{"id":1158,"date":"2008-10-03T00:00:07","date_gmt":"2008-10-03T07:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muslimahmediawatch.wordpress.com\/?p=1158"},"modified":"2012-01-21T14:20:53","modified_gmt":"2012-01-21T18:20:53","slug":"friday-links-october-3-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/mmw\/2008\/10\/friday-links-october-3-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Links &#8212; October 3, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><ul>\n<li>Children at an Ohio mosque were <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/n\/content\/oh\/story\/news\/local\/2008\/09\/27\/ddn092608evacweb.html?cxtype=rss&amp;cxsvc=7&amp;cxcat=16\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">sprayed with chemical irritant<\/a> by unknown assailants. More at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/storyonly\/2008\/9\/28\/203016\/697\/536\/613742\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Daily Kos<\/a>. Thea Lim writes about the <a href=\"http:\/\/shamelessmag.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/muslim-children-gassed-in-ohio-but-wheres-the-out\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">lack of outrage<\/a> in mainstream media, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/n\/content\/oh\/story\/news\/local\/2008\/09\/29\/ddn092908mosquefoloweb.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">local police<\/a> say there \u201cisn\u2019t evidence that this is a hate crime.\u201d WHAT?!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Karen Estes writes a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.altmuslim.com\/a\/a\/a\/2820\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">thought-provoking post<\/a> about what \u201chijab\u201d has become.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Afghanistan\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/english.aljazeera.net\/news\/asia\/2008\/09\/20089287317569974.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">most prominent policewoman<\/a>, Malalai Kakar,  has been murdered. May Allah give her peace and justice. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/aawsat.com\/english\/news.asp?section=1&amp;id=14217\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Asharq Alawsat<\/em><\/a>, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/asia\/taliban-murders-afghanistans-top-policewoman-945288.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Independent<\/a>,<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adnkronos.com\/AKI\/English\/Politics\/?id=3.0.2521580922\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">AKI<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/7640263.stm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the BBC<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Homa Khaleeli writes about the <em>Jewel of Madina <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/lifeandstyle\/2008\/sep\/30\/women.fiction\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">controversy and its effects<\/a> in the U.K.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A western man\u2019s view of <a href=\"http:\/\/duncangoestomorocco.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/women-in-my-community.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">how local Moroccan women live<\/a>. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/-\/topics\/gender\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Global Voices Online<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Forty newborn babies <a href=\"http:\/\/aawsat.com\/english\/news.asp?section=1&amp;id=14198\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">died of infection<\/a> in a hospital in Ankara, Turkey. May Allah give them and their parents peace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A Muslim woman who wears the headscarf in Norway <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aftenbladet.no\/english\/728275\/_Wants_hijab_as_part_of_her_police-uniform_.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">wants to become a policewoman<\/a>, but has been barred from doing so because of the scarf. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/thehijablog.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/27\/wearing-the-hijab-with-the-police-uniform\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Hijablog<\/a>. The same news outlet follows up: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aftenbladet.no\/english\/919338\/Hijab_allowed_with_the_uniform_.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">headscarves are allowed <\/a>with uniforms!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>SISTERS <\/em>editor Na\u2019ima B. Roberts writes for <em>Times Online<\/em> about<a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/comment\/faith\/article4400089.ece\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> living as a Muslim<\/a> in the U.K. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/islamify.com\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Islamify<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The female head of Kyrgyzstan\u2019s Central Election Commission has resigned because <a href=\"http:\/\/genderstan.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/27\/female-head-of-kyrgyz-central-election-commission-resigns-over-threats\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">she has received threats<\/a> from the president\u2019s son. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/-\/topics\/gender\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Global Voices Online<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Al Arabiya<\/em> reports that a Syrian preacher, who in the past has condemned Western women for \u201cflaunt[ing] their sexuality, has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/articles\/2008\/09\/27\/57322.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">daughter who is an erotic dancer<\/a>. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2008\/09\/26\/yasmin-fostok-hate-cleric_n_129516.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Huffington Post<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-1062375\/Revealed-Radical-cleric-Bakris-pole-dancer-daughter.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Daily Mail<\/a>. Oh, the judgmental irony.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A woman in Paris was <a href=\"http:\/\/islamineurope.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/paris-bank-driving-school-reject-women.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">denied entry to a bank<\/a> because she wore a headscarf.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Marwa Rakha writes a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanchronicle.com\/articles\/75469\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">two<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanchronicle.com\/articles\/75468\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">part<\/a> series on sexual harassment in Egypt for the <em>American Chronicle.<br>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Global Politician <a href=\"http:\/\/globalpolitician.com\/25202-iraq\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">looks at women in the new Iraq<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In Denmark, a woman\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/islamineurope.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/copenhagen-two-arrested-for-honor.