Friday Links – June 18, 2010

• The Iranian government’s campaign against “bad hejab” is back on. Related: in recent months, 71 “improperly dressed” women have prevented from boarding Iranian planes.

• An American doctor discusses the idea of “honor” in Turkish society.

• Women in Bristol march against female genital cutting.

• Emirati women take to Twitter to change negative perceptions of their countrypeople.

• ILLUME reports that Human Rights Watch calls Iraqi Kurdistan to ban female genital cutting. More here.

• Al Masry Al Youm reports on sex-reassignment surgeries in Egypt.

• The Guardian on why Al Jazeera’s dress codes are a bad idea.

• Aqsa Parvez’s father and son have both been given life sentences for her murder.

• The Guardian profiles Fatima Sadiqi and her rise through Moroccan academia.

• One Saudi businesswoman believes the future is promising for women in Saudi business.

• Muna Abu Sulayman writes about “The Girl Effect.”

• Time magazine finally gets the memo about the burqini.

• Bust magazine profiles the Saudi Arabian campaign against female autonomy.

• June 13 has been declared “Eve Teasing Protection Day” in Bangladesh because of a worrisome suicide trend.

• Female racers are becoming more common on Palestinian race tracks as motorsports grows in popularity.

• A mother in Montreal has been charged with attempted murder after trying to kill her oldest daughter.

• The Huffington Post reports on prostitution in Pakistan.

• The New York Times examines women who wear niqab.

• Common Ground News Service reports that Lebanese women aren’t taking second-class status.

• Coverage of G. Willow Wilson in The Globe and Mail and Bleeding Cool.

• The Sun profiles Aravane Rezai.

• Muslim women in the Metiabruz district in eastern India look forward to better opportunities after their IT education.

• The Huffington Post asks whether pray-ins can change mosque culture. The Guardian highlights the U.K.’s latest pray-in.

• Norwegian judges and other court officials are to be allowed to wear religious dress including the Muslim headscarf or hijab during court sessions.

If we missed news stories about Muslim women from this week, please post them in the comments!