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Friday Links | February 25, 2011


Posted by fatemeh on 25 Feb 2011 / 0 Comment
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  • 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!

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