Friday Links – November 23, 2007

• Senegalese women will be able to become foot soldiers starting next year!

• Another interview with Fatemeh Keshavarz. I so love her!

• A poor Muslim woman’s body is laid to rest, exhumed, and reburied—all in one day.

• Australia gets its first Muslim woman lifeguard (or lifesaver, as the Australians put it).

• Muslim women in Canada work for interfaith dialogue.

• The frightening treatment of Iranian activist Delaram Ali. You can sign here to show your support for her release from jail.

• Maryam Hosseinkhah, a member of Women’s Cultural Center, and an active member of the One Million Signatures Campaign was arrested in Iran.

• ‘Aqoul reviews Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s book Infidel, finding a heap of problems with it.

• A Muslim woman is fired because her skirt is too long. Seriously?

• There is no context for this video, but it’s still pretty cool: A Muslim woman is rapping!

• KABOBfest reports that Debbie Almontaser is suing New York City mayor and Education Department Chancellor for suppressing her freedom of speak. YEAH!

• Jordanian Princess Sarvath El Hassan has called for increasing literacy for women in Pakistan.

• Modest sports clothes and all-female venues encourage Muslim women to exercise.

• Middle East Online reviews Jennifer Heath’s book The Scimitar and the Veil: Extraordinary Women of Islam. Besides the Orientalist title, it’s actually a very positive book that chronicles early women in Islam and shows us how they kicked ass.

• Shama Al Muhairi won the gold in the women’s 25 metres pistol final in the Pan Arab Games in Cairo. YEAH!

• Cruella-blog discusses exactly what is stupid about the question: “Does Islam have a sense of humor?”

• Chechnya’s president calls for all Chechen women to wear headscarves and it causes a backlash against women without them in public offices and universities. Here we go again.

• The Washington Post takes a look at a female Lebanese rapper, MC Lix A.k.a. Malikah.

• Women in Saudi Arabia protest the recent ruling that sentenced a gang-rape victim to 200 lashes.

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