- Shariah-approved sex aids. ‘Nuff said.
- In the U.S., everyone’s in an uproar about Imam Rauf. Rafia Zakaria looks at his wife, Daisy, instead.
- Guernica looks at the intersection of women’s rights and Shariah law.
- A 14-year-old girl committed suicide was murdered after being raped. May Allah give her peace and justice.
- Human rights lawyers are asking Kenyan men to be a stronger part of the fight against female genital mutilation.
- Nathalie Handal interviews Zainab Salbi about her “Women for Women” nonprofit.
- What’s it like to be a Muslim woman in post-9/11 America? Here’s two women’s perspectives.
- The BBC profiles Sierra Leone’s Zainab Bangura.
- In India, Himachal Pardesh Government may consider free traveling facilities for Muslim women for eid festivals.
- The Park 51 debate has included several Muslim women’s voices.
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In San Francisco, a federal appeals court granted a new hearing to a Muslim woman who was ordered by sheriff’s deputies to remove her hijab in a courthouse holding cell.
- Indian women are offering prayers and “breaking taboos” all over the place.
- The Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria will soon go on sensitization tours to educate Muslim women in the council.
- MidEastYouth does an interview with the woman who responded to the threatened Qur’an burning by wearing a hijab.
If we’ve missed any news this week about Muslim women, feel free to post links in the comments!