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A GUIDE TO CULTURAL APPROPRIATION VS APPRECIATION
Preface I: Why are we having this conversation? Despite this being a very difficult and sensitive conversation to be having, I think it is *so* necessary to be having it in *this* space. This blog is,...
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Q: IS FEMALE MUTILATION REQUIRED IN ISLAM? | ISLAM Q&A
Alright, ready to get to the next question from my anonymous Islam Q&A? Let's do this!Q: Can you explain how Muslims justify female mutilation? Is that considered scriptural or cultural? A: As...
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THE PRINTED ETHICAL BOMBER JACKET
I had to make sure to clarify "jacket" in the title here because I'm Muslim and I have a lot of new fans just holding on to their seats waiting to say something racist #adayinthelifeayyyUnfortunate...
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FEMINISM, ORIENTALISM, ASRA NOMANI, AND THE HIJAB: AN OPEN LETTER
Ready for another fun and exciting open letter? Let's go. It's important for me, as an Iranian Muslim woman, to take up space. My narrative and identity are being constantly misrepresented, silenced...
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5 FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE CLOTHES ON YOUR BACK (BUT TOTALLY SHOULD)
1. DISCOUNT STORES AREN’T REAL | Sorry to break it to you like this (usually I would at least bring tea and stuff), but outlet malls claiming to sell you designer products are really just selling you...
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Why Donating Your Clothes is Utterly Destructive
PSA: Donating your old clothes to charity doesn't make you a good person. Hell, donating NEW clothes doesn't make you a good person. Essentially, keep reading--In the words of Elizabeth Cline, in her...
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Off-Kilter Magazine / Cover Feature
For those of you following on Insta or Snapchat (hodakay) this is definitely already old news, but we're excited to announce that Off-Kilter Mag is featuring us as their cover story!What perfect timing...
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WE'RE HIRING A (PAID) FALL '16 INTERN!
Announcing our 2nd JooJoo Azad internship for Fall 2016! We're also excited to announce that, while strong preference will be given to Chicago-based applicants, we are opening the application for this...
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BROWNBOOK MAGAZINE / FASHION EDITORIAL FEATURE
For those of you who are #bae and follow on the snap, you might remember the story from ages ago--running around on one of the hottest days in Chicago equipped with Kevin the photographer (I'm proud to...
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GENERALIZING WHITENESS: A COMIC
When she's not sculpting, painting, ranting about the patriarchy and Orientalism, or creating another sarcastic tshirt, Sana Masud is making bitter comics. AKA we're super excited to have her on board...
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POLITICS OF TEHRAN STREETSTYLE: AN INTERVIEW ON NPR
Just a quick little mini-update while still trying to play catch-up after getting arrested protesting a hyper-militarized, anti-Muslim SWAT/police training conference in Chicago (follow the #StopITOA...
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NOTES FROM A MUSLIM FEMINIST
Remember about 50 years ago when I opened up my site for questions?Anyway, trying to be a semi-responsible blogger and eventually finishing going through the questions you've left me, hopefully before...
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4 Things You Need to Know about Police, Militarization, and Islamophobia
On October 9th,I was arrested along with 14 others. We chained ourselves to each other to block a major intersection in downtown Chicago on the first day of the Illinois Tactical Officers Association...
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AN ODE TO THE ETHICAL JUMPSUIT
In general, we (the blog & I) are big fans of jumpsuits/rompers. They are inherently a friend of the minimal wardrobe-ist. -- And even more so when that jumpsuit is ethically made, supports...
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Allyship Post-Trump: 5 Things to Remember
First and foremost, I'm sending love and support to you all. I've been receiving an overwhelming amount of messages since the results of the 2016 USA presidential elections -- some hateful (so nothing...
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6 Ways to Support Standing Rock for Thanksgiving | #NoDAPL
Photo via NTVS Clothing, edited to fit postNo, this is not just a list of places to donate to. (Although that is important too)Following-up after Monday's piece on Allyship Post Trump, we're moving...
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We're Hiring a (paid) Winter '17 Intern!
It's that time of year again!Announcing the 3rd JooJoo Azad Internship for Winter 2017!Want to be working on an activist fashion blog, producing an ethical clothing line, building a collective of...
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6 NEW ONLINE (ETHICAL) BRANDS YOU'LL LOVE
Featuring favorite ethically-made Indigenous, South African, Muslim, and Chicago-based designers and brands. For the minimalist and/or pattern-crazed.This post has been in-demand for quite some time,...
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On the Political Value of Fashion
Photographed by Kevin Serna for Brownbook Magazine, issue 59, 2016A question that seems to come up in every interview or talk I give – what made you decide to combine fashion and politics on your blog?...
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2017 IS GOING TO BE FIRE. HERE'S WHY.
Somehow, we made it through another year. *pats self on the shoulder* In 2017, we (the blog & I) are taking a very strict, no-bullsh*t attitude toward our work, ourselves, and the road ahead. In...
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