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Friday Links | August 26, 2011


Posted by fatemeh on 26 Aug 2011 / 0 Comment
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  • Success magazine looks at Moroccan Olympic runner Nawal El Moutawakel.
  • Nazish Noorani was murdered after finishing iftar, allegedly under the authority of her husband. May God give her justice. Read more on domestic violence and Nazish at AltMuslimah and MuslimVoices.
  • In the Philippines, several Muslim religious groups and organizations have signed a manifesto advocating Muslim women to breastfeed their children.
  • The All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board backs Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption campaign and hunger strike.
  • Russia’s first women-only beach will open in Dagestan after Ramadan this year.
  • Harvard Magazine reviews Leila Ahmed’s newest book.
  • On how sympathy with or for Muslim women is often dangerous for us.
  • Awesome post on how Muslim women in Ireland don’t need anybody to dictate their lives.
  • The BBC profiles Wardina Saffiyyah, a Malaysian actress and model.
  • Muslim women would have to remove their veils and show their faces to police on request or risk going to prison under proposed new laws in New South Wales, Australia.
  • One women-only gym in Texas isn’t very women-friendly.
  • The 30 Mosques in 30 Days project looks at domestic violence.
  • More grassroots movements against domestic violence are gaining momentum in Turkey.
  • A record number of women are running for seats on the United Arab Emirates’ legislative body, the Federal National Council.

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

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