Friday Links

Today is a special day, and we will have another post up later today about Britz, the contraversial “docu-drama” that aired in Britain this past week. But for now, here are some links for 11.2.07″

• Author Fatemeh Keshavarz talks about her book and leadership in Iran and the U.S.

• The founder of Canadian Association of Muslims with Disabilities is honored by the Canadian Council of Muslim Women.

• Ruqaya Al Ghasara, Doha’s Asian Games 200m gold medalist, dedicates her victory to all Muslim women.

• Oman’s newest council doesn’t have any women. Booooo!

• I forgot to post this last Friday! Iranian women kick ass at rugby.

• Those who raped and murdered Muslim women during religious riots in India in 2002 face justice on earth, alhamdulillah.

• U.N. war crimes tribunal upholds a 15-year jail sentence for a Serbian man who raped Bosnian Muslim women. My only question is: only 15 years? Really?

• Dr. Ingrid Mattson discusses Islam in America. Man, she’s cool.

• Some positive videos about Muslim women in sports.
  

• Boxing is quickly becoming popular among some Muslim women in the Middle East.