Dear Bill Maher, Hey there, Billy. I’m pretty sure I can call you that now, since you have taken a personal interest in saving my life. Recently, you made the statement that Muslim lands will not get democracy without a “sexual revolution.” Muslim men, in your opinion, are sexist demons, which are an extension of […]

Tunisia might soon rescind its long-standing ban on the hijab in public institutions. On women’s rights in Brunei. The Australian government refused a council’s bid to help pay for curtains at a public pool so Muslim women can have privacy during female-only exercise classes. The British Muslim Women’s Sport Foundation has started an initiative to […]

A Muslim woman in Canada alleges that she was fired because of her headscarf. “It’s stopping anybody perving on anybody in there really.” My favorite quote from The Sydney Morning Herald’s story on a local pool putting up privacy curtains for Muslim women’s swimming hours. Meanwhile, here’s another story about ladies-only times at public Australian […]

The common-law wife of an accused terrorist in Edmonton, Canada, speaks out after his arrest. More here. The Los Angeles Times reports that Muslim and Jewish women grow close at monthly meetings about spirituality. The Women’s Legal Centre in South Africa welcomed the draft of the Muslim Marriages Bill as a way forward for Muslim […]

The headline of a recent series about Muslim women of the community in the Utica Observer-Dispatch reads, “Behind the veil: Stereotypes can be frustrating for Muslim women.”  Major groan.  You know what else can be frustrating for Muslim women?  Headlines like “Behind the veil.” But for the most part, this article, and its related stories […]

Women in Nigeria protest the disenfranchisement of Muslim women in hijab in the ongoing voter registration. More from AllAfrica. Trailblazing Muslim women will be in Leeds, U.K.,  for a conference aimed at inspiring and helping others into top professional roles. MPs Baroness Warsi and Yasmin Qureshi are keynote speakers. The Fairfield Mirror examines discrimination that […]

Maheen Haq was benched from her basketball game because of her headscarf. She was given a religious exemption and played the second half. Rahela Choudhury reviews Mixing It and deconstructs Aladdin’s Jasmine. A young woman is harassed by her cousin because of her decision to stop wearing a headscarf; she has taken legal action against […]

Muslim women in Uganda are pushing for condom use to prevent HIV infection. Divorced single mothers in Malaysia may receive advance alimony payments if their husbands fail to pay. U.S. Secretary of State declares that a dress code should not be enforced on Muslim women during her visit to the Gulf. Azerbaijan un-banned the hijab. […]

It’s the final Friday Links of 2010! AOL News examines the best (and only) little sex shop in Bahrain. A female suicide bomber killed 45 people in Pakistan. May Allah give the victims peace and justice. The Washington Post highlights the work Rubina Sandhi does to fight radicalization in India. The New York Times looks […]

The late submission deadline for the Women’s Voices Now “Women’s Voices from the Muslim World” film festival closed last week. We thought it would be a great time to highlight some of the films submitted–we’ll be featuring a new film every day this week. This one, titled “Sunglasses,” was submitted by Mustafa Kia in Afghanistan: […]