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Posted by tasnim on 13 Mar 2015 / 0 Comment
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  • Various papers have been covering Canada’s niqab controversy after Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper  said that the niqab is rooted in “anti-women” culture, with some Muslim women responding, saying they choose to wear the niqab out of religious obligation.
  • Germany’s Constitutional Court has lifted a ban on female Muslim teachers wearing headscarves. 
  • The Telegraph writes about hip-hop hijabis.
  • In relation to Harper’s comments, Monia Mazigh writes about how the bodies of Muslim women are used to justify wars. 
  • Glen McGregor discusses misleading photos of “Muslim women in chains” posted by Canadian Defence Minister Jason Kenney. 
  • Sara Miller Llana at The Christian Science Monitor writes about Europe’s efforts to keep young Muslim women from joining Da’esh/ISIL.
  • Amina Wadud has led a prayer in the “Inclusive Mosque” event at St John’s church, Waterloo in central London, in what is thought to have been the first time a full Islamic prayer service has been held within the Church of England – not without controversy. 
  • Former FBI mole Craig Monteilh claims he was encouraged to sleep with Muslim women for better intel.
  • The Indian Express writes about the answer to “Love Jihad” – Muslim and Christian women becoming Hindu.
  • An Australian Muslim woman has spoken out about the trauma she is experiencing as the victim of an international hate campaign 
  • Al Monitor asks if you can be an Islamist and a feminist. 
  • Al Bawaba writer calls for people to separate between culture and Islam
  • An article on why some Muslim women in the West are trying to pass as non-Muslims.
  • The Financial talks about “Women in the Muslim world taking the fast track to change.
  • A Muslim woman is suing for humiliation at French airport.
  • Radhika Panjwani writes about Nadia Manzoor’s one-woman show Burq Off!

 

 

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