Muslimah Media Watch
- Genius headline of the week: lewd stares distressing for women. You don’t say!
- TwoCircles.net reports on a study of maternity care and births among Muslim women in Mumbai slums.
- More on Marwa el Sherbini’s murder and global reactions: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.
- Hundreds of the men, women, and children killed in the Srebrencia massacre have finally been buried. May Allah grant them peace and justice.
- The Boston Globe profiles Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, Iran’s youngest parliament member who is currently a visiting professor in the U.S.
- Several women in Sudan endured lashes for wearing trousers. More from Gulfnews. Nesrine Malik weighs in.
- Belgium’s highest administrative court has overturned the firing of a female Muslim teacher by two schools because she wore a headscarf. Via Islam in Europe.
- Women in Bahrain are gearing up to lobby for equal nationality rights.
- Sweet irony: France’s burqa ban comes after couturiers roll out abaya creations. Via Hijabtrendz.
- Copenhagen hires a female Muslim bus driver to curb unruly passengers. Via Islam in Europe.
- Nuseiba critiques Mona el Tahawy’s position on the burqa ban.
- The Nation looks at “women commandos” in Iran. Really?
- More on Muslim girls in Lucknow, India, training to be muftis.
- IPS covers The Stoning of Soraya M.
- Muslim women in the U.K. want to work. More from The Guardian.
- A Muslim women’s organization is helping women in Malawi.
- CNN reports on the involvement of women in Turkey’s newest mosque.
- In Iraq, more and more women are seeking non-reconstructive plastic surgery. Via Jezebel.
- AltMuslimah has a discussion on the generational cycle of women’s silence.
- Another woman in Jordan has been murdered by a family member. May Allah give her peace and justice.
- Radio Free Asia reports on the role of Uighur women in the Chinese riots.
- Farzaneh Milani divides Iran into male and female camps–guess who’s who!
- Yemeni abayas are becoming even more popular because of new designs.
- On maternal mortality in Afghanistan.
- More thoughts on Neda Agha-Soltani’s death.
- Oregon law may deny teachers the right to wear “religious headcovering.” More info, including contact info for local lawmakers, here.
- Caledoniyya writes about the necessity of a strong legal stance against honor killings.
- The Pakistan Supreme Court has issued that transvestites should receive equal treatment to other Pakistani citizens.
- Iranian women’s rights activist Shadi Sadr has been arrested. May Allah keep her safe.
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