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Friday Links — May 28, 2010

Friday Links — May 28, 2010

Last updated on: May 28, 2010 at 12:00 am by fatemeh

Friday Links — May 28, 2010 2010-05-28T00:00:30-04:00 fatemeh

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In Egypt, female candidates for the mid-term Shura Council elections want more support.

Shazia Awan has been named the U.K.’s best female Asian entrepreneur.

Saudi Arabia’s religious police have arrested 10 “emo” women for allegedly causing a disturbance in a coffee shop.

A Nigerian blogger responds to the Yarima-polygyny debate.

The Washington Post writes about mosque “pray-ins” against gender segregation.

Bahraini women married to foreigners have vowed to step in during parliamentary elections to pressure the government to amend the nationality law.

Gulistan Mahmud takes gold and silver medals in the Arab Track and Field Championships.

Women are likely to account for more than 35 percent of the Turkish workforce within the next decade, according to the country’s labor ministry.

The Sydney Morning Herald reviews The Stoning of Soraya M.

Al-Ahram interviews Egyptian women’s rights activist Nehad Abul-Qomsan.

It’s that time of year again! Iran’s religious leaders get all huffy about “bad hejab.” More from IPS and Payvand.

More on Miss USA: The Guardian, AltMuslimah, NPR, Patheos, Houston Chronicle.

Al Masry Al Youm interviews Egypt’s first headscarf model.

Qantara profiles Aravane Rezai, a Muslim French tennis player.

A woman in Saudi Arabia opened fire on morality police. At The Guardian, Nesrine Malik explains the shift in female violence against the country’s morality police.

Tunisia’s fourth annual film festival opens with a female-centered theme this year.

Malalai Joya is touring the U.S.

More on the Kuwaiti woman sentenced to death.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has reversed its decision regarding the practice of female genital cutting.

The Sydney Morning Herald profiles designer Neda Mirzadeh.

In Banda Aceh, a tight clothing ban has gone into effect. More from NPR and AFP.

Women’s rights are gaining a foothold in Saudi Arabia.

The father who raped and murdered his daughter has been charged this week. May Allah give her peace and justice.

A Saudi man has been sentenced to jail for marrying an Egyptian minor.

When Hadise Acikgoz sung the Turkish national anthem, she got an unexpected reaction from her countrypeople.

On the state of Jordan’s women.

In Australia, Muslim women will work together with authorities on a state-first government task force established to tackle abuse and cultural misconceptions.

In the Kuwait Times, Muna Al-Fuzai argues against granting unemployed Kuwaiti women an allowance.

A mother comes to terms with her daughter wearing the headscarf.

The BBC looks inside Egypt’s “Divorcee Radio.”

More than 100 women from Bermuda’s Muslim community turned out to hear international Muslim motivational speaker Ieasha Prime.

Today’s Zaman reports on Ria Oomen-Ruijten’s statement that Turkey must change its mindset about women to catch up with its laws.

A school in Jerusalem dismisses a teacher for wearing a headscarf.

The Huffington Post asks whether Afghan women are being heard in the media.

The war on Baloch women in Pakistan.

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