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Friday Links — September 24, 2010

Friday Links — September 24, 2010

Last updated on: September 24, 2010 at 12:00 am by fatemeh

Friday Links — September 24, 2010 2010-09-24T00:00:52-04:00 fatemeh

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Tajik women who dress in hijab and niqab face pressure from authorities.

Hijab revival in the Maghreb region: fashion, religion or strategy?

In Mangalore, India, allowing Muslim women to offer prayers inside the Noor Masjid in Hampanakatta got ugly.

Our guest post about Marie Claire is featured in Mother Jones.

In the Netherlands, the National Ombudsman has ruled that Muslim women who are arrested and required to remove their headscarves when they are detained in a cell should not be confronted by male police officers.

Salon looks at Australia’s own “burqa battle.” Australian women hold a rally condemning the burqa ban. More here.

Female doctors leaving their practices to get married is having a serious effect on Pakistan’s doctor availability.

In Kitchener, Canada, a local women’s group is organizing a series of workshops.

In Malappuram, India, The Muslim League will enforce a code of conduct for its female candidates contesting in the local body elections.

A Muslim women’s group in Australia is fighting against another ban…on bikinis!

Roxana Saberi is in Qatar to sign books and get publicity for being imprisoned in Iran.

A story about a beautiful friendship.

A Californian woman experiences road rage + Islamophobia.

Muslim Fashion Week to open in the Russian region of Tatarstan for the first time.

Insurgency in Thailand turns Malay-Muslim women into leaders.

Qantara.de interviews Ziba Mir-Hosseini about Islamic Feminism and “old dogmas.”

In the aftermath of violence in Kyrgyzstan, women are jump starting peace talks across ethnic lines—and taking the security of their country in their own hands.

An Iranian court has sentenced prominent female human rights activist Shiva Nazar Ahari to six years in prison on various anti-government charges.

On gender-bending and cross-dressing in Afghanistan.

Discussions are underway to establish the first Council of Female Islamic Scholars in South Africa, which would recognize the intellectual ability of female ulema.

Rayana Khasi, a 23-year-old Muslim woman in India who is a qualified aeronautical engineer, has refused to wear the burqa and received threats because of it. May Allah keep her safe.

BAOBAB, a Nigerian non-governmental organization, uses Shariah law to assist Nigerian women.

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

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