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Friday Links | April 29, 2011


Posted by fatemeh on 29 Apr 2011 / 0 Comment
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  • A Turkish opinion poll revealed that the overwhelming majority of Turks are in favor of allowing women wearing headscarves to serve as Parliament members.
  • Women in Bangladesh use the W.A.S.H. program to learn how to stay healthy.
  • The Philippine Muslim Women Council has appealed to the public to help protect and preserve Lake Lanao.
  • The Montreal Gazette profiles Lebanese-Canadian activist Elsy Fneiche.
  • MuslimMatters highlights the problem of sexual harassment in Muslim communities.
  • A Brazilian judge says a former police inspector must do nearly two years of community service for verbally abusing a woman wearing a hijab in Rio de Janeiro.
  • Female badminton players in Pakistan will not adopt new regulations introduced by the World Badminton Federation that make it mandatory for them to wear skirts.
  • Women in Bahrain have launched new initiatives to tackle sectarian tensions.
  • A teacher in Azerbaijan was fired for wearing a headscarf.
  • Leila Ahmed writes about the resurgence of the headscarf for Foreign Policy. Her new book is reviewed for The Wall Street Journal.
  • Pakistan will soon recognize a third gender on its identity cards.
  • Recently released Guantánamo files paint Dr. Aafia Siddiqui as a top al-Qaida operative.
  • An Indian scholar has uncovered a tradition of female Muslim scholars dating back to the 7th century.
  • The National looks at the backlash against Shanna Bukhari.

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

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