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Friday Links | March 18, 2011

Friday Links | March 18, 2011

Last updated on: March 18, 2011 at 12:00 am by fatemeh

Friday Links | March 18, 2011 2011-03-18T00:00:08-04:00 fatemeh

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A Lebanese politician calls Saudi women “trash bags” and then hurriedly backpedals.

Hilarious satire about a Pakistani ban on bras is presented as fact by American outlet.

This week, the Virginia Festival of the Book aimed to go beyond flat stereotypes of Muslim women.

Three thousand Muslim women attended a seminar on employment in Dadar, India.

The Huffington Post goes over the history of women’s reforms (or lack thereof) after revolutions in the Middle East.

A federal appeals court ruled that a Muslim woman in California can sue the county where she was ordered to remove her headscarf in a courthouse holding cell.

One of Nicholas Kristof’s Win a Trip finalists is a Muslim American woman from Seattle.

Now the Dutch want to get in on the hijab-banning bandwagon.

IPS describes the horrid conditions that female Palestinian prisons endure.

Al Qaeda publishes a lady mag. Uh…you go, girl…? Mona Eltahawy writes about it.

Nawal El Saadawi honored among The Guardian’s top 100 feminists.

Chechen hardliners impose an Islamic dress code on women with paintball guns.

WLUML covers the West Bank Civil Disobedience Conference, which hosts Israeli and Palestinian women.

AltMuslim profile Malaysian musical sensation Yuna.

IPS covers Pakistan’s unwanted babies and women’s inability to leave home.

Karachi hosted a four-day seminar entitled “Muslim Women: Through the lens of history, religion, law and society.”

Activist Angkhana Neelapaijit says Muslim women in southern Thailand face discrimination by civil and religious law.

The NYT looks at traveling to Saudi Arabia while female.

Shanna Bukhari hopes to be the U.K.’s first Muslim Miss Universe.

The Arab News reports that the growth of women in Islamic finance remains a challenge.

Dr. Rahat Abrar releases book “Muslim Female Education: From Veils to Moon.”

A Muslim woman was escorted of a Southwest flight because of her hijab. And Muslimness.

Model/rapper Shakur talks about her background, her faith, and her professional aspirations.

ILLUME interviews Muna Abu Sulayman.

Iraqi women feel shunted despite election quota.

AltMuslimah looks at incest as abuse.

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

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