked a wave of solidarity across Egypt and the unnamed “blue bra girl” has become an icon and rallying cry. Crucially, the Blue Bra Revolution also turns the spotlight on what the role of women will be in the [...]

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  Melanie Adrian on France and the Headscarf

  April 27, 2010 / Faith Complex

  Where does the boundary lie between personal choice and obligation to the social contract? Should Muslim women be allowed to veil under French law? In this Faith Complex, Dr. Sarah Fainberg interviews law professor Melanie Adrian about laïcité, the limits of religious freedom, and veiling in France. Dr. Adrian specializes in studying the rights of religious minorities in Europe, their issue of identity and self-expression, and the general intersection of multiculturalism and law.   Read more about Melanie Adrian   [...]

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  Asra Nomani Explains Islamic Feminism

  February 14, 2010 / Faith Complex

  Following a surprise pregnancy and the murder of her best friend, journalist Daniel Pearl, in Pakistan, Ms. Nomani wrote Standing Alone in Mecca, a moving tale about her realizations as a Muslim feminist during her hajj. The story of her efforts to combat extremist viewpoints in her hometown mosque feature in the 2009 PBS documentary, “The Mosque in Morgantown.” In this Faith Complex, Asra Nomani joins Jacques Berlinerblau to talk about the conundrum of Muslim feminism and the original bad [...]

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