- Last weekend, Natalya Estemirova was murdered. There are pictures of her burial ceremony, which was stopped by police officers. May Allah give her peace and justice.
- A South African Constitutional Court has ruled that widows of polygamous marriages deserve to inherit a share of their deceased husbands’ estates.
- Dilshad Ali attends the WISE conference in Kuala Lumpur, where the Global Muslim Women’s Shoura Council began a “Jihad Against Violence.” More from The National.
- A woman has been charged with blackmailing a Muslim friend. Some friend!
- Wajeha Al-Huweider discusses Saudi Arabia’s gender system.
- Asra Nomani talks about her love life history for Marie Claire.
- The U.K.’s Forced Marriage Unit is gearing up for wedding season.
- A Saudi princess has been given asylum in the U.K.
- Five Palestinian women are suing their Israeli employer, alleging discrimination.
- AltMuslimah writes about Uighur women’s role in the protests in China.
- More racism and violence against a Muslim woman, this time in Seattle, Wash.
- Germany claims it will address the murder of Marwa el Sherbini. Meanwhile, an interesting analysis of Muslims as cultural objects, viewed through Marwa’s death. Nuseiba weighs in on the story.
- “What not to wear imperialism“, about Sarkozy and le burqa.
- A horrifying Basij confession about the conditions of Iranian women jailed during Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979.
- Muslim girls in Kenya are free to wear headscarves to school.
- More burqa ban blowback.
- Forbes interviews Mahnaz Afkhami.
- Muslim men work to prevent domestic violence against women.
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s aide, Huma Abedin, is engaged.
- Saudi Arabia’s human rights society has successfully stopped the forced marriage of an 11-year-old girl. Via Sand Gets in My Eyes.
- Four women have been found dead in a canal; family members have been arrested and charged. May Allah give them peace and justice.
- The Nut Graph interviews Susan Carland about healthy difference in Islam.
- The Economist reports that Syrian honor killing laws have changed; will attitudes?
- Women’s charities in Afghanistan are helping women find ways out of unhealthy marriages.
- Rana Husseini and her campaign against honor killing is profiled in The National.
- Sisters in Islam slams whipping as a judicial punishment.
- In K’taka, India, less than 1% of Muslim women are graduates.
- The National reviews Forbidden Lie$.
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I’m getting tired of Asra Nomani constantly exploiting her personal life for attention. Also, which tradition is she talking about in the first paragraph? I didn’t get to dress up as a bride as 4 – its a Hyderabadi tradition not an Islamic one.
Love all the links about helping victims of domestic violence/empty-shell marriages. Thanks for the great link-up.
Wajeha Al-Huweider discusses Saudi Arabia’s gender system
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Also from today: Veiled Muslim woman refused on bus in Australia.
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Do you think the article about pre-execution prison rapes from the Jerusalem Post is real? It struck me as propaganda but some might say I am biased, but then even commenters of varying backgrounds after the article itself were doubting the authenticity of the story.