- 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.
- The Christian Science Monitor speaks on the importance of small gains, with a regrettable title. (eye rolling)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
