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Friday Links — September 19, 2008

Friday Links — September 19, 2008

Last updated on: January 5, 2012 at 8:52 pm by fatemeh

Friday Links — September 19, 2008 2012-01-05T20:52:30-04:00 fatemeh

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Dr. Aafia Siddiqui’s 12-year-old son has been handed over to Pakistani authorities. More from MuslimMatters.

A Muslim convert was refused burial in a Tunisian Muslim cemetery because she did not have an Arab surname.

An Algerian woman and her daughter were murdered by her son.

A female suicide bomber kills 22 in Diyala, Iraq.

The hopes of Afghan school girls (and boys).

Soraya Tehrani writes about drugs and Iranian women.

A Moroccan theologian who has been sued for claiming that girls can wed at nine reiterates his stance.

Though Iranian women have made inroads in public social and economic roles, their domestic roles are still the same.

Teachers in Denmark worry that Muslim schoolchildren are at a disadvantage if they fast for Ramadan.

The Saudi Gazette covers hijab styles in the media.

Samar Fatany writes about moderation in faith.

Bangladesh has asked a top lawyer in the country to mediate between Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia.

A law in Singapore will soon make it easier for ex-wives to receive payments from their ex-husbands.

A fashion show in Saudi Arabia will focus on “veiled woman.” More from the Saudi Gazette.

Islamic courts in the U.K. can be legally binding.

The establishment of the Secretariat on the Protection and Enhancement of Muslim Women (Senada) has been approved by the government and aims to protect Muslim women in Malaysia.

A senior female Muslim policewoman plans to sue the U.K.’s police for racial discrimination and bullying.

Iran’s Dr. Yasaman Farzan receives the prestigious International Union of Pure and Applied Physics’ Young Scientist Prize in Particle Physics.

A state in Malaysia bans women from performing in front of a mixed-sex audience.

Feministing covers A Jihad for Love.

Dr. Qanta Ahmed’s book gets some more press! Via Progressive Muslima News.

(rolling eyes) Muslim women like having pretty hair, too! Oooooooooooh! They’re not so different, after all!

Salon reviewsTowelhead. So does KABOBfest.

Saudiwoman’s Weblog explains the relationship between Saudi women and their drivers.

A Muslim family worries about the resurgence of Islamophobia in Oregon.

The National examines a Syrian group of female preachers called the Qubeisiat.

Samira Laouni speaks to the men’s half of the mosque.

Cambodian Muslim students will be allowed to wear head scarves once the new school year starts.

A Muslim woman says she’s been fired from her job at a Seattle, Washington, Best Western for continuing to wear the headscarf she’s been wearing since she began working there.

Achelois ponders on Muslim women and Greek comedy.

Hala_In_USA discusses “airing dirty laundry” and the guardianship of Saudi women. Via Global Comment Online.

A film about the stoning of Soraya M. opens at Toronto’s film festival.

A bill in Indonesia’s parliament will define pornography as “acts that incite sexual desire.” Vague, wouldn’t you say? Here’s a good post on the negative impact of such a law.

Haya al-Manie proposes institutional safeguards for problems posed by domestic maids.

Arab News discusses public opinion polls about Saudi women’s rights.

Al Jazeera looks at the hijab as fashion statement in Egypt.

Asharq Alawsat reports that domestic violence cases in Saudi Arabia drop 80% during Ramadan.

The Nigerian man with 86 wives has refused to divorce all but four of them, despite earlier reports. So he was arrested. And has gotten himself 86 lawyers; one for each wife, I guess.

The BBC looks at the problems Eritrean women face through three women.

The Guardian discusses Ramadan soap operas.

Faisal al Yafai writes a post about Egyptian sexual harassment.

ALL THINGS PAKISTAN ponders about the rape rate in Pakistan. Via Global Voices Online.

Payvand News features Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani’s views of Ahmedinejad’s government and women’s rights.

SaudiAmber reviews*The Women.*

During Ramadan, an illegal maid racket thrives in Saudi Arabia.

Princess Lulwa of Saudi Arabia died this week at the age of 80. May Allah give her peace.

Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has been allowed to return to Bangladesh to contest elections.

Global Voices Online discusses divorce and women working in Egypt.

Islam in Europe looks at online dating sites for Muslims that advertise polygynous marriage though it’s illegal in Sweden.

IslamOnline reports on the removal of barriers to exercise for women.

Menassat profiles the first online magazine for LGBT Muslims, based in Beirut.

Nadz writes about her experiences at a Global Fund for Women conference in Morocco.

Payvand News interviews Elnaz Ansari, an Iranian women’s activist.

Shirkat Gah suggests a letter-writing campaign for the women who were buried alive in Pakistan. Via WLUML.

Nayereh Tohidi writes about the state of Iran’s laws after the shelving of a sexist law on polygyny.

Women in the Philippines are calling for a ceasefire in Mindanao.

The University Daily Kansan looks at Muslim women who wear the headscarf.

Social enterprises are one way to help underrepresented communities.

Mauritian women are active in grassroots campaigning, but are still not present in larger political bodies.

Indonesian rights groups call for an end to child slavery in Malaysia.

Saudi Arabia announced 1,000 scholarships for Saudi women to become nurses in order to address the country’s nursing shortage. Sabria Jawhar gives her opinions. Via Global Voices Online.

Sara discusses her thoughts on hypocrisy in Ramadan. Via Global Voices Online.

Fann 3arabi features artist Hend Al Mansour.

Remember Nujood? The Yemeni girl who got herself a divorce? She’s back at school. Via Yemen Journey.

Fatemeh Keshavarz writes about a disturbing trend in Islamophobia. Via Islamify.

Islam in Europe profiles a Danish Muslim fashion house and raises the concerns of Rotterdam’s school district that girls from immigrant backgrounds aren’t returning to school after the summer.

Saudi Arabia’s only film production company run by women will bring a different point of view about Saudi Arabia to the world.

Payvand News highlights an Iranian organization working to transform disadvantaged women’s lives in Iran.

Susan El-Baneh and her new husband died in the attack on the Yemen-based U.S. embassy. May Allah grant them peace.

SaudiAmber takes a look at a book about the veil.

The New Nation interviews Ayesha Jala about the position of women in contemporary Muslim society.

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