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I’m retiring Between a Veil and a Dark Place…

…and moving on to the Freethought Blogs network. My transfer will also mark my official coming out. I will retire the pen name and start blogging under my real name when my new blog is launched. I’m incredibly excited about this. I will be the sixth ex-Muslim blogger to join …

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Gender

Ex-Hijabi Interviews and the Underrepresentation of Ex-Muslim Women

[UPDATE: The Huffington Post has published the Ex-Hijabi interviews; find them HERE.] A few weeks ago, Valerie Tarico, a psychologist, author, and journalist, released a piece in the Huffington Post entitled “Is the Hijab A Symbol of Diversity or a Symbol of Oppression?” While I was glad to finally see …

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