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Friday Links — June 5, 2009

Friday Links — June 5, 2009

Last updated on: June 5, 2009 at 12:00 am by fatemeh

Friday Links — June 5, 2009 2009-06-05T00:00:22-04:00 fatemeh

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A Muslim woman in Surrey, U.K., was attacked by a passenger in a car, who threw an egg at her.

The Al-Janabi matriarch faces the man in court who raped her granddaughter and killed her son’s family.

On the role of headscarves in Indonesian elections. More from The Malaysian Insider.

Two Swedish politicans offer up a school law that removes the right to seek exemption from sexual education and swimming classes. Via Islam in Europe.

Jordanian social customs and norms hinder women’s development, according to the Jordan Forum for Business and Professional Women.

A grandmother is accused of keeping her daughters-in-law as slaves for over a decade.

Nuseiba is featured in the Maldives News, discussing the sexism (among other issues) with the show Islamic Idols.

Police and demonstrators clashed in Kashmir on Saturday during anti-India protests fueled by accusations that security forces had raped and murdered two Muslim women. More from the BBC and Reuters.

Al Arabiya covers the mourchidates’ visit to the U.S.

On Somaliland fashion.

Pictures of the Islamic Fashion Festival in Jakarta. Via Hijabtrendz.

The SAFER blog discusses the rights of the victims of Abu Ghraib.

Sumbul Ali-Karamli writes about sex education for GOATMILK’s “Muslims Talking Sex” series.

Some naseeha everyone can get behind!

Mousavi bites the hand that supports him. More here. S

The National profiles the art group Mizmah.

A study based on interviews with 88 women in Farchana Camp in eastern Chad found that female Darfuri refugees fear rape and resulting ostracism from their families.

Comedian Tissa Hami gets serious about her money.

The National interviews Shelina Zahra Janmohamed.

A member of Uganda’s parliament introduced a bill to criminalize female genital cutting.

The LA Times profiles a young Afghan woman who doesn’t want to marry her cousin.

Arab women should have a larger presence in legal circles, according to the Gulf Times.

The National highlights a beautiful project financially empowering women with special needs.

Five percent of Sweden’s youth feel that they aren’t able to freely choose a marriage partner, which has given rise to calls for banning forced marriages. Via Islam in Europe.

Female candidates will make up 11% of the next Egyptian parliament.

Bahrain gets upset over the suggestion that Bahraini women could work in Kuwait as domestic workers.

A woman shares her horrific history of familial sexual abuse. May Allah give her justice.

Bitch magazine remembers Kamala Das.

Eight family members have been murdered, many of them women. May Allah give the victims peace and justice.

A mis-identified young man plans to marry a former classmate.

The Jeddah, Saudi Arabia municipality recently set up a women’s supervision department to inspect women-run enterprises in the city.

Natalia Antonova writes about Rana Hussein and honor killing for Feministe.

Yasmin al-Khayam was given a coveted invite to President Obama’s speech in Cairo.

A woman appeals to Saudi Arabia’s National Society of Human Rights for alimony.

Studies in the Netherlands show that immigrant (read: Muslim) girls are doing better in their studies than boys.

Shaila Abdullah’s road to success with self-publishing.

Aramco wives stress the importance of driving. A former government minister agrees.

A Muslim teacher speaks out about the racism she’s experienced.

Mona el Tahawy wins the Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press 2009!

Saudi leaders are pleased with female appointments to the Shura Council.

Nuseiba writes about Barbie and Fulla.

The age for marriage among immigrant Muslims in Denmark is increasing.

Reactions about the paragraphs on women in President Obama’s speech from Cairo: here, here, here, and here.

Female legislators from Pakistan visit Houston, Texas.

Achelois writes about gendering.

A couple starves a seven-year-old girl to death in the U.K. May Allah give her peace and justice.

The Associated Press covers the lack of Lebanese women in the country’s elections.

Nigerian women are stepping up in making change.

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