Maheen Haq was benched from her basketball game because of her headscarf. She was given a religious exemption and played the second half. Rahela Choudhury reviews Mixing It and deconstructs Aladdin’s Jasmine. A young woman is harassed by her cousin because of her decision to stop wearing a headscarf; she has taken legal action against […]

Muslim women in Uganda are pushing for condom use to prevent HIV infection. Divorced single mothers in Malaysia may receive advance alimony payments if their husbands fail to pay. U.S. Secretary of State declares that a dress code should not be enforced on Muslim women during her visit to the Gulf. Azerbaijan un-banned the hijab. […]

It’s the final Friday Links of 2010! AOL News examines the best (and only) little sex shop in Bahrain. A female suicide bomber killed 45 people in Pakistan. May Allah give the victims peace and justice. The Washington Post highlights the work Rubina Sandhi does to fight radicalization in India. The New York Times looks […]

The Correctional Service of Canada has hired its first female Muslim prison guard, and her hiring has garnered mixed reviews. Last weekend, hundreds of Muslim believers gathered outside Azerbaijan’s education ministry to protest a ban on hijab, which police broke up. More here and here and here. MuslimMatters deconstructs an Islamophobic chain email that claims […]

Al Jazeera reports that a new Egyptian law guarantees 64 seats to female candidates, meaning a 1,500% rise in female parliamentarians. Remember Aisha? From the Time cover? Her father-in-law has been arrested in connection with her mutilation. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani has not been released from prison. We’re confused, too. Read up on what’s going on […]

Nicholas Kristof tells us about a Muslim woman fighting terrorism with microloans. A woman and her boyfriend will be lashed 100 times each, jailed and deported from the Emirates for committing unlawful sex. A Conservative local politician has been arrested after he called for a female Muslim journalist to be stoned to death. Mona Eltahawy […]

An interview with the ladies of Naqa’a, a Saudi-based group fighting against climate change. The London Evening Standard discusses about the veil in the U.K. The New York Times covers a study regarding Muslim women’s health care needs and preferences. More from the USA Today. More great press for “The Hijabi Monologues.” The Islamic Human […]

A Malaysian court ruled that “Sisters in Islam” could use its name, rejecting a complaint by religious activists that the title was confusing to Muslims. News Blaze profiles Jezima Ismail, a co-founder of Muslim Women’s Research and Action Forum in Sri Lanka. More about her from Daily News. Al-Ahram Weekly examines Europe’s problem with the […]

Common Ground News runs an interview with Fatema Mernissi. Tony Blair’s sister-in-law converts to Islam. More here. The Atlantic looks at Gaza’s surfer girls. Baroness Warsi was prohibited from attending a conference by her boss. The Asian Human Rights Commission makes a plea for Sri Lankan woman sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia. The Daily […]

Turkey’s Higher Education Board ruled to stop teachers from expelling students who wear headscarves. And with a sigh, Turkey’s hijab ban was over. More from Salon, Arab News, A white American convert shares the discrimination she’s experienced. The Washington Post covers the “I Want to Get Married” phenomenon. The Global Voices post on Samar Al […]