- The New York Times profiles a Muslim woman whose husband died in the 9/11 attacks.
- Foreign Policy interviews Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani.
- Another casualty of the Iraq war: single Iraqi women.
- Sakineh Ashtiani will receive lashes because a newspaper published a picture of a woman mistaken for Ashtiani without her headscarf. Her son is still waiting for proof that her stoning sentence is suspended, and the Christian Science Monitor tries to get to the bottom of everything.
- To counter the “Burn a Koran Day,” a woman has started a counter campaign, called “Wear a Hijab Day.”
- CNN highlights a high-fashion hijab team in Belgium.
- The Aucklander looks at how women-only gyms have improved fitness for New Zealand’s Muslim women.
- The Feminist School profiles Nasrin Sotoudeh.
- How Bangladesh’s garment industry is giving rural women opportunities.
- The Independent runs a week-long series about honor killing in the Middle East. Part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5.
- A teacher in Florida teaches students and wears a hijab at the same time! More here.
- The Guardian examines Mali’s internal battle with women’s rights.
- Saudi Arabian women join the fight against terrorism.
- In South Africa, the Women’s Legal Centre has welcomed a high court ruling that it says enforces equal rights for Muslim women under the Cape Town’s housing policy.
- The Chicago Tribune profiles women who wear hijab. The San Diego Reader does the same for a woman who wears niqab.
- Weekender reviews Song of Love and War.
If we’ve missed any news about Muslim women from this week, feel free to post it in the comments!
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