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Friday Links — May 15, 2009


Posted by fatemeh on 15 May 2009 / 0 Comment
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  • The American Prospect discusses a not-often-heard perspective on female genital cutting.
  • AltMuslimah interviews Dalia Mogahed.
  • Female Kuwaiti biker enthusiasts unite!
  • Forty women in Afghanistan were confirmed as police officers last weekend.
  • More coverage of the Saudi “inner beauty” pageant.
  • The Christian Science Monitor speaks on the importance of small gains, with a regrettable title. (eye rolling)
  • On women’s rights in Iran.
  • Kuwaiti parliamentary candidate Aseel Al Awadhi supports a Kuwaiti bailout.
  • Iran has prohibited Shirin Ebadi and Narges Mohammadi from traveling internationally
  • Radio Free Europe reports that a seminar on women and Islam has begun in Kabul that will discuss the rights that are given to women within the Qur’an.
  • Lecturers at Kuwait University agree that mostly women benefit from media coverage of parliamentary campaigns, because it was an easy option for those who found it difficult to attend rallies.
  • Women in Mauritania who press charges for sexual assault face the risk of jail time because of poorly defined laws and stigma that criminalize victims rather than offenders.
  • The Saudi Gazette profiles Farah, a successful clothing store owner.
  • Roxana Saberi “doing fine” after release.
  • The Emirati General Authority for Religious Affairs and Endowments issued a fatwa saying young women should be free to take a job and pursue a higher education. More coverage from The Chronicle of Higher Education.
  • PRESStv makes the argument that Iran’s next president could be a woman.
  • A Saudi woman has opened the first women-only cultural café.
  • Nuseiba discusses Orientalism and portrayals of “the other” in art and media in parts 1 & 2.
  • Iraqis call for the death penalty for the U.S. soldier who was convicted of raping and murdering a young Iraqi girl and her family.
  • Justice Minister Muhammad Al-Issa says Saudi Arabia may look into allocating positions for women in the judiciary.
  • For the third time in less than three weeks, Afghan officials are investigating whether scores of schoolgirls who had to be hospitalized Tuesday were poisoned. May Allah give them strength.
  • The Yemeni Sisters Arab Forum is launching a three-year program to address violence against women in the country.
  • A workshop in Maryland, U.S., helps young Muslim girls build self esteem.
  • A Saudi judge says it’s okay to slap one’s wife if she spends too much. O RLY?! Dr. Omar Al Khateeb from Dubai sets the record straight: Islam never permits a 
husband to slap his wife or even a child on the face for any reason.” More outrage follows, and Dr. Qanta Ahmed and Asra Nomani speak up, too.
  • Yusra Alaqrah, a North Carolinian Muslim woman, is suffering from long-term harassment from neighbors. May Allah give her respite. CAIR plans to look into it.
  • Saudi women are finding domestic violence phone lines are of little help.
  • The Michigan Supreme Court was considering adopting a guideline that would give judges wide discretion to control the appearance of witnesses testifying in state courts; as of Tuesday, they delayed making a decision. Uh…
  • Taif University is starting a campaign to encourage university students to recognize the religious significance of the hijab.
  • Janet Afary outlines the history of hymenoplasty in Iran after Ayatollah Sadeq Rouhani issues a fatwa permitting the operation.
  • Two brothers in Jordan have been convicted with murdering their pregnant sister. May Allah give her peace and justice.
  • In the Netherlands, daughters are shouldering most of the care for their aging parents in immigrant Muslim communities.
  • The times in Saudi Arabia, they are a-changin’.
  • Pictures inside the mosque that a Turkish woman designed!
  • Common Ground News Service examines the impact of education on female Indonesian voters.
  • NPR discusses the Saudi lingerie debate. Via Jezebel.
  • Hadeel Al Salchi writes about obedient girls, fierce Arab women, and real empowerment.
  • On Muslim women in the Egyptian brotherhood.
  • AltMuslimah airs a rebuttal to Darah Rateb’s “Dehijabization” article.
  • Indian Muslim women organized a fast to urge a ban on certain practices within the community.
  • Bitch magazine profiles legendary Lebanese singer Fairuz.
  • Two women have been murdered and buried in Pakistan. May Allah give these women peace and justice.
  • A business workshop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, offered over 500 businesswomen training and tips.
  • The right way to profile Dr. Zahra Rahnavard.
  • On the Lebanese elections and offensive billboards.
  • Saudi Arabia’s Prince Naif stresses the important role of women in Saudi society. More from the Saudi Gazette.
  • The real reason behind Roxana Saberi’s imprisonment.
  • Happy Daggers’ thoughts on meeting Nawal el Saadawi.
  • Ethar is the first Egyptian finalist for the African Journalist Awards! Congratulations, sister!
  • An Afghan midwife is sought out to begin a campaign against infant mortality in the country.
  • The Chicago Tribune reviews Unveiled.
  • Princess Loulwah Al-Faisal says it’s time to stop talking about putting women in the workplace and just do it.
  • Afrik.com writes about hymenoplasty, and I write about hymens.
  • The Muslim Women Music Makers wraps up its European tour.
  • The Huffington Post covers Pakistani women’s protest against Taleban and for Shari’ah.
  • The Yemen Times looks at polygyny in today’s Yemen.
  • On the gains of Omani women.
  • Katie Couric looks for a rumble with the Saudi mutawwah. (shaking head)
  • The National looks at how some women in the Gulf miss out on career opportunities.
  • Quota systems for women in parliament are receiving different receptions in Kuwait and Yemen.
  • More about the alarming rise in violence against women in Pakistan this year.
  • Qatar University will begin a women-only Social Work program this September.
  • The Arab Times discusses the importance of women in Kuwait’s elections.

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