So, the internet exploded recently with debate about a certain video – the ‘Mipsterz’ video. ‘Mipsterz’, or ‘Muslim Hipsters’ are a group/collective of American Muslims who also identify as hipsters. The video features a group of Muslim women wearing their hijabs in unconventional ways and styled in the cutting edge of fashion, dancing, skateboarding, fencing…
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Does everyone have things that they do in private that they don’t want anyone else to see? Probably. Carrie Bradshaw eats crackers while reading magazines in her kitchen. I dance awkwardly around my apartment thinking that I look awesome until I look in the mirror. I used to spend ages on making myself look really…
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Until I was seven I genuinely thought that everyone had a really hard time seeing. I thought that half the challenge of having an education was being able to read the blackboard and that kids who drew self-portraits with “freckles” were just using their imagination. All my childhood memories will remain beautiful as they have…
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On Thursday, October 21, 2010, I attended the CMJ Mexican Summer Showcase at the Knitting Factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. CMJ (College Music Journal) is an industry resource that features album reviews, gig reviews, ticket information, community events, blogs, and merch from or about generally under-the-radar musicians. For the past ten years, CMJ has silently been…
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