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Friday Links — July 17, 2009


Posted by fatemeh on 17 Jul 2009 / 0 Comment
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  • 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, here, and here.
  • Hundreds of the men, women, and children killed in the Srebrencia massacre have finally been buried. May Allah grant them peace and justice.
  • The Boston Globe profiles Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, Iran’s youngest parliament member who is currently a visiting professor in the U.S.
  • Several women in Sudan endured lashes for wearing trousers. More from Gulfnews. Nesrine Malik weighs in.
  • Belgium’s highest administrative court has overturned the firing of a female Muslim teacher by two schools because she wore a headscarf. Via Islam in Europe.
  • Women in Bahrain are gearing up to lobby for equal nationality rights.
  • Sweet irony: France’s burqa ban comes after couturiers roll out abaya creations. Via Hijabtrendz.
  • Copenhagen hires a female Muslim bus driver to curb unruly passengers. Via Islam in Europe.
  • Nuseiba critiques Mona el Tahawy’s position on the burqa ban.
  • The Nation looks at “women commandos” in Iran. Really?
  • More on Muslim girls in Lucknow, India, training to be muftis.
  • IPS covers The Stoning of Soraya M.
  • Muslim women in the U.K. want to work. More from The Guardian.
  • A Muslim women’s organization is helping women in Malawi.
  • CNN reports on the involvement of women in Turkey’s newest mosque.
  • In Iraq, more and more women are seeking non-reconstructive plastic surgery. Via Jezebel.
  • AltMuslimah has a discussion on the generational cycle of women’s silence.
  • Another woman in Jordan has been murdered by a family member. May Allah give her peace and justice.
  • Radio Free Asia reports on the role of Uighur women in the Chinese riots.
  • Farzaneh Milani divides Iran into male and female camps–guess who’s who!
  • Yemeni abayas are becoming even more popular because of new designs.
  • On maternal mortality in Afghanistan.
  • More thoughts on Neda Agha-Soltani’s death.
  • Oregon law may deny teachers the right to wear “religious headcovering.” More info, including contact info for local lawmakers, here.
  • Caledoniyya writes about the necessity of a strong legal stance against honor killings.
  • The Pakistan Supreme Court has issued that transvestites should receive equal treatment to other Pakistani citizens.
  • Iranian women’s rights activist Shadi Sadr has been arrested. May Allah keep her safe.

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