- A Belgian court rules a company can fire woman for wearing headscarf.
- Bahrain hosts the region’s first sex shop.
- The Star profiles Huwaida Osman as she works to bridge gaps between Somali and Canadian societies.
- Arab News reports that Saudi society is to the blame for the country’s high female unemployment.
- Five female news presenters at the Al-Jazeera satellite television channel have resigned over conflicts with management. More from the Telegraph,
- The BBC researches the abuse of steroids in Bangladeshi brothels.
- The National profiles several women to watch in the Gulf.
- The New York Times profiles female activists in Saudi Arabia.
- The Express Tribune reports that 16% more girls in Karachi smoke in school.
- Another news story about how Iranian women wear lots of makeup.
- The first Saudi Domestic Violence Awareness Forum was recently held in London.
- The program on Enhancing Women’s Economic Empowerment and Poverty Alleviation brought delegations to Syria.
- Professional Turkish women have a difficult time finding work.
- Suzanne Tamim’s father has denied being paid to drop civil charges against the Egyptian billionaire on trial for hiring her killer.
- The National profiles Sail Magazine.
- The demands for plastic surgery in Iraq increase when the violence decreases.
- A respectful and challenging work environment is what employers need to attract local female graduates in the Emirates.
- A Saudi Islamic scholar has sued to block an education ministry move to allow female teachers to teach young schoolboys in private schools.
- The National profiles female Emirati poets.
- The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Justice has began distributing new marriage contracts to marriage officials that contain a section that includes a question about bride’s age in an attempt to stop underage marriage.
If we missed any news this week about Muslim women, feel free to post it in the comments!
