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Friday Links — May 23, 2008


Posted by fatemeh on 23 May 2008 / 0 Comment
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  • Ha Ana Za! looks at the survival and growth of Islamic feminism.

  • South Africa’s The Times speaks with Fatima Hassam, who is fighting for inheritance rights for multiple wives.

  • The U.S.’s Condoleezza Rice initiates the “One Woman Initiative,” which is a fund that aims to empower Muslim women around the world through funding education and business developments.

  • The Independent’s Deborah Orr talks about life for women in Kabul, Afghanistan.

  • None of the 27 women who ran in the Kuwaiti parliamentary elections were voted in.

  • Ziya Meral for the Turkish Daily News observes how men call the shots when it comes to women’s clothing in both Iran and Turkey.

  • H&M plans to open a women-only departments store in Saudi Arabia, which aims to bring more Saudi women into the workforce (and, uh, make a lot of money).

  • The UN Population Fund says that Yemen needs thousands more midwives in order for Yemeni women to attain universal access to skilled care at birth.

  • Al Arabiya focuses on Afghan women who turn to prostitution to feed themselves.

  • A maid whose sponsors abused her and amputated her fingers and toes receives paltry compensation in court. May Allah grant her justice.

  • The family of a rape survivor will not take her back due to social stigma surrounding rape. May Allah protect her.

  • Ireland’s school districts examine the inclusion of a headscarf in school dress code.

  • A local Saudi Arabian NGO announces a new program to aid women in finding employment, which a special emphasis on divorcees and widows.

  • The Columbia Spectator profiles graduate Khadijah Abdul-Nabi.

  • AKI uses a Saudi-style niqab to illustrate a story about Amnesty International urging Iran to overturn convictions of women’s rights activists. Idiots!

  • Saudi mothers push to get more parents to read to their children.

  • Arab News’ Abeer Mishkas tells Saudi women that they can learn from Kuwaiti elections.

  • The BBC examines the proposed ban on judges wearing religious symbols (including headscarves) in Denmark.

  • A woman’s jealous cousin stabs her to death on her wedding day. May Allah grant her peace and justice.
  • This is so fucked up.
  • Asian News looks at Sisterhood, the collaborative mix tape presented by Muslim women. We gave our two cents on it last week.
  • A school in Brussels, Belgium, will ban the headscarf for its students starting next year. Via Islamophobia Watch.

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