- Success magazine looks at Moroccan Olympic runner Nawal El Moutawakel.
- Nazish Noorani was murdered after finishing iftar, allegedly under the authority of her husband. May God give her justice. Read more on domestic violence and Nazish at AltMuslimah and MuslimVoices.
- In the Philippines, several Muslim religious groups and organizations have signed a manifesto advocating Muslim women to breastfeed their children.
- The All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board backs Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption campaign and hunger strike.
- Russia’s first women-only beach will open in Dagestan after Ramadan this year.
- Harvard Magazine reviews Leila Ahmed’s newest book.
- Awesome post on how Muslim women in Ireland don’t need anybody to dictate their lives.
- The BBC profiles Wardina Saffiyyah, a Malaysian actress and model.
- Muslim women would have to remove their veils and show their faces to police on request or risk going to prison under proposed new laws in New South Wales, Australia.
- More grassroots movements against domestic violence are gaining momentum in Turkey.
- A record number of women are running for seats on the United Arab Emirates’ legislative body, the Federal National Council.
If we’ve missed news about Muslim women from this week, feel free to leave links in the comments!
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There’s an article in the September’s issue of Vogue about Muslim women leading the revolution in Lybia.
Once again, you make no serious argument against the proposed law in Australia. If a woman commits a crime and tries to flee, all she has to do is wear a veil, since you don’t think the police should have the ability to ask women to remove their veils. Ok. That’s insane.
Tom, it’s seems you’re new here. The Friday Links is just a roundup of news about Muslim women from around the globe. We’re not analyzing it, just linking it up to give readers a snapshot view of how the news media has discussed Muslim women in the past week.
Hello!
I’m a bit late on this (by some months!), but have just found your link to our article on Gaelick – many thanks!
(Also, I’m taking a note of that “Awesome”. My ego is suitably boosted!)
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