- Shazia Awan has been named the U.K.’s best female Asian entrepreneur.
- Saudi Arabia’s religious police have arrested 10 “emo” women for allegedly causing a disturbance in a coffee shop.
- The Washington Post writes about mosque “pray-ins” against gender segregation.
- Bahraini women married to foreigners have vowed to step in during parliamentary elections to pressure the government to amend the nationality law.
- Women are likely to account for more than 35 percent of the Turkish workforce within the next decade, according to the country’s labor ministry.
- The Sydney Morning Herald reviews The Stoning of Soraya M.
- It’s that time of year again! Iran’s religious leaders get all huffy about “bad hejab.” More from IPS and Payvand.
- More on Miss USA: The Guardian, AltMuslimah, NPR, Patheos, Houston Chronicle.
- Al Masry Al Youm interviews Egypt’s first headscarf model.
- Qantara profiles Aravane Rezai, a Muslim French tennis player.
- A woman in Saudi Arabia opened fire on morality police. At The Guardian, Nesrine Malik explains the shift in female violence against the country’s morality police.
- Tunisia’s fourth annual film festival opens with a female-centered theme this year.
- Malalai Joya is touring the U.S.
- More on the Kuwaiti woman sentenced to death.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics has reversed its decision regarding the practice of female genital cutting.
- The Sydney Morning Herald profiles designer Neda Mirzadeh.
- In Banda Aceh, a tight clothing ban has gone into effect. More from NPR and AFP.
- Women’s rights are gaining a foothold in Saudi Arabia.
- The father who raped and murdered his daughter has been charged this week. May Allah give her peace and justice.
- A Saudi man has been sentenced to jail for marrying an Egyptian minor.
- When Hadise Acikgoz sung the Turkish national anthem, she got an unexpected reaction from her countrypeople.
- On the state of Jordan’s women.
- In Australia, Muslim women will work together with authorities on a state-first government task force established to tackle abuse and cultural misconceptions.
- In the Kuwait Times, Muna Al-Fuzai argues against granting unemployed Kuwaiti women an allowance.
- Today’s Zaman reports on Ria Oomen-Ruijten’s statement that Turkey must change its mindset about women to catch up with its laws.
- A school in Jerusalem dismisses a teacher for wearing a headscarf.
- The Huffington Post asks whether Afghan women are being heard in the media.
