- The New York Times reports on the headscarf’s rise as a political symbol in Indonesia.
- Women in Turkey take back the night.
- A Palestinian journalist claims that Hamas arrested her while she was at the beach.
- The man who murdered Banaz Mahmood will be extradited to stand trial for her rape and murder.
- More on the death of Marwa el-Sherbini: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. Plus more here.
- Aafia Siddiqui appeared in a U.S. court and made her first public statements about being accused of terrorism. More from ABC. Via TalkIslam.
- Honor killings in the Sindh province of Pakistan continue to rise.
- TehranBureau speaks with Zillah Eisenstein about Iranian feminism.
- The Globe and Mail examines the lives of female refugees in Afghanistan.
- More burqa ban discussions: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. Plus more here.
- The Calgary Herald profiles Nida Makhdoom, a fashion designer. Via Hijab Style.
- Al Jazeera interviews Amal Soliman, the first woman to be an Egyptian marriage registrar.
- A Canadian Muslim women died the Yemeni plane crash last month. May Allah give her peace. Via Euro-Islam.
- A Saudi journalist goes undercover as a maid to understand the extent of maid abuse.
- GetReligion writes about Neda Agha Soltani’s martyrdom.
- Malaysia aims to be the world’s Islamic fashion center. Via Hijabtrendz.
- An Islamic university in Lucknow, India, is beginning a program to teach women how to be muftis.
- A woman flees an abusive father and an abusive legal system.
- Many Afghan women are switching to the chador. No burqa ban required. Via ifeminists.
- I write about the dos & don’ts of Muslim women’s liberation. Shabana Mir also wrote about this a few years earlier.
- Chinese officials blame Rebiya Kadeer for the Uighur uprising.
- On Malaysia’s changing social landscape for women.
- On the death of Shahi Imam Maulana Syed Abdullah Bukhari, his daughter-in-law speaks about what he meant to the world.
- Payvand News republishes an essay from the Iranian feminist magazine Meydaan.com, which rejects compulsory hijab.
- Muslim women in North Carolina run a free clinic.
- Bahraini basketball players refuse to remove their headscarves in an unnamed international competition.
- AltMuslimah reports on the rise of Muslim women’s memoirs.
- A Lebanese man’s jail term has been cut for honor killing. WTF.
- Despite the fact that women are a majority in Kurdistan, politicians don’t address women’s issues.
- The U.N. recognizes that there is an urgent need to criminalize rape in Afghan law. More from CNN.
- The Saudi Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice gives an inch. Via ifeminists.
- AltMuslim interviews Farah Pandith.
- A Saudi man is standing trial for murdering his sisters.
- Islam Online profiles Dr. Nadia El-Awady, who became the first Muslim woman to lead the World Federation of Science Journalists.
- More burqa/niqab haterade.
- A U.S. feminist group backs escalation in Afghanistan. BOO.
