Here's a welcome break from the usual Islamist mayhem to something lighter, if not grim in its own way: how Islam and Islamism influence women's looks. Note that this bibliography does not duplicate entries found in "Bibliography – My Writings on Burqas, Niqabs, Jilbabs, Chadors, Hijabs, and other Islamic Coverings."
- "The Middle East Explodes with Obesity." DanielPipes.org, December 29, 2004. About gavage in Mauritania.
- "Hijabs on Western Political Women." DanielPipes.org, March 19, 2008. From frumpy to beekeeper, the new look.
- "Glamorous Muslim Political Women." DanielPipes.org, August 9, 2009. From jeans to glamour.
- "Affirmative Action in Beauty Contests?" DanielPipes.org, May 16, 2010. Idle thoughts on an unexpected pattern.
- "The 'Islamic Fashion Festival' Goes to Milan." DanielPipes.org, June 26, 2011. Islamism almost goes high fashion.
- "Fashion at Turkish Airlines." DanielPipes.org, February 10, 2013. From high fashion to grounded.
- "Islamist Media Digitally Cover Up Prominent Western Women." DanielPipes.org, February 25, 2013. Caution: Censors busily at work.
(February 25, 2013)