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Friday Links — December 21, 2007


Posted by fatemeh on 21 Dec 2007 / 0 Comment
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  • Khalilah Sabra writes a very interesting essay about sexual violence and Muslim communities.
  • Dr. Asad Khan writes about a few high-profile Muslim women who seek the full development of women’s rights in Muslim communities.

  • Haroon Siddiqui writes about Aqsa Parvez’ murder being used as a tool for “cultural warfare.” He makes some great points about the nature of immigrant families in a new cultural setting.

  • Doha Abdelhamid thinks about what it would be like if she were Egypt’s first female prime minister.

  • Iranian officials are planning more crackdowns on women who are dressed “improperly.” So what’s different about this campaign? It’s happening in winter.

  • If only we could all honor our mothers this way.

  • The New York Times blog looks at why the Qatif girl’s pardoning won’t help the bigger picture for human rights in Saudi Arabia.

  • More Muslim girls and women who wear hejab are getting involved in sports, mashallah!

  • Muslim women who are HIV positive face discrimination from their own communities.

  • A Canadian Muslim teen gives her viewpoint on the death of Aqsa Parvez.

  • Check out DaralIslaamLive, a website that features over 300 Islamic lectures translated into English from Arabic. All translations and site features were done by a Muslim woman, barikallah!

  • Soumaya Ghannoushi looks at the West’s use of the Muslim woman as a “damsel in distress.”

  • Lou from MidEast Youth dashes all the superficial arguments against women driving in Saudi Arabia.

  • A Muslim woman in Atlanta, Georgia, says that she was not hired because of her hejab.

  • Unique Muslimah rejoices: finally, Yahoo! Avatars finally has a hejab option.


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