Pole-Dancing Dolls, Sex Work During Ramadan and Gay Catholic Mass: Editors’ Picks, 9/5-9/11

The weekend is finally here and you know what that means: It’s time for another Ms. roundup! We bring you the best of the web–everything you might have missed while you were busy reading all the amazing posts for bell hooks week, from terrible toys to “race neutrality” to anti-Girl Scout zealots. “My Cleaning Trolley,””Pole [...]

State Department Dining, Muslimah Style

I recently accepted an invitation to attend a dinner at the State Department hosted by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in honor of the holy month of Ramadan. The dinner itself, which takes place on Tuesday, September 7, is a formal iftar—the meal eaten every evening after sunset when Muslims break the fast during the [...]