Ather Zia looks at Kashmiri women in politics for Arabisto. The number of foreign nationals attending religious schools in Qom, Iran, is increasing, including female enrollment. Members of Kuwaiti parliament support a petition by the country’s two female ministers to appear in Parliament without headscarves. Recent destruction of several girls’ schools by extremists in Pakistan […]

Shabana Mir discusses the lack of eligible Muslim men for Religion Dispatches. Note to self: learn how to say “confirmed bachelor(ette)” in all major languages… Remember that huge deal in France about the husband divorcing his wife because she wasn’t a virgin? Well, the French courts say that virginity isn’t an issue for annulment. Via […]

Muslimah Media Watch is finally on del.icio.us. I know. Took us long enough, yeah? Anyway, we really appreciate it when you send links for the Friday Links. If you’re comfortable with just emailing them to muslimahmediawatch@gmail.com, that’s cool. But since we’re on del.icio.us now, you can send us links there, too! If you already have […]

A four-year old girl finds a pig’s head with an Islamophobic slur on her doorstep. Via KABOBfest. A woman speaks out on her experiences with sexism and racism in the British Army. Via Feministing. More women blowing themselves up in Iraq. A woman, her daughter, and several members of their family were killed in an […]

The Muslimahs Speak Up Carnival is now up at the The Muslimah. Check it out!

Hijab Style profiles Emirati designer Rabia Zargarpur. Who I was pretty sure is of Irani descent, because of her last name. In the clip below, you can hear her and her mother speaking Farsi! YES! I love being right at the “Is s/he Irani?” game! Anyway, the clip below is a profile of the designer […]

Holy crap! It’s June! Muslimah Media Watch would like to congratulate all of our readers who are graduating this month (or graduated next month). Including meeeeeeeeeeee! Congratulations, ladies (and gentlemen)! • Muslim women involved in Al-Qaeda challenge the group’s disassociation with its female members. Via Ali Eteraz. • French court grants a man an annulment […]

* Alya Alvi looks at the state of Kashmiri women. * Malaysia’s The Star features a laudable article on rape having nothing to do with women’s attire. * A Bosnian Serb police officer is sentenced for war crimes, among them rape of Muslim women. * The president of the Association of Muslim Intellectuals in Italy […]

Ha Ana Za! looks at the survival and growth of Islamic feminism. South Africa’s The Times speaks with Fatima Hassam, who is fighting for inheritance rights for multiple wives. The U.S.’s Condoleezza Rice initiates the “One Woman Initiative,” which is a fund that aims to empower Muslim women around the world through funding education and […]

In an effort to curb Malaysian women used in drug trafficking, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry has proposed that all women traveling out of the country alone have a letter from parents or employers. And, unsurprisingly, this pisses off women. Via Feministing. The National Newspaper looks at the evolution of abaya styles. A Tunisian family sues […]