Friday Links ‹ Muslimah Media Watch

Posted by samya on 13 Jan 2017 / 0 Comment

In Lebanon, Syrian refugee girls participate in Girls Got IT, a weekend workshop that engages young women in technology and science.

Despite all efforts to improve the life of young girls in Afghanistan, and enact protections for Afghan women and girls, invasive virginity tests are still being ordered by officials, compounding the trauma for women who in many cases have been raped or otherwise abused.

Morocco has reportedly banned the sale and production of the burka in what appears to be the latest stage of the kingdom’s crackdown on Islamic extremism.

From summiting Mount Everest to hiking across the treacherous terrains of Denali, 30-year old Raha Moharrak is an embodiment of female empowerment in Saudi Arabia.

New regulations at the US Army will allow soldiers to wear turbans, beards and hijabs in most circumstances unless the head coverings present a “specific, concrete hazard … that cannot be mitigated by reasonable measures”.

NGO Plan International is supporting community leaders in helping to eradicate female genital mutilation across Africa. In Kenya, the initiative is being supported by traditional leaders of the Ameru community who are responsible for passing on community knowledge across the generations.

European Court of Human Rights upholds fines on Swiss Muslim parents who refused mixed swimming lessons for daughters, saying: “Swiss Muslim girls must swim with boys.”