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Friday Links — August 20, 2010

Friday Links — August 20, 2010

Last updated on: August 27, 2010 at 12:00 am by fatemeh

Friday Links — August 20, 2010 2010-08-27T00:00:33-04:00 fatemeh

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Shiva Nazar Ahari has been arrested for “causing unease in the public mind.” Here’s how you can help.

How the the Pakistan floods disproportionately affect women.

A Muslim woman who sued Disney for refusing to let her wear a headscarf at her job at Disneyland says she has been suspended without pay for turning down the company’s alternatives. More from her lawyer.

The BBC reports that cases of FGM in London are increasing. Meanwhile, women who have undergone FGM seek out a doctor in Colorado for reconstructive surgery.

Both Indonesia and Jerusalem introduce women-only trains.

Saudi Arabia has appointed 300 female officials to cope with the increasing number of female pilgrims and visitors to the Grand Mosque in Ramadan.

Iran’s most recent Family Protection Bill is met with resistance.

The Grand Mufti of Dubai has called for restrictions on Emiratis marrying outside their nationality.

A Saudi preacher hates on female cashiers.

A 16-year-old Kurdish girl has disappeared and is thought to have been murdered.

Dozens of schoolgirls and teachers were sickened by poison gas piped into their high school in Afghanistan. May Allah keep them and give them justice.

Kuwait has proposed increasing marriage grants.

How underage marriage effects Yemeni women and girls medically.

Shirin Ebadi writes for The Progressive about the female face of Iranian resistance.

How settling with the Taliban will affect Afghan women. More from Common Ground News and CBS News.

AlterNet looks at how rampant sex trafficking is affecting Iraqi women, despite the U.S. commitment to end it.

A British woman creates a halal makeup line and hopes its appeal will extend past Muslims.

France’s burqa ban has nothing to do with female emancipation.

A Bangladesh court says women should not be forced to wear burqas at educational institutes.

Amina Wadud talks about the politics and interpretation of hijab.

Human Rights Watch says that Russia should put an end to local rules forcing women in Chechnya to observe an Islamic dress code.

The Christian Science Monitor profiles Daisy Khan.

How Ramadan cuts into salon visits in the Gulf.

The New York Times looks at stoning.

On burqa fashion in Mumbai.

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

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