All articles tagged with #muslim women
Anjana Vasan, star of Channel 4's "We Are Lady Parts," discusses her shift away from people-pleasing, mirroring her character Amina's journey. The show, which highlights the diversity and strength of Muslim women, returns for a second season focusing on girl power and self-acceptance. Vasan, who has a diverse acting portfolio, emphasizes the importance of representation in media and the ongoing need for more inclusive opportunities.
"We Are Lady Parts," a comedy about a Muslim punk band, returns for its second season on Peacock. The show continues to explore the lives of its diverse characters, blending familiar rock-band struggles with unique cultural challenges, making the narrative both fresh and nuanced.
New York City has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by two Muslim women who were forced to remove their head coverings for mug shots after being arrested, with the lawsuit claiming they felt shamed and exposed. The settlement, which requires approval by a federal judge, resulted in a change in the police department's policy to allow arrested individuals to keep their head coverings on for mug shots with limited exceptions. The financial settlement will be shared by approximately 4,100 eligible class members, with a guaranteed minimum payment of $7,824 for each eligible person.
The enactment of a law banning polygamy in the Indian state of Uttarakhand has sparked division among Muslim women, with some celebrating it as a victory for secular law over sharia rulings, while others view it as a Hindu nationalist agenda that interferes with Islamic practices. The law, part of the Uniform Civil Code, aims to modernize Muslim personal laws and ensure equality for women, but faces opposition from some Muslim leaders who argue that it violates the right to practice religion.
France's education minister has announced that female students will be banned from wearing abayas, a loose-fitting full-length robe worn by some Muslim women, in state-run schools starting from the new school year in September. France has a strict ban on religious signs in state schools and government buildings, and the ban on abayas follows the previous ban on headscarves in 2004. The decision has sparked a political divide, with right-wing parties supporting the ban and left-wing groups expressing concerns for the rights of Muslim women and girls. The education minister argues that the abaya is a religious gesture that challenges the secular nature of schools, while critics argue that clothing alone should not be considered a religious sign.
"Polite Society" is a game-changing action movie that transforms Muslim women into action heroes. The film, directed by Nida Manzoor, tells the story of two Muslim sisters in a rollicking mash-up of Bollywood wedding comedies with martial arts movies, body horror yarns, and even a dash of The Great Muppet Caper. The film uses action movie beats as a source of power for the sisters, and the Matrix-style fight sequences fulfill the same function that elaborate dance numbers play in Bollywood movies. Manzoor's genre mash-up approach serves as a direct rebuke to the trauma-centric narratives about Muslim women she was once expected to write.