RIADA ASIMOVIC AKYOL – Riada is a storyteller, opinion writer and public speaker. Her work focuses on issues related to Muslim women, interfaith, patriarchy, misogyny, and geographically on Turkey and the Balkans.

Bosnian Writer Reflects on “Dignified Resilience” as the Nobel Prize for Literature is Awarded to Peter Handke

A conversation with Riada Asimovic Akyol, a Bosnian writer based in Washington D.C., about new Nobel laureate Peter Handke, who receives the prize on Tuesday. Read more: https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/12/09/this-is-a-stain-on-the-nobel-prize-organization/

December 16, 2019

New Lines Magazine

A Love Song Still Divides a Region

“Many countries lay claim to a ballad that crossed the Middle East and Eastern Europe, provoking devotion and dissent.” Please read more

New Lines Magazine

In Srebrenica’s Darkest Hour, a Videographer Shone a Light

A quarter century ago, Ibro Zahirović documented the dawn of fellow Bosniaks’ harrowing ordeal. Please read more here at New Lines Magazine:

Bosnian women carrying their belongings flee Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Oct. 31, 1992. PATRICK BAZ/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Foreign policy

For Bosnian Women, No Justice and No Seats

Bosnian women carrying their belongings flee Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Oct. 31, 1992. PATRICK BAZ/AFP/GETTY IMAGES In the Balkan wars, women were

Old town of Sarajevo with Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque and red tiled roofs of main bazaar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, photo by Xantana.

The Atlantic

Want to Cultivate a Liberal European Islam? Look to Bosnia.

Old town of Sarajevo with Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque and red tiled roofs of main bazaar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, photo by Xantana. When

The New York Times

When Victims of Wartime Rape Are Scorned

Last month, Human Rights Watch published a report confirming that Myanmar’s army is engaged in the mass rape of Rohingya Muslim women and girls

Al Jazeera

How can we stop honour killings?

Changing notions of honour and a better understanding of religion can help stop honour killings. Disturbing cases of extreme violence against women

Blog

Blog

“Reopening Muslim Minds: A Return to Reason, Freedom, and Tolerance” is published!

Mustafa Akyol’s new book “REOPENING MUSLIM MINDS: A Return to Reason, Freedom, and Tolerance” is now published!! There is so much I could say about

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Check this out! Book: “Men in Charge? Rethinking Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition.”

I have followed and admired work by Musawah, a global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family, for a while now. Learn more

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Check this out! “How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation”

I thought this was a very informative article and an interesting way to address many issues that millennials face. As a [millennial] woman, mother, parent,

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Check this out! “The Secret History of Muslims in the U.S.”

Muslims have been here since the time of the earliest explorers and have left their mark on everything from the White House to the Marine

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Check this out! “9 ways to explore Bosnia and Hercegovina’s Islamic heritage”

Every time I go to Bosnia and Herzegovina, I indulge in its beautiful architecture and nature, and my country’s Islamic heritage is just one part

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Check this out! “Sarajevo, the city where east meets west”

You just have to go and experience Sarajevo for yourself. Its simultaneous vulnerability and resilience always get me. I’ll tell you more about my typical

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