- The Independent profiles Muslim fashion designers.
- A Nigerian Muslim women’s group has said that the political environment in the country is not conducive for women to participate in politics.
- Check out elan magazine’s profile of Muslim women’s blogs, including MMW!
- During the King of Saudi Arabia’s visit to Washington, D.C., women held a protest for reformation of Saudi guardianship laws.
- Muslim women in Ghana hold a conference on civic engagement and education.
- A man who killed his sister has been sentenced to ten years in prison for the murder. May Allah give her justice.
- Europe sure loves its burqa bans, according to USA Today.
- Iranian authorities are planning to take a poll on veiling restrictions in every province.
- A transsexual Arab woman has released her memoirs in Beirut.
- Sudanese police arrested more than two dozen people from the capital’s first ever mixed-gender fashion show.
- A council in Riyadh will study marriages between Saudis and non-Saudis.
- A study finds that female genital cutting is rampant in Kurdistan.
If we missed any news about Muslim women from this week, please feel free to post links in the comments!
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Salaams,
I just wrote a short commentary about the Afshan Azad story, check it out if you like:
http://durkadurkistan.wordpress.com/2010/07/03/afshan-azad-honor-killings-and-religion/
PS – Wonder how long it will take Asra Nomani to write an article about this..
“CNN examines fashion at a Malaysian Qur’an reading competition.”
-> That was in the Philippines btw