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Friday Links — June 4, 2010

Friday Links — June 4, 2010

Last updated on: June 4, 2010 at 12:00 am by fatemeh

Friday Links — June 4, 2010 2010-06-04T00:00:05-04:00 fatemeh

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A Belgian court rules a company can fire woman for wearing headscarf.

Bahrain hosts the region’s first sex shop.

The Star profiles Huwaida Osman as she works to bridge gaps between Somali and Canadian societies.

Arab News reports that Saudi society is to the blame for the country’s high female unemployment.

Five female news presenters at the Al-Jazeera satellite television channel have resigned over conflicts with management. More from the Telegraph,

The BBC researches the abuse of steroids in Bangladeshi brothels.

The National profiles several women to watch in the Gulf.

Afghan women worry that the peace jirga will take away the few rights they’ve worked for.

The New York Times profiles female activists in Saudi Arabia.

The Express Tribune reports that 16% more girls in Karachi smoke in school.

Another news story about how Iranian women wear lots of makeup.

The first Saudi Domestic Violence Awareness Forum was recently held in London.

On Tunisian women and environmentally-friendly practices.

The program on Enhancing Women’s Economic Empowerment and Poverty Alleviation brought delegations to Syria.

Professional Turkish women have a difficult time finding work.

Suzanne Tamim’s father has denied being paid to drop civil charges against the Egyptian billionaire on trial for hiring her killer.

The National profiles Sail Magazine.

The demands for plastic surgery in Iraq increase when the violence decreases.

On Pakistani women’s rights.

A respectful and challenging work environment is what employers need to attract local female graduates in the Emirates.

A Saudi Islamic scholar has sued to block an education ministry move to allow female teachers to teach young schoolboys in private schools.

The National profiles female Emirati poets.

The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Justice has began distributing new marriage contracts to marriage officials that contain a section that includes a question about bride’s age in an attempt to stop underage marriage.

If we missed any news this week about Muslim women, feel free to post it in the comments!

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