• Tunisia might soon rescind its long-standing ban on the hijab in public institutions.

• On women’s rights in Brunei.

• The Australian government refused a council’s bid to help pay for curtains at a public pool so Muslim women can have privacy during female-only exercise classes.

• The British Muslim Women’s Sport Foundation has started an initiative to help Muslim women to exercise and socialize.

• Rochelle Terman reflects on how an Iranian feminist touched her life.

• Common Ground News gives a timeline of advancements in Bahraini women’s politics up until the recent protests.

• The AFP looks at female Palestinian soccer leagues.

• A London man who threatened to kill his cousin for not wearing a hijab was given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and a 12-month restraining order.

• openDemocracy looks at the Organization of Islamic Conference countries’ relationships with CEDAW.

• Abbas Karimjee interviews LMOTP’s Aliza Vellani and Arlene Duncan.

• Gay marriage…for Muslims?

• Oh, Bill Maher thinks non-Muslims are nicer to Muslim women than Muslim men. Then an audience member asks him if he thinks missiles are nice to Muslim women. Mmmhmm.

• A young Moroccan set herself on fire after being excluded from a social housing scheme because she was an unmarried mother. May Allah give her peace and justice.

• Malika Shabazz has been arrested on several warrants.

If we’ve missed any news about Muslim women from this week, feel free to leave links in the comments!