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- A lively discussion about Muslim marriage and divorce oversights<\/a> in Kerala, India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- MR Zine <\/em>interviews Nawal El Saadawi<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- More on Esha Momeni\u2019s detainment from AFP<\/a>, the BBC<\/a>, the LA Times<\/a>, and from the president of California State University<\/a> (where Momeni is a graduate student).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- A girl in South Africa dreams of pink headscarves and breast cancer awareness.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- T<\/em>he News<\/em> gets its news wrong<\/a>. I think this<\/a> is what they meant to say.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- The Telegraph<\/em> reports on a national conference of Muslim women<\/a> in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Islamic courts have been given permission to deal with divorces<\/a> in the U.K.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Hawaria Fattah is Europe\u2019s first female imam<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- A 17-year-old Palestinian girl was wounded when Israeli troops opened fire on her school<\/a>. May Allah give her strength.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Women in Uganda have pledged to support Muslim leaders<\/a> to ensure that Muslim women\u2019s rights aren\u2019t violated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Al-Khemiyya reviews Crooked Rib\u2019s art exhibit<\/a> in Melbourne, Australia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Baroness Warsi believes that government groups for Muslim women<\/a> are \u201cpatronizing.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- The BBC<\/a> covers the Third International Congress on Islamic Feminism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- A woman in Somalia has been executed for adultery<\/a> by stoning. May Allah grant her peace. More from Al Arabiya<\/a> and WLUML<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- In Niger, a woman who was sold into sexual slavery has won a landmark case<\/a> against her government, which a regional West African court found had failed to protect her. Barikallah! More from The Guardian<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- A cleric in Indonesia has caused outrage by taking a 12-year-old girl as a second wife<\/a>, which violates several Indonesian laws; more from Al Arabiya<\/a>. Another cleric in Indonesia backs him up<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Egyptian police have arrested a couple accused of \u201cwife-swapping.\u201d<\/a> More from Al Arabiya<\/a>, Global Voices Online<\/a>, The Guardian<\/a>, and Asharq Alawsat<\/a>.
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- Malaysia\u2019s Prime Minister says that Shirin Ebadi should be allowed to speak<\/a> at the Malaysian university that she was just dis-invited to.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- The BBC examines how imams fail women when it comes to sex abuse<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Al Azhar issues a fatwa declaring that women can use force against their husbands<\/a> if their husbands use violence on them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Sexual harassment from her supervisor forces a successful businesswoman to resign from her job<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- A divorced woman pleads to stay in Saudi Arabia to see her children<\/a>. May Allah grant her justice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- On Moroccan director Habiba Belkacem<\/a>. Via Global Online Voices<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- In Pakistan, a newlywed 17-year-old girl meets an unspeakably horrific death<\/a> at the hands of her husband\u2019s family. May Allah bring her peace and justice. More from Yahoo! News<\/a> and the BBC<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Other bloggers react <\/a>to Egypt\u2019s first jailing for sexual assault.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Cycads writes a brief history of Malaysian womanhood<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- The Feminist School reports that Nahid Keshavarz is summoned to Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Court <\/a>(again).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- A 14-year-old girl\u2019s marriage to a 70-year-old man has been annulled by a Saudi Arabian court <\/a>following a complaint by the girl.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- On religious extremism\u2019s effect on women\u2019s sexual and reproductive health rights<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Islam in Europe examines the practice of some Muslim immigrants returning to countries of origin for fertility treatments<\/a>, Sweden\u2019s democratic party supporting a headscarf ban,<\/a> and an imam in the Netherlands gives advice about polygyny that contradicts Dutch law<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- IslamOnline interviews Okolo Rashid<\/a>, the woman behind the International Museum of Muslim Cultures in Jackson, Mississippi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Arab women\u2019s magazine Al Hasnaa<\/em> features an interview (in Arabic only, sorry) with MidEast Youth Editor Esra\u2019a<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- A man gives his [essentialist] judgment on women\u2019s desire and attraction<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Hesham Hessaballah writes about the Muslim mother who moved Colin Powell<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Menassat covers Dima al-Joundi\u2019s documentary about domestic workers in Lebanon<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- The home of an Iranian women\u2019s rights activist Parastoo Alahyaari has been searched and property detained, reports Payvand News<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
A Halloween-themed comic<\/a> by R. Stevens. Via Islamify<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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- The Dawn <\/em>reports that, in Baluchistan, 38 women have been murdered<\/a> in the past three months under the pretext of honor. May Allah give them all justice. Via Progressive Muslima News<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Nigar Ataulla writes about how dialogue within the Muslim community can improve things for women<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Sand gets in my eyes ponders on education and Saudi girls<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- A\u2019isha M. R. Hils writes about the difference between what the Qur\u2019an says about female infanticide and what the reality is<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Islamic feminist and novelist Cihan Aktas discusses her novels and the headscarf<\/a>. Via ifeminists.