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more about #muslimwomen UGAdawg: UGA DAWG IS HERE and PISSED! I wanna be out in the sun and support my Dawgs. When I'm not biting the the leg of the opponent's mascot I can be found... more » Ms Meghan is Reppin' the Triforce: I would gladly accept and care for Uga. I would smoosh his snoo (not a snout, not even a snoot) love him to bits. more » adamson_claire: The point PETA is making is that bulldogs specifically have difficulty breathing in hot and humid conditions due to their brachycephalic heads and hyp... more » Snowbunny: So should all the animals in Georgia should be replaced with robots? Maybe all the animals in the world should be replaced with robots, including the... more » hfree: This PETA story is about a week old and doesn't cease to be f-ing annoying. I'm a life long Dawgs fan. I have taken pictures with every Uga since I ... more » Le Kangourou de Kataroo: PETA Presents UGA Goes West: An American Tale (of Delusion) There are noooo dogs! in the American south, and nobody wears fur! There are noooo dogs! ... more » sequined: I realize that in theory the stuff about Amanda Knox having vibrators and being "unhygienic" is supposed to support the prosecution's claim that she a... more » Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole: PeTA protests that penguins are cold! and subject to inhumane consumption by leopard seals! They demand that whoever's in charge of Antarctica repla... more » Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: Shahidah Sharif, I love your deployment of 'gotcha!' more » LaComtesse: OMG-- PETA is trying to start a puppy Civil War by getting all Southern dogs to cede from their union! I can't wait to see the Ken Burns documentary (... more » Slim: As a UGA student, I agree with PETA, just not their reason. The weather is no problem, its the breeding. Those dogs are inbred, they have no chance to... more » JinxyMcDeath: Anyone that knows anything about UGA knows that the dog is treated like royalty. If PETA's concerns are to be taken seriously, no dogs should live in... more » PaintedTrollop: Yay PETA! All dogs must leave the south immediately! more » whats_in_a_name: Um, Mr Swedish john, I'm pretty sure that that's not the way that criminal proceedings work. Also and I hate to be crass, but use your hand, hell I be... more » rd2uk: god, i hate PETA. they present defending/loving animals in the worst possible light. more » pssshwhatever: I'm a UGA alumni living in Athens, and any tiny bit of respect I had left for the PETA organization is gone. The Seiliers (the family that owns the U... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: You know, I actually had a friend in middle school who ALLEGEDLY had a guy living in her closet for a few months. I heard about it second hand, but w... more » IvyLeagueMetalhead: Nothing makes my rescue Doberman happier than being out in hot, humid weather because then he can deploy his Amazing Wonder Tongue** and slobber all o... more » bthny: soooo I'm a UGA alumni and a dog lover. on the one hand, PETA is totally fucking ridiculous and I wish that people would stop paying attention to them... more » Triana Orpheus: Regarding the men sleeping study: I was sleeping with my ex when I woke up to go to the bathroom. We were spooning and when I tried to move his arm fr... more » -
#leftovers
PETA Asks School To Replace Mascot • Lawyer Denounces Knox As She-Devil
• PETA has found a new calling and this time it's the University of Georgia's mascot, Uga. They say that the bulldog is being exposed to inhumane risks from the hot and humid air. • More » -
#veilingtheissue
Muslim Fashion Blogger Speaks Out On The Veil
"I'm as American as anyone else, I watch movies, [...] I work outside the home, I'm pursuing my dreams, the only difference is that little piece of fabric I wrap around my head. Big whoop." — Mariam Sobh [BoingBoing] -
#tellingstories
Is There Feminist Discourse Beyond The Veil?
Whenever I talk with Fatemeh about feminist issues, one of her most common laments is how the obsession with the veil obscures conversations about the issues Muslim women face. Today, I read two articles that illustrate why. More » -
#ladmagmadness
10 Hottest Muslim Women? Is this Really How We Celebrate Ramadan?
"There is nothing that I love more than a man that sees "ethnic" women as another check mark on an international bingo card." Sara from Muslimah Media Watch hysterically takes down Complex's "The 10 Hottest Muslim Women." [MMW] -
#hatecrimes
Man Tries To Run Over Two Muslim Women At Gas Station
Joseph Ballance, 23, allegedly tried to run over a mother and daughter wearing abayas at a New York gas station, saying he'd "chop [them] up into little pieces and kill [them]." Ballance pled not guilty to aggravated harassment. [AP] -
#leftovers
Passage Of Women's Rights Law Halted In Mali • LA County Addresses Backlogged Rape Kits
• The president of Mali has announced that he is not going to sign the new family law, which would give greater rights to women, including the right to disobey their husbands and raise the age of marriage to 18. More » -
#leftovers
Samantha Orobator Challenges Conviction • Group Will Sue Over Forced Removal Of Head Scarf
• Lawyers for Samantha Orobator, the pregnant woman jailed in Laos for drug smuggling, say the U.K. shouldn't recognize her conviction because she was subjected to a "disgraceful show trial," denied access to lawyers, and prevented from defending herself. • More » -
#thesweetscience
Young Indian Women Find Adrenalin, Opportunity In Boxing
Life for disadvantaged Muslim girls in India, says the WSJ, follows this pattern: stay at home, help your mother, and, hopefully, marry a man who can care for you. But some are actively finding, and fighting, a different way. More » -
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#muslimmadness
Muslim Madness! Myths Surrounding Sharia
One of our tipsters sent a disturbing email she received as a forward, which apparently warns against the impending destruction of the West. I spoke to Fatemeh Fakhraie, editor of Muslimah Media Watch in hopes of sorting it all out. More » -
#personalpolitical
Woman's Murder Raises Stakes In Headscarf Debate
Since a pregnant woman was stabbed to death in a German courtroom, apparently for wearing a headscarf, the debate over Islamic women's dress in Europe has grown more urgent. More » -
#veiledthreat
Muslim-Owned Shop Bans Women Wearing Veils
A jewelry store in Glasgow says customers cannot wear anything covering their faces, following a robbery by men disguised as Muslim women. Veil-wearing women, however, can schedule an appointment with a female staffer. [The Telegraph] -
#movingviolations
Woman Arrested For Driving In Saudi Arabia
Yesterday, police in Mecca, Saudi Arabia arrested a woman in her 20s for violating the country's ban on women driving. Police say she tried to flee when she realized she'd been spotted. More » -
#fightright
New Steps In Muslim Women's Fight For Eqality
Over the weekend, Saudi Arabia appointed its first female minister, while, at a conference in Malaysia, Muslim women discussed how to demand more rights by reinterpreting Islam's tenets. More » -
#clips
Hijabs In America
Remember Jameelah Medina, the Muslim woman forced to take off her hijab in front of a male deputy? Watch a new video of her recounting the harassment she faced by clicking on the pic. -
#headgames
Muslim Woman Arrested For Refusing To Remove Hijab
A Muslim woman in Douglasville, Georgia was arrested yesterday after a judge found her in contempt of court for refusing to remove her hijab. Was it an example of religious intolerance?
