Muslimah Media Watch
- Female Somali entrepreneurs carve a niche in Boston.
- The Florida Times-Union writes a patronizing article about women of faith who exercise.
- Shanaaz Copeland wants her Aussie Rules hijabs sold as official AFL merchandise, which could become a possibility.
- Women of Scotland’s Blackhall Mosque work in conjunction with the National Trust for Scotland to maintain public scenery.
- Publisher’s Weekly talks to Maria Ebrahimji, one of the editors of of I Speak for Myself.
- Hundreds of Muslim women from across the country visited the Bradford district for the Daughters of Eve conference, aimed at helping them find a greater voice in their communities.
- The Atlantic profiles Egyptian art students, many of them female, who are creating post-revolution art.
- The Los Angeles Times covers the American Muslim Women’s Empowerment Conference.
- Malaysia’s conservative Islamic party has urged badminton players to boycott top tournaments after the sport’s Kuala Lumpur-based world body said it would compel female players to wear skirts.
- India’s Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan has called for the codification of personal laws, which they believe will benefit the country’s Muslim women.
- Last week, several dozen religious activists rallied outside Azerbaijan’s Education Ministry today to protest against a ban on headscarves in schools.
- The Salt Lake Tribune profiles some of Utah’s Muslim moms.
- The Guardian reports that women in Morocco are losing ground to tradition, prejudice, and male greed.
- Vogue finally wised up and removed its profile of Asma Al-Assad from its website.
If you see any news about Muslim women from this week that we’ve missed, feel free to leave links in the comments!
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