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Shahrazad reports on new regulations for marrying Iranian women<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Egypt\u2019s first marriage conducted by a female registrar<\/a> took place this week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Of the 44 candidates running in the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry elections, three are women<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- A groundbreaking ceremony<\/a> was held for The Riyadh Women\u2019s University this week. This university plans to be the largest university for women in the world. More from Al Arabiya,<\/a> Reuters<\/a>, and Arab News<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- A Pakistani woman is accused of murdering her husband<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- IslamOnline reports on classes that teach women\u2019s empowerment<\/a> through the Qur\u2019an. More from the Christian Science Monitor<\/a>. Via Progressive Muslima News<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Middle East Online<\/em> examines the majority held by women in Tunisian universities<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- The Feminist School gives a rundown on Iran\u2019s intensification of political pressure on women\u2019s activists<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Contraception use increases<\/a> in northern Nigeria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- The Telegraph<\/em> reports that two Muslim women accuse their employers of discrimination<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Cycads gives her definition<\/a> of Islamic feminism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- CNN profiles female Muslim Nigerian novelists<\/a> and Sand gets in my eyes applies it to Saudi Arabia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- A Norwegian police superintendent thinks that headscarves will be a \u201cusual\u201d part of police uniforms<\/a> a few years from now. Good news for Muslim policewomen who want to wear it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- A woman who escaped from prison<\/a> in Saudi Arabia has been recaptured.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Afghan women are pissed that President Karzai is considering talks with the Taleban<\/a>, and worry that all they\u2019ve gained since the 2001 overthrow of the Taleban will be lost.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- The British gallery that is showcasing Sarah Maple\u2019s artwork has been attacked<\/a>, and she has received death threats<\/a>. Via DeenPort<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Indonesian lawmakers have passed the anti-pornography bill<\/a>. More from the BBC<\/a> and IslamOnline<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- The News<\/em> covers a demonstration for the release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui<\/a>, as well as countless unnamed family members, in Pakistan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Today\u2019s Zaman<\/em> profiles Turkish pioneer Fatma Aliya Hanim<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Dalia Mogahed will speak at the University of St. Thomas<\/a> in Minnesota next week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Yvonne Ridley has lots to say<\/a> about the arrest of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- The lawyer for Noha Roshdi, the first Egyptian woman to put her sexual harasser behind bars, has abandoned her<\/a> after finding out that she carries an Israeli passport.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- The Associated Press covers the increased numbers of Muslim women on U.S. ballots<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- In India, the Iqra Foundation will organize a conference for Muslim women<\/a> at the beginning of November.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- MidEast Youth covers a technology program for women <\/a>in Iraq.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- The woman in Algeria who was accused of damaging a Qur\u2019an and sentenced to 10 years\u2019 imprisonment has now been acquitted<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- MidEast Youth covers a technology program for women <\/a>in Iraq.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- In India, the Iqra Foundation will organize a conference for Muslim women<\/a> at the beginning of November.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- The Associated Press covers the increased numbers of Muslim women on U.S. ballots<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- The lawyer for Noha Roshdi, the first Egyptian woman to put her sexual harasser behind bars, has abandoned her<\/a> after finding out that she carries an Israeli passport.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Yvonne Ridley has lots to say<\/a> about the arrest of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Dalia Mogahed will speak at the University of St. Thomas<\/a> in Minnesota next week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Today\u2019s Zaman<\/em> profiles Turkish pioneer Fatma Aliya Hanim<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- The News<\/em> covers a demonstration for the release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui<\/a>, as well as countless unnamed family members, in Pakistan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Indonesian lawmakers have passed the anti-pornography bill<\/a>. More from the BBC<\/a> and IslamOnline<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- The British gallery that is showcasing Sarah Maple\u2019s artwork has been attacked<\/a>, and she has received death threats<\/a>. Via DeenPort<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Afghan women are pissed that President Karzai is considering talks with the Taleban<\/a>, and worry that all they\u2019ve gained since the 2001 overthrow of the Taleban will be lost.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- A woman who escaped from prison<\/a> in Saudi Arabia has been recaptured.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- A Norwegian police superintendent thinks that headscarves will be a \u201cusual\u201d part of police uniforms<\/a> a few years from now. Good news for Muslim policewomen who want to wear it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- CNN profiles female Muslim Nigerian novelists<\/a> and Sand gets in my eyes applies it to Saudi Arabia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Cycads gives her definition<\/a> of Islamic feminism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- The Telegraph<\/em> reports that two Muslim women accuse their employers of discrimination<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Contraception use increases<\/a> in northern Nigeria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- The Feminist School gives a rundown on Iran\u2019s intensification of political pressure on women\u2019s activists<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Middle East Online<\/em> examines the majority held by women in Tunisian universities<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- IslamOnline reports on classes that teach women\u2019s empowerment<\/a> through the Qur\u2019an. More from the Christian Science Monitor<\/a>. Via Progressive Muslima News<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- A Pakistani woman is accused of murdering her husband<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- A groundbreaking ceremony<\/a> was held for The Riyadh Women\u2019s University this week. This university plans to be the largest university for women in the world. More from Al Arabiya,<\/a> Reuters<\/a>, and Arab News<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Of the 44 candidates running in the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry elections, three are women<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Egypt\u2019s first marriage conducted by a female registrar<\/a> took place this week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Shahrazad reports on new regulations for marrying Iranian women<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Islamic feminist and novelist Cihan Aktas discusses her novels and the headscarf<\/a>. Via ifeminists.