Roksana Bahramitash speaks on a panel about Muslim women and artwork at the University of Southern Mississippi. A lively discussion about Muslim marriage and divorce oversights in Kerala, India. MR Zine interviews Nawal El Saadawi. More on Esha Momeni’s detainment from AFP, the BBC, the LA Times, and from the president of California State University […]

Salam waleykum, readers! Don’t forget to wear a pink scarf today for Pink Hijab Day. You can upload pics of yourself and your pink scarf at the website, too, if you like! There’s also a list of events going on today around the world.

Did any one go? I wasn’t able to, and am terribly sorry that I missed it. The theme of this year’s conference was Muslim women and issues of globalization. You can see many of the speakers at the conference’s website. If you went, SHARE! If you have thoughts (relevant to the discussion), SHARE. This is […]

Salam waleykum, readers. Here are some events you might like to know about. Wednesday, October 29, is Pink Hijab Day. Wear a pink scarf (doesn’t have to be on your head) or any item, really, to show support and awareness of breast cancer. Thursday, October 30, is a day to Document the Silence. Show your […]

Last Friday, a girls’ school in northwest Pakistan was blown up. IRIN looks at the detrimental effect the Swat conflict has on girls’ education. Via WLUML. In response to the Amnesty International report on human rights in Saudi Arabia, the Riyadh-based Saudi National Human Rights Association will release its own report evaluating the country’s human […]

Al Ahram Weekly looks at the sexual assaults during Eid in Egypt. Two suspects are being tried currently. The BBC interviews a female suicide bombers in Gaza. Via Arabisto. The Herald writes more about the history of women in suicide bombing. More Indonesians against the anti-pornography bill. On November 24-25, the Second Ministerial Meeting on […]

A female fan jumps onstage and kisses Tamer Hosni during a concert in Kuwait, shutting down the concert early and outraging Kuwaiti parliament members. Eid celebrations in a Cairo suburb were marred after several women were sexually assaulted. A woman and her husband are harassed by three members of the Saudi Commission for the Promotion […]

Salam waleykum, everybody! Just a quick update: Emil was nice enough to email me and let me know that some of our blog links were missing: all of the “Q – R” blogs weren’t in the “Voices of Muslim Women” blog directory! I’m happy to say that it’s fixed now! So you can now browse […]

Salam waleykum, dear readers! It’s that time of year again! The 2008 Brass Crescent Awards are holding nominations for the “the best writers and thinkers of the emerging Muslim blogosphere “! Last year, we were awarded an honorable mention for Best Female Blog, which was pretty exciting. If you love us, let us know! Nominate […]

Children at an Ohio mosque were sprayed with chemical irritant by unknown assailants. More at Daily Kos. Thea Lim writes about the lack of outrage in mainstream media, and the local police say there “isn’t evidence that this is a hate crime.” WHAT?! Karen Estes writes a thought-provoking post about what “hijab” has become. Afghanistan’s […]