Friday Links ‹ Muslimah Media Watch

Posted by samya on 20 Jan 2017 / 0 Comment

When Brooklynite Linda Sarsour comes to Washington inauguration weekend as the co-chair of the Women’s March on Washington, it will be another landmark moment in her 15 years of public service fighting for Muslim rights.

A controversial Melbourne billboard depicting two Muslim girls celebrating Australia Day that was taken down due to threats from far right groups, is set to be resurrected in every capital city across the country.

An American actress is encouraging women to wear head scarves on Donald Trump’s inauguration day in a show of solidarity with Muslim women who wear the hijab.

A new Magicuts hair salon on Ogilvie Road is offering something many other salons don’t: a private room where women who wear hijab can get their hair done.

The Bulgarian volleyball team YEB Shumen 05 has made history by attracting the first-ever Iranian female player, Maedeh Borhani Esfahani, to play for a team outside Iran.

Manal Rostom, a young Egyptian mountain climber was the first veiled Muslim woman to represent Arab ladies in an advertisement of the sportswear company Nike.

In the conservative kingdom of Saudi Arabia, many forms of cultural expression are illegal. Nevertheless, a vibrant contemporary arts scene has emerged. CNN met with Saudi artist Dana Awartani to talk about her work and the art scene in Saudi Arabia.