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Friday Links — November 27, 2009

Friday Links — November 27, 2009

Last updated on: November 27, 2009 at 12:00 am by fatemeh

Friday Links — November 27, 2009 2009-11-27T00:00:49-04:00 fatemeh

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ABC’s Lama Hasan reports on her abaya issues from Hajj. Couldn’t think of anything more pressing related to women’s issues and Hajj? Huh.

SAAYA hosts a program to educate Muslim women in Tamil Nadu about government welfare programs.

Hijabtrendz reflects on her experience of reporting the news in a headscarf.

A woman in Syria breaks gender barriers by owning a car wash.

Muslim women at Scotland’s biggest mosque are pushing for the right to have their opinions included in the community’s discourse. Via Islam in Europe.

The Peninsula reports that socio-cultural barriers impede women’s progress.

Naledi Pandor felt the recent education summit in Qatar reflected the achievements of men only and ignored Africa’s education issues.

A Muslim doctor interviewing for a job at a suburban Dallas medical clinic says officials there told her she couldn’t wear her headscarf in the workplace.

Global Comment highlights Sheema Kermani and her part in Pakistani feminism.

ExxonMobile Qatar Inc. supports women’s education initiatives.

The Deseret News reports on newly graduated female police officers in Iraqi police forces.

Hijab Style interviews designer Irna Mutiara.

Haaretz asks why fewer Arab women work in the Israeli job market than the Saudi Arabian one.

Saudi Arabian contestant Muwadda Nour wins Miss Arab World, but receives catty press.

70% of Muslims in France think polygyny should be banned in the country.

Greater equality for India’s Muslims can mean greater equality for Muslim women in India.

Saudi Jeans gives Dr. Fawzia Al-Bakr’s perspective on how things are for women in Saudi Arabia.

The Washington Post profiles an American Muslim woman’s journey to marriage.

On Fashion Week in Pakistan.

After Lubna Al-Hussein escaped Sudan, a slew of articles have popped up about her.

The new “burqa shades” are catching everyone’s attention.

ReliefWeb writes about domestic abuse in Tajikistan.

GOATMILK brings the “mystery of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui” to light.

Hijab Style interviews the designer behind Farashati clothing in the U.A.E.

BlogHer tries to find the lost girls of Sudan.

Where are all the female Kuwaiti judges?

French rapper Diam’s is still performing after her conversion.

A consulting group believes that Islamic banks should target female consumers more.

The wife of Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, works on improving things for women and children in the country.

The mixed-gender university in Saudi Arabia has riled up some of the country’s clerics. Surprise!

The Daily Star criticizes Lebanon’s domestic violence laws.

The ruler of the Ajman, U.A.E., stresses the importance of women in national arenas.

Al Jazeera profiles the pilgrimage of a Kenyan Muslim woman.

The Jakarta Post reports that Indonesian civil service laws currently discriminate against women who wear headscarves.

The Christian Science Monitor highlights a Barbie collection that includes burqas and gets everyone’s underwear in a twist. Do. Not. Read. The. Comments.

Know an influential European Muslim woman? Nominate her for the European Muslim Women of Influence List 2010!

Muslim women seek an even playing field in football.

Girls’ schools in Afghanistan attempt to survive amid attacks from the Taliban.

The Guardian highlights how women’s rights have deteriorated in Kyrgyzstan after the Soviet Union fell.

Natasha Fatah writes about double standards in mosques that span the globe.

The Huffington Post highlights why the recent attack on a woman wearing a headscarf is a hate crime.

IslamOnline reviews The Hijabi Monologues. So does The Daily Vanguard.

The National reports that Kuwait won’t force its female MPs to wear headscarves.

Malalai Joy speaks with GRITtv and The Star about Afghanistan’s occupation.

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