- Our lady Yusra writes about her life as a Libyan-American Muslim woman for The Huffington Post.
- Female health workers in Pakistan have no maternity leave and are facing pay shortages.
- A man murdered his 20-year-old stepdaughter. May Allah give her peace and justice.
- The Washington Post and The Daily Beast weigh in on Sila Sahin’s Playboy spread.
- A 15-year-old girl gets accepted to 13 colleges and decides on Harvard.
- A missing woman returns to her family unharmed, but local authorities remain suspicious.
- Women Without Borders study concludes that Yemeni women want more independence and freedoms.
- The frightening ordeal Syrian blogger Amina is going through. May God keep her.
- Pakistani schoolgirls give an alternate account of the Greg Mortenson controversy.
- Two mothers who found friendship and forgiveness after 9/11.
- The Toronto Star examines how basketball is improving things for Indian Muslim girls.
- Shelina Janmohamed writes about Nigella Lawson’s recent brush with the burkini.
- The Guardian profiles women who run workshops combating extremism.
- Bangladeshi women are pushing government to implement the recently approved National Women Development Policy, which will give women equal economic and political rights.
- Three Qatari women have joined forces to create a fashion and lifestyle magazine focusing on their country. Via MuslimVoices.
If we’ve missed any news about Muslim women from this week, feel free to leave links in the comments!