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">brothers were arrested<\/a> for threatening to kill her and her boyfriend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Iranian designers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.payvand.com\/news\/08\/sep\/1235.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">have new rules to follow<\/a> on the catwalk. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/thehijablog.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/21\/eccentric-iranian-fashion\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Hijablog<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Independent <\/em>highlights <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/forced-marriages-the-trail-of-misery-and-fear-in-britain-942820.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">forced marriages<\/a> in the U.K.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kawthar from MidEast Youth looks at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mideastyouth.com\/2008\/09\/26\/rape-of-innocence\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">child marriages<\/a> in Islam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.muslimnews.co.uk\/news\/news.php?article=14934\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">This<\/a> will make you never want to wear glass bangles again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Maytha from KABOBfest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kabobfest.com\/2008\/09\/ramadan-reflection.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">reflects on what Ramadan is<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Alina Zaria writes a <a href=\"http:\/\/arabcomment.com\/2008\/a-lamentation-for-a-murder-unavenged\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">poignant poem<\/a> for ArabComment about an honor killing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Gloria Steinem sits down with <a href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/anniversary\/40th\/50664\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Suheir Hammad<\/a> to talk about life, love, and Sarah Palin. Aside: Hammad looks gorgeous here, mashallah. I dig what she\u2019s doing with the headscarf\/hat combo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Nourah Al-Khereiji wants to stop female preachers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/?page=7&amp;section=0&amp;article=114849&amp;d=27&amp;m=9&amp;y=2008\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">disseminating misinformation<\/a> at mosques.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>IslamOnline hosted an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.islamonline.net\/servlet\/Satellite?c=Article_C&amp;cid=1221720231736&amp;pagename=Zone-English-News\/NWELayout\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">online Islamic fashion show<\/a> in Second Life. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/thehijablog.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/23\/islamic-fashion-goes-virtual\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Hijablog<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A man in Pakistan <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/daily_detail.asp?id=138213\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">killed his wife<\/a> over \u201ca domestic issue.\u201d The story doesn\u2019t say whether this man has been arrested or not. The title of the story? \u201cMan kills wife.\u201d (sad sigh)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Elements of Curiosity <a href=\"http:\/\/icanbuyhappiness.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/19\/islamic-advertising-hijab\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">discusses<\/a> the Egyptian lollipop cartoons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Hijablog <a href=\"http:\/\/thehijablog.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/18\/where-did-the-jumanah-hijab-fashion-magazine-go\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">wonders<\/a> where the magazine <em>Jumanah<\/em> went.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Muslim Family Safety Project educates British Muslims about <a href=\"http:\/\/lfpress.ca\/newsstand\/News\/Local\/2008\/09\/26\/6885346-sun.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">domestic violence<\/a> issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Muslim mothers in India <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/StoryPage\/FullcoverageStoryPage.aspx?id=909fe836-ecda-4e09-8e72-acabcfecb2dfwarwithin_Special&amp;&amp;Headline=Blessings+vs+bombs%3a+Mothers+to+the+rescue\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ban together<\/a> against terrorism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <em>Daily News<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytimes.com.pk\/default.asp?page=2008%5C09%5C28%5Cstory_28-9-2008_pg3_4\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">reviews<\/a> Dr. Amina Wadud\u2019s book <em>Inside the Gender Jihad: Women\u2019s Reform in Islam.<br>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Saudi Arabia\u2019s religious police have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zawya.com\/Story.cfm\/sidFTNEWSPLUS_CB20080927_285\/Saudi%20religious%20police%20get%20tough%20on%20fashion\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ordered shopkeepers<\/a> to put away all their glittery Eid abayas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Al Jazeera<\/em> profiles two women who are refusing to stay silent about their rapes: <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rape case in Afghanistan sparks controversy - 29 Sept 2008\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PQZawQyn2Ys?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Orientalista puts a human face on the fear of honor killings by telling her friend\u2019s story: <a href=\"http:\/\/orientalista.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/flight.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">part 1<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/orientalista.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/law-is-with-us.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">part 2, <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/orientalista.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/back-to-jeramana.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">part 3<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/orientalista.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/no-solution.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">part 4<\/a>. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Global Online Voices<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Police in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/?page=1&amp;section=0&amp;article=115052&amp;d=2&amp;m=10&amp;y=2008&amp;pix=kingdom.jpg&amp;category=Kingdom\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">will not release the name<\/a> of a woman who stole her brother\u2019s car and went joyriding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A man <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/?page=1&amp;section=0&amp;article=115054&amp;d=2&amp;m=10&amp;y=2008&amp;pix=kingdom.jpg&amp;category=Kingdom\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">beats his wife<\/a> until she is brain dead. May Allah give her justice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Al-Qaeda has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adnkronos.com\/AKI\/English\/Security\/?id=3.0.2527067244\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">used 24 children<\/a> as suicide bombers in the last two years, reports AKI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Women who wear face veils in Canada will have to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/FederalElection\/article\/508625\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">swear a special oath<\/a> in order to vote in elections. