- Raquel Evita Saraswati reports on the victims of acid attacks, giving great information for how to get involved against them.
- The Star profiles hijab style.
- CBS news gives their take on female suicide bombers. So does Farhana Ali for Al Arabiya. And more from The Middle East Times.
- Saudi Arabia opens the debate on whether women should be able to become muftis.
- Muslim American Representative Keith Ellison speaks to Muslim women in Washington, D.C.
- The Chicago Tribune and IslamOnline cover female Muslim lawyers in the U.S.
- A female Muslim officer in the Philippines has been awarded for her kick-ass policing skills.
- The Dominion Post covers a fashion show for Muslim women in New Zealand.
- The Bangladeshi ulama is urged to raise their voices for women’s rights.
- More perspectives about Faiza Silmi’s denial of French citizenship. And another.
- Feministing covers Hanna Rifaey’s work for the Center for a New American Dream.
- Jinanne Tabra creates a site for Arabic educational materials for children.
- Al-Ahram examines divorce in Egypt.
- Women in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, are now able to use the library without a male accompanying them.
- According to an official report, 55% of Iranian youths are accessing pornographic sites. Whether that’s 55% of all youth or 55% of youth that have access to computers isn’t stated.
- A Kuwaiti minister concedes that abuse of domestic workers by their employers does exist. Uh…duh. So the government introduces a bill to punish the employers who abuse their workers.
- A dormitory at a Turkish girls’ school collapsed, killing 16 and injuring 27. May Allah give the victims peace.
- Anti-Noor sentiments reach a new high.
- The BBC looks at female rowers in Iran and the lot of other female athletes.
- Egyptians launch a counter-campaign to the “veil your lollipop” ads.
- The Guardian gives young British Muslims their own voices.
- A Muslim woman in Oklahoma was denied employment at an Abercrombie & Fitch store because of her headscarf. Via TalkIslam. More at msnbc.
- Muslims in India design a new marriage contract.
- Nigar Ataulla writes a great article about the “dangerous triangle” of Muslim women.
- The Iranian Women’s Futsal team won the West Asian Clubs Futsal Tournament in Jordan.
- A great article about female suicide bombers, with an in-depth look at Russia’s “Black Widows.”
- The Federation of Muslim Women Association in Nigeria puts together a forum that recognizes that women and children are often the most vulnerable when it comes to politics and war.
- Today’s Zaman profiles Dina Mahnaz Siddiqi and her unique take on the headscarf ban in Turkey.
- The Los Angeles Times looks at Zoe Ferraris’ marriage to a Saudi man and her book, Finding Nouf.
- Aafia Siddiqi has been extradited to the U.S. Her three children, who disappeared with her in 2005, have not been found. More from Arab News, Al Jazeera, and the BBC, plus some background. You can help here.
- On the bureaucratic difficulties for Saudi women who marry non-Saudi men.
- Fareed Zakaria interviews Ayaan Hirsi Ali: part 1 and part 2. Via Islam in Europe
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- IslamOnline’s Salma El-Gazzar critiques a report on honor killing in the U.K.
- MidEast Youth interviews Amira Al-Husseini, an editor for Global Voices Online.
- A “racy historical novel about Aisha, the prophet’s wife” has been postponed. Via TalkIslam.
- Sheikha Maitha bin Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum will make history today when she becomes the first Gulf woman to carry a flag at the Olympics opening ceremony.
- Egyptian director Inas El-Degheidy calls to legalize prostitution in Egypt.
- Saudi Arabia considers legislation against child marriage.
- A woman in Dubai is accused of killing her newborn twins.
- The Hijablog profiles Raquel Evita Saraswati’s style.
- A Saudi farmer sold her entire stock of sheep so she could watch Noor.
- A husband files a domestic abuse case against his wife for “beating him in front of relatives.”
- Ijtema profiles female calligrapher Naciye Subaşi.
- Writeous Sister Speaks has posted the Sufi Poetry Carnival.
- Children in Norway are being denied citizenship because of their parents’ actions, despite having been born and grown up in the country.
- An all-female radio station in Jordan is trying to launch, but is being denied a license.
- Muslim sportswomen are making strides even before they get to the Olympics. More here, although the story erroneously included the U.A.E. in the countries which will have no female athletes. Nobody tell that to Sheikha al-Maktoum!
- In Britain, an official “Muslim Marriage Contract” has been drafted. More from the Telegraph.
- A Moroccan woman joins the International Olympic Committee.
- Hajia Alima Mahama’s son speaks about what a great candidate his mother will be for Ghana.
- A profile of Zehre Avci, a woman who works to bridge the gap between immigrant (often Muslim) women and Belgian society.
- Women in Indonesia work to break the cycle of violence.
- I know what the author was aiming for, but I felt this piece just came off as astonishingly offensive.
- More Islamic swimwear.
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Asalaamu alaikum.I myself did not post the Sufi Poetry Carnival, but merely linked to it.
Waleykum salam. WHOOPS! Sorry about that; and thanks for bringing my attention to it!
Re: Acid burning by TalibanIt always amazes me how Muslims will be up in arms about cartoons and the Pope’s comments, but you never see them protesting in the streets at the disgusting treatment of women in Muslim countries. Oh…I forgot…women are not humans. *Throwing up*Muslims need to get their priorities straight.
the majority of Muslims were not up in arms about the cartoons and the Pope’s comments. Offended, sure, but nobody really did anything about it except those few that they always highlight in the media.Muslims are not some single entity that respond the same way to issues. They are regular human beings. And there are some Muslims who are striving to help women in these countries and there are some Muslims who aren’t. Am I doing anything about it? No. Is some other random Muslim? Maybe. But don’t lump all Muslims together, we are not the same. Believe it or not, some Muslims do indeed have other priorities and there are others who make this their priority. So stop the generalizations. And not all Muslims consider women inferior. Yet another stereotype. Though I do understand the frustrations, I just think it’s important to stop making Muslims appear to be a monolithic entitity and make sweeping generalizations. It’s a slippery slope.
But why do Muslims choose to protest cartoons or the Pope but not the treatment of women? What is going on in Muslim leadership/mosques that insights people to protest those things yet NOT the treatment of women? Even if it is a minority why isn’t that minority angrier about the treatment of women in their own countries? There is something wrong there and we cannot sweep it under the rug. How many mosques and imams seriously address the issue of violence against women in their communities? How many do more than pay lip service? In their positions they have a lot more responsibility than just talking. They have to take initiatives as well.
But where are these Muslims who are protesting doing so? in Muslim populated countries. Who is protesting against women’s mistreatment (in specific Muslim)? Women (and men) in Muslim populated countries. We just don’t really hear about it in North American (specifically for me, Canadian) news. In Pakistan and Iran, I’m positive I remember hearing about protests against the government in regards to women’s treatment. All I’m saying don’t undermine the plenty of Muslims fighting for their rights in these countries. So sure there is a minority that chooses to expend energy protesting against cartoons but their is also a minority that is trying to better their situations. The problem being that one is louder than the other so we forget about the other.However, I will not argue that Imams/Sheikhs don’t talk enough about issues relating to women. I would believe that to be true though I don’t frequent the Mosque or have been to that many. BUT I have seen first hand, Muslims in my area, my own mother included, helping fellow Muslim women in this city. Whether they are running away from abusive spouses or have no money, etc. Just because Imams/Sheiks are not talking about the issues, doesn’t mean necessarily that it is not being dealt with. Though I wholeheartedly agree that more needs to be done in that area.