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Friday Links — July 4, 2008


Posted by fatemeh on 04 Jul 2008 / 0 Comment
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  • Ather Zia looks at Kashmiri women in politics for Arabisto.
  • The number of foreign nationals attending religious schools in Qom, Iran, is increasing, including female enrollment.
  • Members of Kuwaiti parliament support a petition by the country’s two female ministers to appear in Parliament without headscarves.
  • Recent destruction of several girls’ schools by extremists in Pakistan is condemned by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani.
  • THE. STUPIDEST. “NEWS” STORY. I HAVE EVER. SEEN. IN MY LIFE.
  • A woman and her daughter are killed in a bus accident. May Allah give them peace.
  • The L.A. Times looks at the increasing (though tacit) acceptance of abortion in the Middle East.
  • A woman who kept two Indonesian women as slaves has been sentenced to eleven years in jail.
  • The fiancee of an accused suicide bomber who has been arrested tells her side of the story.
  • Muslim Matters explores the phenomenon of “the lack of decent Muslim men for marriage.” Via Islamify.
  • A helpline has been launched to help Indian Muslim women with their marital issues. More here.
  • Co-wives in Australia share their experience with polygyny.
  • Lots of women in Syria welcome the training of female muftis.
  • The Times of India looks at the woman who helped build a mosque for women by women in Tamil Nadu.
  • Dina, a very famous Egyptian belly dancer, fears her art is dying out in her country.
  • Designer Bruce Oldfield has designed what many believe to be the world’s most expensive abaya.
  • Malaysian courts granted a man the right to marry a fourth wife.
  • An exhibit in France recounts the life of Umm Kulthum.
  • Islam Online looks at female suicide bombers.
  • Speaking of extremism, Shabana Mir writes about extremist women who want a piece of the Al Qaeda pie. Via TalkIslam.
  • Sisters magazine is featuring posts from female Muslim bloggers. Learn more here. Via Ijtema.
  • Another look at Muslim women marrying outside the faith
  • Newsweek looks at the veil and extremists in Europe, Egypt’s battle against the niqab, and the female American Muslim experience in a post-9/11 world.
  • The Washington Post looks at a British diplomat who works to rescue women forced into marriages in Pakistan. May Allah aid her.
  • A girl in Italy jumped from her balcony in an attempt to avoid an forced marriage, and is now trying to gain Italian citizenship.
  • Dubai wants female beachgoers to keep their tops on.
  • Nobel Prize Winner Shirin Ebadi speaks out against war on Iran.
  • A Western viewpoint on why some women get married so early and some men get married so late in the Middle East.
  • Two of Nawal al-Saadawi’s books have been stopped by her publisher.
  • Kiran Ansari looks at summer clothing options for Muslim women.
  • An Indian council issues a fatwa against women converting to Islam to marry.
  • Many women in Uganda are looking into hymenoplasty.
  • Vocational training in India looks promising for Muslim girls.
  • Muslim men are harassing a female Muslim councillor in the U.K. More here and here.
  • The blog Islams in Europe looks at two women who’ve started a creative business, prostitute intimidation, pickpockets who are dressing up in headscarves, the attack of two women by Islamophobes, and how summer is hymenoplasty season in Denmark.
  • In Gaza, two sisters are murdered. Newsweek examines (male) community reactions. May Allah bring them peace and justice.
  • In Norway, a woman’s ex-husband and his son are charged with her murder. May Allah bring her justice.

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