In Afghanistan a widow and her daughter were stoned and shot to death, because they were accused of ‘moral deviation and adultery’. May Allah grant them both justice.

Rape cases are soaring in refugee camps in Somalia.

Conflicting statements on women’s issues, such as single mothers, make one wonder what the future really will be for Tunisian women.

Divorce initiated by the woman (khula’) on the rise in Egypt.

Also in Egypt, there is fear that cases involving sexual assault and torture after the revolution will go unpunished. A similar worry arises in Libya.

25 years after the groundbreaking and law changing ‘maintenance after divorce ‘case of Shah Bano, the son looks back: ‘My mother was gravely wronged.’

The Oman Times wanted to write about women too: Women presidents of student councils want more ’fun’ extracurricular activities. Because ‘girls just wanna have fun’!

Prince Sultan of Saudi Arabia visited an exhibition of young architects in Saudi Arabia and ‘highlighted’ the role of women in studies and research, claiming that there is no difference between one citizen and another and that women do not have to prove themselves. He particularly likes the work of the female interior architects…

Macleans features two articles on the Shafia case (where four female family members were murdered). One on the trial of the father, the other on the trial of the son.

In Turkey, a century old tradition, a women’s market recurring on a weekly basis, gives women the opportunity to find additional income and to socialize

Bride kidnapping is common among Kyrgyz and Kazak communities in Central Asia, in spite of government campaigns, but seems to become ‘normal’ in Tajik communities now as well.

Bangladeshi bride disowns her husband and files for divorce, after he asked for a dowry. Good for her!

The European Union hired Clementine Malpas to make a film about rape victims in Afghanistan, but bans her documentary, not to upset the judicial system in Afghanistan among other reasons. Clementine Malpas claims that she has consent of the women involved and, obviously, wants her work to be seen.

The Guardian features an article on the consequences of crossdressing in Afghanistan.

The naked blogger from Egypt…

Women News Network features ‘music star’ Deeyah about life as a (Muslim) immigrant in Norway.

A museum in Sharjah, UAE, features a photo exhibition on the daily lifes of Muslim women.

On Pakistan’s new ‘Prevention of Anti-Women Practices’ law.

Lady Warsi, the British Conservative party co-chairman, and Muslim, says that terrorists forfeit the right to call themselves Muslim.

An American Muslim woman who ran for Congress as a Democrat, switches to be a Republican.

Saudi activist Suhaila Zein al-Abidin objects to the segregation of men and women in the Shura Council, questioning why ’mixing’ is accepted in other settings but not in matters related to the Shura council.

Arab News answers the question why Saudi men prefer to perform hajj alone: not only are women an additional cost, they are a burden too….

Girls and young women in Somalia earn additional income by making sanitary pads, and because of the pads, they do not have to miss a day at school if they have their period. It changed the life of Fartun Abdi Hashi.

A Moroccan Rights Group claims that female  harassment is becoming a real problem in Morocco.

Two Indonesian women talk about their careers as female cab drivers in Jakarta.

Aminah Farah Ali, the Somali woman convicted with aiding a terrorist group and who insists to wear a hijab in jail, has been moved to another location, and claims to have been mistreated.

Buthaina Kamel is the first Egyptian woman to run for president.

The sex education book of the Obedient Wives Club has been banned in Malaysia, because it would be against Islamic teachings (!?).

Sudan Tribune wonders where the activist Sudanese women are…

Elections in Tunisia: Women activists accuse the winning party of not keeping their promises. The female figurehead though claims that the party’s victory is ’good for women’.

Nahed Taher, the founder of Desert Rose bank, shares her view on working in Saudi Arabia as a woman and the high unemployment rate among Saudi women.

Three women wearing niqab were not granted access to a Swedish court room.

Bareheaded women in ads in Chechnya were ordered to be covered up.

Muslim women in India clean up river banks for a Hindu celebration as a gesture of Muslim-Hindu unity.

Wafaa Elwakin from Louisiana, US, claims to be assaulted by her employer on basis of her background/religion.

Two girls in Russia are mixed up just after birth; one was raised as a Muslim, the other as a Christian.

FGM on the rise in post-Mubarak Egypt.

Pakistani woman has been burnt by ex-fiance after rape attempt. May Allah give her the strength to survive.