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MuslimMatters highlights Muslim women who are trying to have it all–and balance it all. A Muslim woman who was fired for not wearing a headscarf by her boss in the U.K. has been awarded over £13,500 for wrongful dismissal. The Hindu interviews Shelina Zahra Janmohamed on her work as an author. The New York Times […]

With articles in Der Spiegel, Rue89, The Telegraph, and a YouTube video in recent weeks, the two self-described web-activists called Niqabitch are making a splash in the French (and European) media landscape. As they said themselves in the Rue89 article, throwing on a burqa in protest of France’s burqa ban would be “too simple.” They […]

emel discusses the differences between the French and Syrian niqab bans. More on the French niqab ban from The American Muslim. Sakineh Ashtiani’s son begs for a global ban on stoning. The Australian has the latest on her case. Tehran hospital fires nurses for “improper Islamic covering.” A planned kite-flying in support of Afghan women’s […]

Tajik women who dress in hijab and niqab face pressure from authorities. Hijab revival in the Maghreb region: fashion, religion or strategy? In Mangalore, India, allowing Muslim women to offer prayers inside the Noor Masjid in Hampanakatta got ugly. Our guest post about Marie Claire is featured in Mother Jones. In the Netherlands, the National […]

Shariah-approved sex aids. ‘Nuff said. In the U.S., everyone’s in an uproar about Imam Rauf. Rafia Zakaria looks at his wife, Daisy, instead. The French Senate approved the burqa ban. Guernica looks at the intersection of women’s rights and Shariah law. The veil debate is dividing Bangladeshis. A 14-year-old girl committed suicide was murdered after […]

Salam alaikum, readers! I hope your eid was wonderful. It’s that time of year again! The Seventh Annual Brass Crescent Award nominations are open! Last year, you voted us Best Women’s Blog (for which we felt really special). Feel like nominating us for Best Women’s Blog again? Or Best Group Blog? Head on over and […]

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The New York Times profiles a Muslim woman whose husband died in the 9/11 attacks. Foreign Policy interviews Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani. Another casualty of the Iraq war: single Iraqi women. Sakineh Ashtiani will receive lashes because a newspaper published a picture of a woman mistaken for Ashtiani without her headscarf. Her son is still waiting […]

ILLUME highlights the “Wrapping for Literacy” campaign for Senegalese girls. Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, an Indian organization, recently completed a survey on the aspirations of Muslim women. They want to “study, work, explore the world.” Bureaucracy in the West Bank is hindering Palestinian women’s progress. CNN profiles female Omani entrepreneurs. Six Saudi sisters are likely […]