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Shelina Janmohamed

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Myths about Muslim loyalty and terrorism end must end

Polls in the United States show Muslims are loyal to their country and most condemn attacks. No kidding!

The NationalAugust 06, 2011
Piety is just an SMS away this Ramadan

The text message flurry for the holy month has begun. You know it's coming? Be prepared! Has the moon been sighted yet? Oh, mercy ...

The NationalJuly 23, 2011
Talk the talk or walk the slutwalk: how to be a modern woman

If womanhood can't be limited to being a slut, an obedient wife, a political activist, a feminist or a girly girl, what is it?

The NationalJuly 16, 2011
All new mothers need is just one hour ...

I've worked out that as a new mum, I can only manage four hours of non-baby-related activity in any one day.

The NationalJuly 09, 2011
Pep Montserrat for The National
Genocide is only the start of this war against women

The rise of India's commercial and political power must not be allowed to mask the fact that actually, for a large proportion of women in India, things stink.

The NationalJune 25, 2011
Why men need to clean up their act

The Kuwaiti PM who called to make female prisoners of war sex slaves managed to wrap up every possible stereotype of Muslims into one mind-boggling story: men who treat women as possessions; oppressed wives; women who buy into the worldview that men are there to be satisfied at all costs and that the Arab desire for conquest is still rampant.

The NationalJune 11, 2011
A modest proposal: Keep men off the road

What if men weren't allowed to drive? A modest proposal for a Gender Prioritisation and Separation programme on the road.

The NationalJune 03, 2011
London's Edgware Road is a crossroads of East and West

Visitors from the Middle East to Edgware Road in the English capital might stop, look and listen before entering this multicultural street.

The NationalMay 28, 2011
The Blue Screen of Death has come for me

The Blue Screen of Death is about to turn black, computer industry insiders are saying, but is that going to bring my laptop back to life?

The NationalMay 20, 2011
Wonders of the universe are close to home

The anniversaries of the first men sent into space is a time to reflect on our place in the universe and our connection to each other.

The NationalMay 14, 2011
Arab youth choose to find their own models of leadership

Arab Muslim youths rejected western-style democracy and Osama bin Laden to develop their own future.

The NationalMay 07, 2011
Nigella has me feeling smug

Nigella Lawson's decision to go swimming in a "burkini" has been derided in Britain, but is seen by a significant portion of the population as liberating for women.

The NationalApril 30, 2011
Dictatorship as a career path is for men only

Shelina Zahra Janmohamed says women aren't dictators for a few good reasons.

The NationalFebruary 26, 2011
Despite our differences, we all need to shop

Trade was arguably one of the things that once made the Muslim world great and created fluid and mutually-binding relationships with other world powers.

UAEOctober 09, 2010
Midlife crises now come 10 years early

Thirty-five is the new forty-five. And not in a good way. It's the new age for a midlife crisis.

LifestyleOctober 02, 2010
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