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Friday Links | January 21, 2011

Friday Links | January 21, 2011

Last updated on: January 21, 2011 at 12:00 am by fatemeh

Friday Links | January 21, 2011 2011-01-21T00:00:03-04:00 fatemeh

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Maheen Haq was benched from her basketball game because of her headscarf. She was given a religious exemption and played the second half.

Rahela Choudhury reviews Mixing It and deconstructs Aladdin’s Jasmine.

A young woman is harassed by her cousin because of her decision to stop wearing a headscarf; she has taken legal action against him.

Women in South Sudan are hoping for a chance at civic participation with a new government.

A new law in Albania forbids headscarves in schools.

NPR examines the secret lives of Pakistani lesbians.

The International Scientific Workshop on Chastity and Morality was held in Athens and sponsored by Iran. *sigh*

Pakistani MP Sherry Rehman is accused of blasphemy for her attempt to change the blasphemy laws that sentenced a Pakistani Christian woman to death.

The Muslim Women Association of Singapore has opened a Centre for Remarriage and Stepfamilies.

In search of jobs, 3,000 Muslim women attend a job seminar in Mumbai, India.

A French imam says that face veils are un-Islamic.

On female suicide bombers in Pakistan.

The Houston Chronicle profiles three Muslim American sisters.

An Azerbaijani political analyst says that it’s “unethical to associate the concept of honor with the issue of schoolgirls wearing the hijab.”

Iranian models on the catwalk…on the catwalk, yeah…

Canada’s government looks for a way to prevent honor killings.

Infanticide is on the rise in Pakistan.

The Nigerian Tribune reports that Muslim women in Nigeria are being disenfranchised in the current voter registration drive based on their religious identity.

Afshan Azad’s brother has been sentenced to jail for six months for attacking her.

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

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