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Friday Links — August 29, 2008

Friday Links — August 29, 2008

Last updated on: January 5, 2012 at 8:43 pm by fatemeh

Friday Links — August 29, 2008 2012-01-05T20:43:39-04:00 fatemeh

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Justin Podur interviews a representative from the Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan.

Mohamed Elmasry examines the idea of liberation for Muslim women in the west.

Kashmiri women protest against India.

Dr. Qanta Ahmed seeks to clear up misconceptions about Muslims with her book In the Land of Invisible Women.

Women in Egypt attempt to fight against female genital cutting with grass-roots activism.

Holy crap! How did I forget to post this?! The Muslimahs Speak Up! Carnival has been up for a week! Get over there if you haven’t already!

In Afghanistan, many female prisoners are serving sentences for being raped.

Women Living Under Muslim Laws highlights the fact that many female Muslim athletes didn’t make it to the Olympics–not because they weren’t qualified, but because they weren’t allowed.

The Christian Science Monitor examines Yemen and the issue of child marriage. Via Progressive Muslima News.

A young Saudi woman bravely defied the driving ban to bring her injured father and brothers to a hospital. Via Jezebel.

KABOBfest’s Maytha points out that there are Muslim women who don’t wear headscarves in the Olympics, too.

Speaking of Olympics, Global Voices Online highlights Ruqaya Al-Ghasara.

The Moor Next Door profiles Khatou El Boukhari’s role in her husband’s (the former president of Mauritania) downfall.

On obstetrics in Syria.

Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, pardons three men who are convicted of rape. Via TalkIslam.

Coverage of Sheikha Maitha from the U.A.E. in the Olympics.

An eight-year-old girl has been married without her consent (or knowledge) to a 50-year-old man. She is filing for divorce. More from Al Arabiya. This has sparked a debate in Saudi society.

MidEast Youth discusses female suicide bombers in Iraq and a rude welcome back to Saudi Arabia.

On dolls in Iran. Via TalkIslam.

Muftis and the Human Rights Campaign in Saudi Arabia both speak out against child marriages. Via PM’s World.

Asharq Alawsat investigates Susan Tamim’s murder.

Shirin Ebadi denies that her daughter has converted to the Ba’hai faith.

The Economist looks at books that tell the stories of Darfur survivors.

Muslim organizations speak out against the Sisterhood project.

The Federation of Muslim Women Association in Nigeria calls for harsher penalties for government officials convicted of corruption.

More on women-only beaches.

A criticism of Shabana Azmi’s moderate Muslim agenda.

A 15-year-old girl in Iraq is found with an explosives vest that comes with a harrowing story. More from the Guardian, and Reuters.

A conference on the challenges that Muslim women face in order to achieve “lasting peace” occurred this week in Tehran.

Nigeria’s first lady calls for civil society agencies to partner with government to reach millennium development goals.

Human Rights Watch says that every week, an immigrant domestic worker dies in Lebanon. More from Al Arabiya and the LA Times.

Sabria Jawhar examines the brain-drain of professional Saudi women.

More Noor-mania

A woman is attacked during a flight.

The Egyptian film Her Man gains fame.

Randomly Placed’s thoughts on being an educated Muslim female. Via Ijtema.

Islam in Europe examines a Somali woman whose book is riling up her countrypeople in Norway, how boys also face honor violence in Sweden, and the fact that non-Muslim Danes are against marrying Muslims.

Angela Wu talks about what’s legally wrong with the denial of Faiza M’s French citizenship.

MidEast Youth interviews Pakistani journalist and activist Huma Imtiaz.

MuslimMatters highlights a rational approach to Dr. Aafia Siddiqui’s case.

Riazatt Butt discusses the verbal abuse her sister faces because of her face veil.

Izzy Mo’s Blog has some words of major wisdom for raising our children.

Nuseiba posits that oil is what’s holding Muslim women in West Asia back. Salon has a similar discussion.

A woman wearing a face veil was told to leave an Italian museum. The head of the museum has since apologized. More from Arab News.

Last week, we reported that Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani was banned from leaving Iran. This week, there are reports that contradict that.

Amnesty International renews its demand that Iranian authorities end harassing and imprisoning women’s rights activists.

Muslims in Malawi are boycotting voter registration because women with headscarves are being forced to remove them during registration.

Muslim women in India are protesting against Personal Code rules that are biased against them.

Women’s groups in Indonesia call for safer abortion laws to prevent maternal mortalities.

Muslim women win the right to wear skirts in an Arizona airport.

A man who pimped out his wife has been sentenced to jail for one year. WTF?

A charity in the West Bank has given shelter to a mentally disabled woman after it was discovered that both she and her brother, who has similar difficulties, had been living in an unsafe cellar under their father’s house.

A state in northern Nigeria has banned mixed-sex education for junior and senior schools.

hegab-rehab puts together a collage of Algerian women’s dress.

The Islamic Council of Norway says that imams should listen to gay and lesbian Muslims, and should not face persecution in the Norwegian Muslim community.

A principal has resigned after allegations that he has become sexually involved with one of his students, claiming that he’s taken her as a second wife. Via TalkIslam.

The Pakistani Embassy in the U.S. has voiced its concern over treatment of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui.

Muslim and Christian women will gather in Sweden in the beginning of September for a conference organized by the Iranian Institute for Interreligious Dialogue and the World Council of Churches that aims to explore interfaith peace.

The Ottowa Citizen takes a moralizing tone by pointing out that non-Muslims can learn “modesty” from Muslim immigrants. Good points in there about the rejection of sexualized culture, but a bit moralizing nonetheless.

The Yemen Times covers an exhibit in Malaysia that showcases the role of women in the Muslim world.

IslamOnline interviews Ausma Khan, editor of Muslim Girl magazine.

A hip-hop group in Jaffa includes but Jewish and Muslim girls.

Calgary, Alberta allows headscarves and saris in public pools.

A Muslim American reflects on the ignorant idea that headscarf = immigrant.

On Iranian Sara Khosh Jamal’s performance in the Olympic tae kwan do events.

Muslim women in Britain are challenging perceptions of Islam through pub quizzes.

Couples in Iraq marry abroad to ensure a safe and happy wedding.

The issue of allowing or banning headscarves in Irish schools has not been given a concrete directive.

The Pakistani Spectator interviews Margari Aziza Hill.

A Pakistani senator defends honor killing as a “norm that should not be highlighted negatively.” (head exploding)

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