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Friday Links — August 1, 2008

Friday Links — August 1, 2008

Last updated on: January 5, 2012 at 8:42 pm by fatemeh

Friday Links — August 1, 2008 2012-01-05T20:42:19-04:00 fatemeh

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The Guardian looks at fall fashion in headscarves. Also, a slideshow on Dubai’s fashion week.

Samaha reviews A Jihad for Love. Via TalkIslam.

Feminocracy discusses the recent discrimination against two Muslim women by a McDonald’s.

The Guardian profiles Asmaa Abdol-Hamid. Via Hijab Style.

A woman is sentenced to death for prostitution. Prostitution that her own husband forced her into. Here’s what you can do. Via Feministe.

The U.S. News talks about an increase in female suicide bombers. So does the BBC. And the T imes Online.

An unfortunate consequence of Hamas’ anti-porn crusade is that journalists can’t access certain news outlets.

The Turkish Daily News focuses on how the language of moral superiority hurts all women: Do uncovered women “deserve what they get”?

In an effort to increase female employment, Saudi businessmen propose female-only industrial zones.

Three female suicide bombers killed 25 and wounded approximately 70 in Baghdad. May Allah give peace to the victims.

The Times Online reviews Halima Bashir’s book Tears of the Desert.

Akbar Ahmed writes about his daughter, Amineh.

Na’ima B. Robert writes about living as a Muslim in a British democracy.

AKI features a film about female Iranian footballers, titled Football Under Cover (eye rolling).

The Washington Post examines the lives of Muslim women in France.

Aziza al-Yassin reviews The Women in Black for The Muslim News.

Yvonne Ridley believes that Al-Qaeda suspect Aafia Siddiqui is in an Afghan prison.

A man who severely beat his wife for rolling up her veil because of the heat was sentenced to two years, but has had most of time that suspended. WTF?!

Saudi government departments try to work out a stalemate on rules that govern women that study abroad.

The Indonesian Embassy in Saudi Arabia rolls out discouraging numbers of sexual assault on Indonesian maids for only the first half of 2008.

Women in Egypt fashion a campaign similar to the Iranian One Million Signatures Campaign in hopes of changing laws that ignore sexual harassment.

Many of Iraq’s parliament members believe that female quotas are the only solution for ensuring that women are represented.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali seeks protection from the Netherlands while living in the U.S.

Despite a law intended to stop them, child marriages are still happening in Morocco.

AIDS activists in South Africa protest against a call for mandatory HIV testing for Muslim couples before marriage, saying that it will further stigmatise and discriminate against those with HIV.

A research study about Islamic divorce in North America. Via Islamify.

Iranian filmmaker Rakhshan Bani-Etemad received an honorary doctorate from the University of London.

The beyond-horrifying story of one Bosnian woman during the war. May Allah give her and all the other women of Bosnia peace and justice. Via Islamify.

Women in Sweden who have been raped seek hymenoplasty . Via Islam in Europe.

Migrant Rights discusses maid abuse in the Arabian Peninsula.

BeliefNet and Newsweek discuss the Turkish soap opera that’s supposedly enlightening men and women across the Middle East.

The Kuwait Times looks at housing difficulties for divorced and widowed
Kuwaiti women.

Women in north Sinai in Egypt protest against the lengthy detention of their male relatives.

Iranian authorities debate removing the ban on showing women without hijab for the Beijing Olympics.

Jezebel examines headscarf fashion.

Hatshepsut discusses another disgusting “veil yourself” advertisement.

alternarrative ponders on sex segregation online.

Dr. Basma Al-Mutlaq says that violence against women has “no country.” Damn right.

Saudi Arabia’s Olympic team will appear in Beijing without any female members, but women are trying to make headway within the country’s sports systems.

Two Iraqi-Norwegian sisters design their own line of head coverings.

Muslims in Uganda want to include issues concerning Muslim women on a domestic relations bill that will be considered by Parliament.

Lashings for everybody.

Oh, the sickly sweet irony: a member of Saudi Arabia’s vice squad is arrested for having six wives. More here.

HijabMan & Co. discuss marriage pressures for new converts. Via TalkIslam.

Lebanese singer Suzan al-Tamim was found stabbed to death in her Dubai apartment. More here. May Allah grant her peace and justice.

Saudi businesswomen are preparing to be voted into the board of directors of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the the first time.

A Muslim woman punches a Christian preacher for insulting the prophet. Warning: there are some pretty nasty comments made about the prophet. Disclaimer: Violence is not acceptable, no matter how much better you feel when she punches him. Via Islamify.

The Nation celebrates the birth anniversary of Fatima Jinnah, known as the “Mother of Pakistan.”

Somali women in Oregon have asked for a portion of time after hours for the pool to be women-only.

Pedestrian gives her opinion on the wives of Middle Eastern statesmen.

The New York Times looks at the success of the The American Muslim Teenager’s Handbook.

Via The New York Times: Bosnian Muslim women from Srebrencia watch watch Radovan Karadzic’s first appearance before court in The Hague.

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