The BBC looks at the women who clear Sudanesse minefields. The New York Times tells the story of Assiya Rafiq, may Allah give her justice. Mukhtar Mai is helping her in her fight. South Africa’s Muslim Marriage bill is under threat. Iran’s silly ban on Golshifteh Farahani’s movies has been lifted. Muslim women in Ghana […]

Last weekend, my husband and I made the six hour drive to the coastal city of Durban, to attend a series of lectures and seminars by Professor Tariq Ramadan. In an earlier post, I reviewed Ramadan’s latest book, Radical Reform. I certainly appreciate Ramadan’s work, and feels he is one of the very few contemporary […]

Last weekend, Natalya Estemirova was murdered. There are pictures of her burial ceremony, which was stopped by police officers. May Allah give her peace and justice. A South African Constitutional Court has ruled that widows of polygamous marriages deserve to inherit a share of their deceased husbands’ estates. Dilshad Ali attends the WISE conference in […]

Genius headline of the week: lewd stares distressing for women. You don’t say! TwoCircles.net reports on a study of maternity care and births among Muslim women in Mumbai slums. More on Marwa el Sherbini’s murder and global reactions: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. More on France’s burqa ban: here, here, […]

The New York Times reports on the headscarf’s rise as a political symbol in Indonesia. Women in Turkey take back the night. A Palestinian journalist claims that Hamas arrested her while she was at the beach. The man who murdered Banaz Mahmood will be extradited to stand trial for her rape and murder. More on […]

Originally posted at Muslim Lookout The Canadian government has (finally) decided to lay to rest its plans to introduce legislation that would force women who wear niqab (fabric that covers their faces) to show their faces when voting. This comes as a relief, not so much because of the actual legislation, but because of the […]

Afghan Shi’as rallied for the passing of the women’s law in Kabul. A widow and several other men and women in Bangladesh were whipped according to a women and children repression prevention act. The BBC highlights two sisters who design couture abayas in Dubai. More here. Via Hijab Style. A Moroccan woman is Spain’s first […]

On the death of a young Iranian woman named Neda: analysis from Time, Jezebel, the Los Angeles Times, the Guardian, A suspect has been arrested in connection with a suspected honor killing in Chechnya. An obscure Al-Azhar decree says that “misyar” marriage is acceptable. The story of a survivor of sexual abuse and her continued […]

Dr. Zahra Rahnavard threatens to file a complaint against President Ahmadinejad. More coverage on Dr. Rahnavard here, here, and here. Changing clothing mores in Baghdad. Spain is considering removing religious symbols from public, which really means another hijab ban. Via Islam in Europe. Women in Lebanon are battling for their citizenship rights. A district in […]

A Muslim woman in Surrey, U.K., was attacked by a passenger in a car, who threw an egg at her. The Al-Janabi matriarch faces the man in court who raped her granddaughter and killed her son’s family. On the role of headscarves in Indonesian elections. More from The Malaysian Insider. Two Swedish politicans offer up […]