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Friday Links — June 26, 2009


Posted by fatemeh on 26 Jun 2009 / 0 Comment
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  • 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 struggles to have the Saudi Arabian judicial system protect her.
  • Iran is considering abolishing legislation that makes stoning and amputations part of criminal law. More from PressTV.
  • Fatima Zahra Mansouri is Marrakech’s first female mayor.
  • The U.N. will begin the investigation of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination in July.
  • Al Jazeera interviews Shahrzad about the current situation in Iran.
  • Bitch magazine has a good rundown of links relating to women and Iran’s unrest. More from CNN, U.S. News, the Guardian.
  • Kashmir valley closed down on Saturday in the latest protest over the alleged rape and murder of two Muslim women several weeks ago. More from the Christian Science Monitor and AFP.
  • France’s Sarkozy just doesn’t know when to quit. He says burqas are “not welcome” in France: BBC, AP, AFP, Time, Los Angeles Times, CNN, with reactions from Beirut News, Islam Online, Global Comment, Austrolabe, Racialicious, and The American Prospect.
  • More behind the Malaysian PAS’ attempt to ban Sisters in Islam.
  • Mahinur Ozdemir is going to be Belgium’s first MP to wear hijab. More from Islam Online.
  • Muslim women in Surat, India rallied for the swift prosecution of an alleged child rapist.
  • Saira Khan speaks about why she wants the niqab banned.
  • Abbas Jaffer interviews Paula Lerner about her work with Afghan women.
  • A young woman and her lover were murdered by her father in Afghanistan. May Allah give them peace and justice.
  • Arab News shoots down temporary marriages.
  • A Saudi judge is suing a female journalist.
  • A fitness center for Muslim women opens in Moscow, Russia.
  • The News reports that honor killings in the Sindh province of Pakistan have risen.
  • A Saudi campaign named Stolen Rights aims to “recapture” the God-given rights of women.
  • U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had named Kashmiri-American Farah Pandith as her newest member of staff.
  • Uzma Naheed believes Muslim women in India suffer under poor conditions.

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