Politics Daily discusses the state of women’s rights in Afghanistan. Somalia’s hardline group al Shabaab has publicly whipped women for wearing bras. When does it end?! More from Al Arabiya and Improvisations. Via ProgressiveIslam. Time reports on the recent phenomenon of female suicide bombers in Pakistan. CAIR has asked state and federal officials to get […]

Everybody freaks out when Dalia Mogahed says that “Shari’ah law is misunderstood.” A controversial program finds husbands for Iraqi widows, but many worry that it’s exploitative. More about the Egyptian burqa ban, people’s opinions on it, and the ripples it’s created: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. A Norwegian court […]

Women in Lebanon are campaigning to take domestic violence cases out of religious courts. Diana El-Jeiroudi discusses her film Dolls. In Bahrain, a nationwide campaign is being launched to secure seats for women in parliament and all five municipal councils in next year’s elections. Firedoglake covers Rana Hussein’s book Murder in the name of honor. […]

A British Muslim Women’s Group hosted a training seminar for women at the Deeplish Community Center. According to a study by the World Bank and Turkey’s State Planning Organization, Turkey needs to increase the proportion of women in the workforce in order to accelerate economic growth. A Malaysian Islamic court has sentenced a young unmarried […]

A Beirut forum on women’s rights in the Arab world to address everything from politics to sexuality. Dubai’s Sheikha Fatima should be there, given her views. A 12-year-old girl died in childbirth. May Allah give her peace. UNICEF responds with a call for more protections for women and girls. A 107-year-old Malaysian woman is looking […]

Nesrine Malik weighs in on the Saudi guardianship campaign. More thoughts on the German media fallout after Marwa el Sherbini’s death. NPR looks at the outcome of a U.S. military strategy employing women in Afghanistan. South African women join together to support hijab. A Muslim woman loses her life over tensions in Gujarat, India. May […]

CNN shows us Nujood’s life after her divorce. The Feminist School keeps us updated on imprisonments, releases, and an interview with Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani. Al Jazeera highlights a Lebanese citizenship case that could affect whether Lebanese women pass their citizenship to their children. Two police officers in Karachi have been sentenced to death for the […]

Can Faisal al Yafai asks why haven’t Arab women broken the glass ceiling? On the popularity of plastic surgery in Saudi Arabia. Na’ima B. Robert offers her portrait of a Muslim marriage. Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno’s caning has been postponed for Ramadan. AltMuslim examines the situation further. School girls in Gaza are being told to […]

Emel profiles Afghan architect and clothing designer Zoleykha Sherzad. Via HijabStyle. Esha Momeni  discusses her work and incarceration in Iran during an interview. The New York Times offers a chilling portrait of one female suicide bomber-to-be named Baida in Iraq. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he will propose at least three female ministers in his […]

Muslims in England weighs in on the Burqa Ban. More from The Washington Post. Saudi Amber comments on the significance of the four female Kuwaiti parliament members elected a few months ago. the long slumber comments on sexual harassment in the Arab world. He also pointed us to a very interesting refutation of myths about […]