Salam, dear readers! I’m traveling this week, so I didn’t have time to do a lengthy link list. But here are the spoils from this week:
- Last week, we reported that a woman in Somalia had been executed for adultery. New reports show that she was 13 years old and had been raped. Via ifeminists. More from the BBC and Aziz from City of Brass.
- The NYU Arab Student Associate held a runway performance for Islamic relief. Via The Hijablog.
- The Guardian highlights the voices of a husband and wife over the headscarf issue.
- Asma Barlas shares her experiences at the Third Congress on Islamic Feminism.
- Sand gets in my eyes talks about domestic violence in Saudi Arabia.
- Shahrazad expresses irritation over the idea of a car for women in Iran.
- A Muslim woman has gone missing in the U.K. May Allah keep her.
- The first female judge has just been appointed to the Palestinian Islamic court in Ramallah. Via Feministing.
- Jameelah Medina, the woman whose headscarf was forcibly removed while she was incarcerated for an expired rail ticket, tells her story. The silver lining here is that the jail has decided to allow women to keep their headscarves while being held (after being sued, of course). Via Jezebel. More from the Associated Press.
- Aaminah Hernández writes a thought-provoking post on unity in the Muslim community.
- Alternatives highlights the story of Nadia Yassine, who is currently involved in a legal dispute with the kingdom of Morocco.
- Islam in Europe highlights the invention of disposable hijabs in Norway and the debate around headscarves for public servants in Austria.
- Chay magazine is asking for submissions for their second issue.
- “Western” feminism alienates Muslim women again.
- The U.K. gives asylum to a woman fleeing Lebanese shari’a law.
- Women are increasingly including provisions in their marriage contracts in Saudi Arabia.
- More about recommendations for the police force on how to handle honor killings in the U.K.
- Marrying a seven-year-old girl and an eight-year-old boy to end a feud? Bad!
- IslamOnline reviews the harrowing story of Sameem Ali from her new memoir.
- Pink Hijab Day in Qatar.
- The Washington Post reports on gay Muslims who seek to marry lesbian Muslims as a way to escape the marriage pressures from their families. Via hegab-rehab.
- The Yemen Times examines challenges surrounding women’s sports in Yemen.
- Amjad A. Reda writes about women in Saudi media.
- Muslim women will get their own hostel in Calcutta.
- How did the women’s conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, go? The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette asks a man.
- Microfinancing programs reach out to Muslim women in the Gulf.
- The American Muslim Women’s Association had an anniversary dinner last week.
- InFocus tackles domestic violence in the Muslim community.
Tags: Muslim women, News
I loved the article by Diane Guilbault (linked under Western” feminism alienates Muslim women again) – seriously though, a QUEBECOIS arguing for the denial of cultural rights to other groups??
The story of the Somalian girl is terrible. However, I’m a bit concerned about the contradictory reports. One says she’s 23, another says she’s 13. One says she’s killed in the town square, another says a stadium. Not that these details actually change the heinous nature of the crime, but it does make me question the credibility of the sources.
TO AG:
I worked on one of these press releases, and the unfortunate reality is that often we don’t have reliable sources for this sort of thing. Just the fact that the news got out in the first place was incredible.
We first thought she was 23 because a witness there guestimated her age. Then we found out from a researcher working for Amnesty International that she was in fact 13. Also, I’m pretty sure she was killed a town square, but you know, “stadiums” is sometimes intepreted loosly, especially when there’s a tranlation issue.
Anyway, bottom line: She was 13, we’re working to correct other reports, she was raped, tried for adultery, and stoned.
Interesting, Rochelle. Thanks for clearing matters up!
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