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Urban Space and the Production of Gender in Modern Iran

Urban Space and the Production of Gender in Modern Iran

Alex Shams uncovers the shifting dynamics of gender and Islamic public space

Public & PrivateSiha AfricaSeptember 9, 2019Alex Shams, Iran, Tehran, Veil, Gender, Modernity, Urban Space, issue3

Nujood Ali: The Heroine of Brides

Nujood Ali: The Heroine of Brides

The story of Nujood Ali, the 10-year-old girl who demanded a divorce in 2008

Public & Private, PeopleSiha AfricaJuly 23, 2019yemen, divorce, marriage, Nujood Ali, children, Amira Nagy

Polygamy: when religion and traditions mingle

Polygamy: when religion and traditions mingle

Can a man have more than one wife? There are no grounds for polygamy, either in social justice or religion, argues Hala Alkarib.

Public & PrivateSiha AfricaJanuary 4, 2019polygamy, polygyny, marriage, wife, husband, horn of africa, sudan, shari'a, fiqh, monogamy

Criminalizing Sexuality: Laws as Violence Against Women in Muslim Contexts

Criminalizing Sexuality: Laws as Violence Against Women in Muslim Contexts

Ziba Mir-Hosseini challenges the criminalization of sexual activity in contemporary Islamic law.

Public & PrivateSiha AfricaDecember 10, 2018ziba mir-hosseini, law, shari'a, zina, legal tradition

Mother, May I?

Mother, May I?

A poem by S. Nadia Hussain.

Public & PrivateSiha AfricaNovember 7, 2018poetry, culture, motherhood, children, growing up

Homeboys: Deciding to be a Stay-At-Home Dad

Homeboys: Deciding to be a Stay-At-Home Dad

“There’s nothing more ‘manly’ I can do than raising my son”.

Public & PrivateSiha AfricaNovember 7, 2018fathers, family, children, dad, masculinity, child-rearing, home, issue1

Muslim Like My Grandmother

Muslim Like My Grandmother

My grandmother is my role model, both as a human being and a Muslim.

Public & PrivateSiha AfricaOctober 30, 2018sudan, family, memories, 1970s, grandmother