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Friday Links — July 24, 2009

Last updated on: July 24, 2009 at 12:00 am

July 24, 2009 by fatemeh

Last weekend, Natalya Estemirova was murdered. There are pictures of her burial ceremony, which was stopped by police officers. May Allah give her peace and justice.

A South African Constitutional Court has ruled that widows of polygamous marriages deserve to inherit a share of their deceased husbands’ estates.

Dilshad Ali attends the WISE conference in Kuala Lumpur, where the Global Muslim Women’s Shoura Council began a “Jihad Against Violence.” More from The National.

A woman has been charged with blackmailing a Muslim friend. Some friend!

Wajeha Al-Huweider discusses Saudi Arabia’s gender system.

Asra Nomani talks about her love life history for Marie Claire.

The U.K.’s Forced Marriage Unit is gearing up for wedding season.

A Saudi princess has been given asylum in the U.K.

Five Palestinian women are suing their Israeli employer, alleging discrimination.

AltMuslimah writes about Uighur women’s role in the protests in China.

More racism and violence against a Muslim woman, this time in Seattle, Wash.

Germany claims it will address the murder of Marwa el Sherbini. Meanwhile, an interesting analysis of Muslims as cultural objects, viewed through Marwa’s death. Nuseiba weighs in on the story.

“What not to wear imperialism“, about Sarkozy and le burqa.

A horrifying Basij confession about the conditions of Iranian women jailed during Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979.

Muslim girls in Kenya are free to wear headscarves to school.

More burqa ban blowback.

Forbes interviews Mahnaz Afkhami.

Muslim men work to prevent domestic violence against women.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s aide, Huma Abedin, is engaged.

Saudi Arabia’s human rights society has successfully stopped the forced marriage of an 11-year-old girl. Via Sand Gets in My Eyes.

Four women have been found dead in a canal; family members have been arrested and charged. May Allah give them peace and justice.

The Nut Graph interviews Susan Carland about healthy difference in Islam.

The Economist reports that Syrian honor killing laws have changed; will attitudes?

Women’s charities in Afghanistan are helping women find ways out of unhealthy marriages.

Rana Husseini and her campaign against honor killing is profiled in The National.

Sisters in Islam slams whipping as a judicial punishment.

In K’taka, India, less than 1% of Muslim women are graduates.

The National reviews Forbidden Lie$.

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