Archive for July, 2009

• Setting the Record Straight: A Follow-Up on Niqabs and Voting

  July 7th, 2009 Originally posted at Muslim Lookout The Canadian government has (finally) decided to lay to rest its plans to...

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• GSU vs. Hijab: the (Mis)Education of Slma Shelbayah

  July 6th, 2009 The state of Georgia, which just last year infamously jailed a woman for wearing a hijab in a...

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• WTF picture of the week.

  July 6th, 2009 I saw this on Bitch magazine’s blog. Kjerstin Johnson posted a great takedown of Dina Goldstein’s “Fallen Princesses”...

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• Friday Links — July 3, 2009

  July 3rd, 2009 Afghan Shi’as rallied for the passing of the women’s law in Kabul. A widow and several other men...

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• Muslim Women and Choice in Marriage

  July 2nd, 2009 This is a slightly edited version of an article written by Sahar, which originally appeared at Nuseiba. You...

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• Sensationalist Film Exploits Important Human Rights Issue in Iran

  July 1st, 2009 This was written by Elise Auerbach and originally published on Human Rights Now, the Amnesty International USA blog....

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