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March 2009

March 06, 2009

Friday Links — March 6, 2009

The Independent reports on how activists are working to end female genital cutting in African...

February 2009

February 27, 2009

Friday Links — February 27, 2009

The Hijablog gives her thoughts on situation in Norway regarding the police forces' rescinding of...

February 20, 2009

Friday Links — February 20, 2009

MuslimMatters has a four-part post on child molestation in the Muslim community. Parts one, two,...

February 13, 2009

Friday Links — February 13, 2009

On Syrian TV dramas and their portrayal of women. Two women are holding a workship...

February 06, 2009

Friday Links — February 6, 2009

A bank in California denies a woman services because of her headscarf. More here. The...

January 2009

January 30, 2009

Friday Links — January 30, 2009

Sweden's Cherine Awad, one of the Halal TV hosts, may be Sweden's first lawyer who...

January 28, 2009

From the Source: Muslimah Source Joins the Interwebs

Muslimah Source is a new site that is geared towards Muslim women. When I visited...

January 26, 2009

The French Connection: France’s Newest Muslim Women’s Magazine

Muslimah Media Watch thanks Hijabtrendz for the tip! Those of you who speak French should...

January 23, 2009

Friday Links — January 23, 2009

A proposed retail ban on hejabs causes some serious uproar, agreement, and outright refusal. In...

January 16, 2009

Friday Links — January 16, 2009

A glowing pseudo-review of The Hijabi Monologues. Another one here. The life journey of one...

January 09, 2009

Friday Links — January 9, 2009

Hurriyet Daily News discusses why studies on vitamin D deficiency can't really be used to...

January 02, 2009

Friday Links — January 2, 2009

Well, readers, it's 2009 (and 1430). May Allah give us all peace and prosperity in...

December 2008

December 26, 2008

Friday Links — December 26, 2008

Islam in Europe highlights a niqabi protest in Brussels, Belgium. Two women in Iran committed...

December 23, 2008

Fly Girls: the NYT’s essentialist profile of Emirati flight attendants

MMW would like to thank Thabet for the tip! Katherine Zopf's Sunday article in The...

December 19, 2008

Friday Links — December 19, 2008

The Mirwais Meena girls' school in Kandahar is still empty after the acid attacks on...

December 12, 2008

Friday Links — December 12, 2008

Muslim women in Jaipur, India, came out to vote in large numbers last week. Datuk...

December 10, 2008

Salamu Alaikum. I’ll take the beaded nipple tassels please.

The authors ask why a society known for sheltering women, would design and sell the...

December 05, 2008

Friday Links — December 5, 2008

The Times Online reports on Britain's only Muslim women's cycling club. The Philadelphia Inquirer profiles...

November 2008

November 28, 2008

Friday Links — November 28, 2008

Xpress News profiles traditional Emirati burqa makers (and wearers). Via Izzy Mo. The New York...

November 21, 2008

Friday Links — November 21, 2008

Salam waleykum, readers! The Friday Links are back, but not with much of a vengeance....

November 07, 2008

Friday Links — November 7, 2008

Salam, dear readers! I'm traveling this week, so I didn't have time to do a...

November 04, 2008

Islamic Feminism Around the World

As an academic, I must admit I enjoy conferences. Alright, not all conferences nor everything...

October 2008

October 31, 2008

Friday Links — October 31, 2008

Roksana Bahramitash speaks on a panel about Muslim women and artwork at the University of...

October 24, 2008

Friday Links — October 24, 2008

Last Friday, a girls' school in northwest Pakistan was blown up. IRIN looks at the...

October 17, 2008

Friday Links — October 17, 2008

Al Ahram Weekly looks at the sexual assaults during Eid in Egypt. Two suspects are...

October 10, 2008

Friday Links — October 10, 2008

A female fan jumps onstage and kisses Tamer Hosni during a concert in Kuwait, shutting...

October 08, 2008

The Invisible Muslimah

What's the first image that comes to your mind when you think of a Muslim...

October 08, 2008

Be Real About Muslim Women

This was written by Muse and originally appeared at her blog Between Hope & Fear....

October 07, 2008

Talking Back – Mohja Kahf’s Response to “The Sermon”

The Washington Post ran an op-ed on Sunday by Mohja Kahf, author of The Girl...

October 03, 2008

Friday Links — October 3, 2008

Children at an Ohio mosque were sprayed with chemical irritant by unknown assailants. More at...