In a comment piece by Claudia Mende in Qantara.de, Mende complains that the “Stereotype of the oppressed Arab woman continues to dominate public discourse”. Mende highlights that the lives of women in the Islamic world are often reduced to forced marriage, honour killinngs and male violence, and often implied in the media and literature is that these women will only be … [Read more...] about Contestations regarding the stereotypes of Arab and Muslim women, and the breaking of them.
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Channel 4’s ‘Who Speaks for British Muslims’ sparks criticism for its allegations about MEND Muslim advocacy group
The Programme In a March 2018 TV programme entitled ‘Who Speaks for British Muslims?’ Channel 4’s Dispatches went undercover in MEND[1], which describes itself as “a not-for-profit company that helps to empower and encourage British Muslims within local communities to be more actively involved in British media and politics”[2]. MEND works with public institutions, including … [Read more...] about Channel 4’s ‘Who Speaks for British Muslims’ sparks criticism for its allegations about MEND Muslim advocacy group