Salam alaikum, readers! I’ve got quite a lot on my plate this week, so I’m afraid I’m going to have to do a slap-dash job of the Links this week. Apologies! gulfnews : Feminism in the Arab world DAWN.COM | National | Jury selected for Dr Aafia’s trial Anything for fair skin, even SR30,000 placenta […]

After the Afghan parliament rejected several of his cabinet member appointments, Hamid Karzai submits new nominees, three of which are women. But don’t get excited yet: the rejected nominees include a woman, so it’s unclear whether parliament doesn’t want any women, or just one in particular. One of Turkey’s most prominent human rights lawyers reveals […]

The Yemen Observer profiles Dr. Nadiah Al-Kokabany. A 20-year-old girl was auctioned in a Pakistani village last week. Let me repeat that: AUCTIONED. May Allah keep her. The Age examines the Lebanese magazine Jasad. Dia Diwan interviews Kinda Hibrawi. A Dubai couple is facing jail if convicted of issuing forged marriage certificates to sex workers. […]

Happy (Gregorian) New Year, readers! Here’s to another year together! A recent Cairo conference suggests that the sexual harassment of women is becoming a pan-Arab phenomenon, according to Al Ahram. Iran has barred single women from working for a state firm that operates a huge gas field and petrochemical plants on the shores of the […]

Fifteen-year-old Fahema Abdillahi has been missing for over a week. May Allah keep her. Afghan women write their stories for the Afghan Women’s Writing Project. Iran plans on holding an International Congress on Successful Women Who Wear Hijab. A French parliamentarian said he would file legislation to bar Muslim women from wearing veils that hide […]

Salam waleykum, readers! As you can see, we have a lovely new look here at MMW. I hope you’re as excited about it as we are! I also hope you can forgive the terrible job I’m going to do with this week’s Friday links. I’ll be honest: I thought I could do a quick linkup […]

Mariam Sobh, the woman behind Hijabtrendz, was featured in Turkey’s Zaman. A supermarket in the U.K. has apologized after it forced a woman to remove her headscarf to enter the store. Jordan jails a man for 15 years because he murdered his daughter. May Allah give her peace and justice. ProgressiveIslam criticizes the USA Today’s […]

The American Spectator talks about how “un-Islamic” the niqab is. (eyeroll) Meanwhile, Tariq Ramadan believes France’s attempt to ban the niqab reflects growing self-doubt in their society. The National and Sheikha Fatima agree: women in the U.A.E. have come a long way, baby. How Iraqi women are paying for their “liberation.” News from The Feminist […]

ABC’s Lama Hasan reports on her abaya issues from Hajj. Couldn’t think of anything more pressing related to women’s issues and Hajj? Huh. SAAYA hosts a program to educate Muslim women in Tamil Nadu about government welfare programs. Hijabtrendz reflects on her experience of reporting the news in a headscarf. A woman in Syria breaks […]

Lebanon has appointed Raya Haffar Hussein as the country’s finance minister. Women’s eNews covers the politics surrounding the burqa and niqab in Canada. Clandestine same-sex marriages are organized in Kuwait. Turkish and Kurdish mothers join together for peace. The Faster Times interviews Ghada Karmi. Philly.com reviews The Glass House. Aden, Yemen, will host a conference […]