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Friday Links | June 24, 2011


Posted by fatemeh on 24 Jun 2011 / 0 Comment
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  • A nine-year- old Peshwari girl was forced to wear suicide vest.
  • An Indonesian woman was put to death by decapitation in Saudi Arabia this week.  Her daughter plans to press charges, while Indonesia wonders whether or not its citizens are so well protected abroad. Meanwhile, another maid is murdered in Saudi Arabia. May Allah give them peace and justice.
  • Kenyan Islamic groups clash over appointment of female qadis.
  • You can’t wear hijab as a soccer referee in Quebec: another consequence of FIFA’s anti-headscarf ruling. More from Al Arabiya and the Calgary Herald.
  • But you can wear niqab and vote in Australia.
  • Al Jazeera on Turkish women and the elections.
  • On the popularity of a radio station in Kashmir and its female disc jockey.
  • The story of the Pakistani woman who was paraded naked through her village. May Allah give her justice.
  • 117 communities in Gambia abandon FGM and forced and/or early marriage.
  • On polygyny in Kazakhstan.
  • Islamic TV program in Malaysia is looking for the “best female preacher.”
  • Turkish all-woman restaurant wants to expand to Middle East.
  • Qaddafi has ordered the rape of villagers as a tool of war.
  • Bangladeshi UBC student assaulted while visiting her husband and child. May Allah give her justice.
  • Another women’s rights activist goes missing in Iran. More from Al Arabiya. May Allah keep her.
  • Egyptian “end harassment” campaign goes online.
  • The Wall Street Journal profiles Ibtihaj Muhammad, a fencer with headscarf flair.
  • Director of Family Affairs in Iranian province, Nasrin Bohadari: Men should be trained how to treat women
  • I Speak For Myself is featured on Voice of America.
  • On “Free to Be,” a London art exhibit focused on Muslim women.
  • Men pledge to marry the Syrian women who were raped by pro-government militamen.
  • On the interesting case of Carnita Matthews. More from the Sydney Morning Herald.
  • Why the “Obedient Wives Club” is a setback for Malaysia. Meanwhile, the Indonesian branch opens.
  • Hebah Ahmed discusses Saudi women’s drive for driving on CNN.
  • Hijab flash mob for the win! More from MPR and TPM.
  • A Muslim man in New Delhi is challenging the Domestic Violence Act.
  • France is even discriminatory in the skies: a Muslim woman alleges that Air France fired her because of her headscarf.

A special thank you to Anneke van de Berg, who helped me put together this week’s links. If you noticed any news about Muslim women from this week that we’ve missed, feel free to leave links in the comments!

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