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Friday Links — October 23, 2009


Posted by fatemeh on 23 Oct 2009 / 0 Comment
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  • Politics Daily discusses the state of women’s rights in Afghanistan.
  • Somalia’s hardline group al Shabaab has publicly whipped women for wearing bras. When does it end?! More from Al Arabiya and Improvisations. Via ProgressiveIslam.
  • Time reports on the recent phenomenon of female suicide bombers in Pakistan.
  • CAIR has asked state and federal officials to get involved in an investigation of a recent home vandalism because the home owner is a Muslim woman who is running for a public office.
  • Al Ahram weighs in on the the niqab controversy. So does Southern Masala.
  • Ummid.com interviews Zainah Anwar.
  • The Muslim women’s group RAHAMA and Assistant U. S. Attorney Richard Maigret have been selected to receive an award for working to combat domestic violence.
  • GOATMILK continues its series on sexuality and Islam.
  • A Canadian Muslim speaks out against the Muslim Canadian Congress’ calls for a niqab ban.
  • The Saudi Gazette reports on Diam’s conversion to Islam.
  • The BBC reports on another type of sexual harassment in Egypt: phone stalking.
  • The Los Angeles Times profiles Kurdistan’s “Shakira”.
  • In Finland, women from Muslim backgrounds are experiencing a rise in honor-based violence. Via Islam in Europe.
  • The Canadian Press covers Malalai Joya’s new book.
  • Iranian women are accused of being part of a drug smuggling cartel in Indonesia.
  • The controversial Ikhwan Polygamy Club intends to set up branches in Indonesia.
  • Kuwaiti women will now be able to obtain their own passports and travel without the prior consent of their husbands following a recent ruling. More here.
  • In New Delhi, Dr. Zainab Alwani gives a lecture on challenges that Muslim women face.
  • IslamOnline interviews German politican Hülya Dogan.
  • Militants in Pakistan target a women’s cafeteria at an Islamic university.
  • The Kuwaiti “hijab in parliament” issue takes up more political time. More from elan.
  • In India, a cleric accused women of witchcraft, which resulted in horrific assault. May Allah give these women justice.
  • Morocco lifts its reservations on CEDAW, but doesn’t come up with a plan to enact it.
  • A new fatwa in Jordan states that online chatting between sexes is haram.
  • Common Ground News highlights a place that Egyptian women can go for help.
  • The Watford Observer profiles Sharifa Chaudry.
  • Thailand’s design schools will promote Islamic fashion, in accordance with government wishes.
  • Haife Wehbe gets herself into some more trouble.
  • Pedestrian highlights the unveiling of a new Iranian women’s website.
  • A’isha Mouneimne discusses domestic violence here and here.
  • NPR charts Dalia Mogahed’s elevation to Muslim celebrity status. She also speaks with U.S. News about her comments on shari’ah.
  • Around 1,000 divorced Muslim women staged a rally in Orissa demanding the inclusion of their names in the BPL (Below Poverty Line) list. More here.
  • More on Malaysia’s government-sponsored honeymoons.
  • Other Sudanese women charged with wearing pants have been sentenced.
  • IslamOnline reminds us about pink hijab day.
  • In Kenya, the Catholic church is protesting a recent ruling that will allow Muslim girls to wear headscarves in schools.

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