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canadavotes\/story\/2008\/09\/30\/veiled-voting.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the CBC<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A high court in Bangladesh rejects Sheikh Hasina\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.muslimnews.co.uk\/news\/news.php?article=14938\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">petition for bail<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Two sisters <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/uk_news\/england\/west_midlands\/7626704.stm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">were murdered<\/a> in the U.K.; the man who is accused of murdering them is being held without bail. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anglo-libyan.com\/2008\/09\/grief-of-community.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Anglo-Libyan<\/a> speaks about a community\u2019s grief after the murders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Nesrine Malik writes about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/commentisfree\/2008\/sep\/29\/islam.religion\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">her experiences and thoughts<\/a> with Ramadan and fasting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In Bahrain, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/articles\/2008\/09\/29\/57454.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">artificial insemination<\/a> gains in popularity and contributes to a baby boom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Arlington, Mass., celebrates \u201cArlington Town Day\u201d by allowing passersby to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wickedlocal.com\/arlington\/news\/lifestyle\/x1374607141\/Behind-the-veils-of-others\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">wear an Iraqi abaya<\/a> for a few seconds. (rolling eyes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Sydney Morning Herald <\/em>gives us <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/news\/world\/widows-the-weapons-in-a-bloody-war\/2008\/09\/19\/1221331207154.html?page=2\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">some more reductive coverage<\/a> on female Iraqi suicide bombers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A Karachi bank puts forth a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/daily_detail.asp?id=136999\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">gender-biased dress code<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Rafia Zakaria writes about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytimes.com.pk\/default.asp?page=2008%5C09%5C27%5Cstory_27-9-2008_pg3_5\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">rate of violence against women<\/a> in Pakistan for the <em>Daily Times.<br>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <em>Liverpool Daily Post<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk\/liverpool-life-features\/liverpool-special-features\/2008\/09\/24\/my-faith-gives-me-inner-peace-64375-21887724\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">profiles a mother and daughter<\/a> who have converted to Islam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>An Egyptian game show <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/7642390.stm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">gives away homes to couples<\/a> that haven\u2019t been able to marry because they couldn\u2019t afford homes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.middle-east-online.com\/english\/?id=28130\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">achievements of female Arab directors are highlighted <\/a>at the Middle East International Film Festival in Abu Dhabi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>MuslimMatters gives information on <a href=\"http:\/\/muslimmatters.org\/2008\/10\/02\/sign-petition-for-dr-aafia\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">signing a petition<\/a> to persuade the U.S. government to treat Dr. Aafia Siddiqui humanely in prison.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Payvand News reports that Iranian women are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.payvand.com\/news\/08\/oct\/1016.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">increasingly opting for Caesarian sections<\/a> instead of natural childbirth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On Saudi <a href=\"http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5iFD-Mj5qdWkVD-O4E9emeMAdmSLgD93HIVDG0\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">abaya fashions<\/a>: color, glitter, and prints, oh, my!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Subtopian Subversive Sushi Blag discusses <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunnisisters.com\/?p=3127\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">why we can\u2019t afford<\/a> to ignore honor killings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Many teachers in U.K. schools <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/newstopics\/politics\/education\/primaryeducation\/3122961\/Ban-Muslim-headscarves-say-teachers.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">want the headscarf banned<\/a> from school. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/proggiemuslima.wordpress.com\/2008\/10\/02\/1937\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Progressive Muslima News<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>An Italian Muslim fashion label will soon <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adnkronos.com\/AKI\/English\/CultureAndMedia\/?id=3.0.2536796900\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">make its debut online<\/a>. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/thehijablog.wordpress.com\/2008\/10\/03\/italian-hijab-fashion-online-soon\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Hijablog<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>I had another link for this, but I can\u2019t find it anymore and the BBC does a better job of explaining a Saudi sheikh\u2019s opinion on why women who wear niqab <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/7651231.stm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">should only show one eye<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure style=\"width: 449px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/nol\/shared\/spl\/hi\/pop_ups\/08\/middle_east_enl_1222857084\/img\/1.jpg\" alt=\"Khaled Desouki\/AFP). Via BBC.\" width=\"449\" height=\"280\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Egyptian women take part in mass congregational prayers marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at a stadium in the Nile Delta city of Mansura (Photograph: Khaled Desouki\/AFP). Via BBC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children at an Ohio mosque were sprayed with chemical irritant by unknown assailants. More at Daily Kos. Thea Lim writes about the lack of outrage in mainstream media, and the local police say there \u201cisn\u2019t evidence that this is a hate crime.\u201d WHAT?! Karen Estes writes a thought-provoking post about what \u201chijab\u201d has become. 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