Friday Links

A group of Afghan men have marched through the capital Kabul in burkas to draw attention to women’s rights. Source

A group of Afghan men have marched through the capital Kabul in burkas to draw attention to women’s rights.

A group of Afghan men have marched through the capital Kabul in burkas to draw attention to women’s rights.

Pakistani group “No Guts, No Heart, No Glory” hopes to change the way some media outlets depict Muslim women as oppressed and subservient, weak victims, or jihadi brides.
Yasmeen Kamel writes about hiring policies that target Muslim women in the US, and discusses the court case by Samantha Elauf, who was denied a sales model position in 2008 at retailer Abercrombie & Fitch because of her hijab.
Barbara Walter asks whether it is true that European Muslim girls look to Islamic State for marriage material, focusing on the job and marriage markets for Muslim girls in European countries.
A judge in the Canadian province of Quebec has reportedly refused to hear the case of a woman who wore a hijab to the courtroom.
Domini Torrevillas believes that Muslim women in countries like Philippines are becoming leaders for peace.
In her article, The Liberation of Women in Islam, Amal Al-Sibai talks about why the status of women in Islam is misconstrued, and how Islam actually protected the rights of women in society.
The Guardian talked to Humaira Mubeen, founder of Ishqr, an online dating site for Muslims, about this unorthodox way of getting married for many Muslims, and why she never told her parents about her project.
Ghanaian President John Mahama has signed a directive to protect Muslims’ right to don hijab.
Capt. Fatima, the only Muslim woman in India to hold commercial pilot’s licence, needs financial help for additional training. Fatima is one step short of making history.
A Christian woman explains why she is wearing hijab during Lent.
While some communities still struggle with FGM, an Iraqi village decided to end it. One of the old women says: “If they mutilate my granddaughter, I’ll kill them.”