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- A\u2019isha M. R. Hils writes about the difference between what the Qur\u2019an says about female infanticide and what the reality is<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Sand gets in my eyes ponders on education and Saudi girls<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Nigar Ataulla writes about how dialogue within the Muslim community can improve things for women<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- The Dawn <\/em>reports that, in Baluchistan, 38 women have been murdered<\/a> in the past three months under the pretext of honor. May Allah give them all justice. Via Progressive Muslima News<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- The home of an Iranian women\u2019s rights activist Parastoo Alahyaari has been searched and property detained, reports Payvand News<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Menassat covers Dima al-Joundi\u2019s documentary about domestic workers in Lebanon<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Hesham Hessaballah writes about the Muslim mother who moved Colin Powell<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- A man gives his [essentialist] judgment on women\u2019s desire and attraction<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Arab women\u2019s magazine Al Hasnaa<\/em> features an interview (in Arabic only, sorry) with MidEast Youth Editor Esra\u2019a<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- IslamOnline interviews Okolo Rashid<\/a>, the woman behind the International Museum of Muslim Cultures in Jackson, Mississippi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Islam in Europe examines the practice of some Muslim immigrants returning to countries of origin for fertility treatments<\/a>, Sweden\u2019s democratic party supporting a headscarf ban,<\/a> and an imam in the Netherlands gives advice about polygyny that contradicts Dutch law<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- On religious extremism\u2019s effect on women\u2019s sexual and reproductive health rights<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- A 14-year-old girl\u2019s marriage to a 70-year-old man has been annulled by a Saudi Arabian court <\/a>following a complaint by the girl.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- The Feminist School reports that Nahid Keshavarz is summoned to Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Court <\/a>(again).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Cycads writes a brief history of Malaysian womanhood<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Other bloggers react <\/a>to Egypt\u2019s first jailing for sexual assault.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- In Pakistan, a newlywed 17-year-old girl meets an unspeakably horrific death<\/a> at the hands of her husband\u2019s family. May Allah bring her peace and justice. More from Yahoo! News<\/a> and the BBC<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- On Moroccan director Habiba Belkacem<\/a>. Via Global Online Voices<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- A divorced woman pleads to stay in Saudi Arabia to see her children<\/a>. May Allah grant her justice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Sexual harassment from her supervisor forces a successful businesswoman to resign from her job<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Al Azhar issues a fatwa declaring that women can use force against their husbands<\/a> if their husbands use violence on them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- The BBC examines how imams fail women when it comes to sex abuse<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Malaysia\u2019s Prime Minister says that Shirin Ebadi should be allowed to speak<\/a> at the Malaysian university that she was just dis-invited to.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Egyptian police have arrested a couple accused of \u201cwife-swapping.\u201d<\/a> More from Al Arabiya<\/a>, Global Voices Online<\/a>, The Guardian<\/a>, and Asharq Alawsat<\/a>.
- A cleric in Indonesia has caused outrage by taking a 12-year-old girl as a second wife<\/a>, which violates several Indonesian laws; more from Al Arabiya<\/a>. Another cleric in Indonesia backs him up<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- In Niger, a woman who was sold into sexual slavery has won a landmark case<\/a> against her government, which a regional West African court found had failed to protect her. Barikallah! More from The Guardian<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- A woman in Somalia has been executed for adultery<\/a> by stoning. May Allah grant her peace. More from Al Arabiya<\/a> and WLUML<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- The BBC<\/a> covers the Third International Congress on Islamic Feminism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Baroness Warsi believes that government groups for Muslim women<\/a> are \u201cpatronizing.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Al-Khemiyya reviews Crooked Rib\u2019s art exhibit<\/a> in Melbourne, Australia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Women in Uganda have pledged to support Muslim leaders<\/a> to ensure that Muslim women\u2019s rights aren\u2019t violated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- A 17-year-old Palestinian girl was wounded when Israeli troops opened fire on her school<\/a>. May Allah give her strength.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Hawaria Fattah is Europe\u2019s first female imam<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Islamic courts have been given permission to deal with divorces<\/a> in the U.K.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- The Telegraph<\/em> reports on a national conference of Muslim women<\/a> in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- T<\/em>he News<\/em> gets its news wrong<\/a>. I think this<\/a> is what they meant to say.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- A girl in South Africa dreams of pink headscarves and breast cancer awareness.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- More on Esha Momeni\u2019s detainment from AFP<\/a>, the BBC<\/a>, the LA Times<\/a>, and from the president of California State University<\/a> (where Momeni is a graduate student).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- MR Zine <\/em>interviews Nawal El Saadawi<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n