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Friday Links — October 2, 2009

Last updated on: October 1, 2009 at 10:55 pm

October 1, 2009 by fatemeh

Police have charged the British hoteliers who harassed a Muslim client. More here.

Demand for hymen reconstruction surgery is rising in Turkey.

Muslim and Dalit women India eradicate corruption in a local health centers.

More on the mannequin situation in Iran.

In the wake of Chesler vs. Wolf, a woman who actually wears an abaya speaks up.

WLUML reports on the caning of Kartika.

Hundreds of women demonstrated in Brussels, calling for the veil and all other religious clothes or symbols to be banned from schools. Via Islam in Europe, which also has a what’s what of clothing debates regarding Muslim women in Europe.

Naomi Wolf finally gets it right.

The Dawn points out that Pakistan’s new law against domestic violence isn’t actually going to change anything.

Jezebel highlights the effect that Iran’s protests have had on the country’s women.

Headscarves are banned in Kazakhstan’s schools.

The Daily Star looks at a new documentary, entitled Dolls.

Asra Nomani speaks at a Florida university.

Muslim girls in Austria face a lot of bullying in school. Via Islam in Europe.

Israel says it will release 20 female prisoners for proof that one of their soldiers is alive. More here.

The Women’s Auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community sponsored a community discussion about Islam intended to educate.

The Times Online clears up fact vs. fiction when it comes to the niqab. Via MuslimMatters.

A Kashmiri girl fought off militants who attacked her home and family.

Three brothers in Jordan have been charged with murder after killing their older sister. May Allah give her peace and justice.

The Women’s Media Center profiles Sakena Yacoobi, an Afghan activist.

Islam in Europe reports that politicans are supporting a proposal that cuts of welfare benefits for women who will not remove burqas.

Britain’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that a box of leaflets dropped from a British plane killed a girl in Afghanistan. May Allah give her peace. Via KABOBfest.

Reuters gives a summary of who said what about the French Burqa ban.

AltMuslimah reviews Sisters in War: A Story of Love, Family, and Survival in the New Iraq.

The BBC looks at the difficulties widows in Iraq face.

More on the woman who was expelled from a Spanish court room for wearing a burqa.

In Sweden, some teachers want a policy on veils in classrooms, but the country’s education minister disagrees. Via Islam in Europe.

Three women in Lahore, Pakistan were subjected to torture by men who assumed they were running a brothel. May Allah give them peace and justice.

Beauty parlors in Lebanon are catering to little girls.

A Danish medical association asks doctors to stop performing tests to confirm virginity. Via Islam in Europe.

Global Voices Online discusses Arab women’s legal statuses as minors.

Female refugees from Darfur face systematic rape from all sides in camps where they are supposed to be safe.

The TE’A project covers women who cover.

MuslimMatters highlights some issues women have with polygyny.

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