{"id":3390,"date":"2009-04-03T00:00:45","date_gmt":"2009-04-03T08:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muslimahmediawatch.org\/?p=3390"},"modified":"2009-04-03T00:00:45","modified_gmt":"2009-04-03T08:00:45","slug":"friday-links-april-3-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/mmw\/2009\/04\/friday-links-april-3-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Links &#8212; April 3, 2009"},"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><em>Arabian Business<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabianbusiness.com\/index2.php?option=com_gallery&amp;id=550754\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">profiles the world\u2019s most powerful Arab women<\/a>, many of whom are Muslim.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In Nigeria, the Federation of Muslim Women\u2019s Association in Nigeria meet with medical experts to determine how to <a href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/200904020044.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">improve adolescent health<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A Saudi women\u2019s conference <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saudigazette.com.sa\/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&amp;contentID=2009032933548\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">stressed the \u201crole of the family in reinforcing intellectual security,\u201d <\/a>whatever that is.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The 12 members of the One Million Signatures Campaign who were arrested in January have been<a href=\"http:\/\/femschool.info\/english\/spip.php?article258\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> transferred to Evin prison<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Yemeni artist Hoyda al Kibsi <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yobserver.com\/reports\/10016059.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">speaks about her artwork <\/a>and challenges she faces in Yemen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>IslamAmerica <a href=\"http:\/\/www.islamamerica.org\/ArticleLibrary\/tabid\/55\/articleType\/ArticleView\/articleId\/174\/Default.aspx\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">gives a shout-out to AltMuslimah<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Upcoming play <em>The Domestic Crusaders<\/em> is <a href=\"http:\/\/domesticcrusaders.com\/events.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">looking for female actors<\/a>. Sister, you might be a shoe-in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Dubai gets its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gulfnews.com\/nation\/Government\/10299017.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">first female judge<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Jana Kossabaiti <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/lifeandstyle\/2009\/mar\/30\/fashion-hijab-muslim-women\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">writes about hejab style for <\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/lifeandstyle\/2009\/mar\/30\/fashion-hijab-muslim-women\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Guardian<\/a>. <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Peter Cutts writes about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/opinion\/commentators\/peter-cutts-muslim-women-have-some-inspiring-role-models-in-our-society-1657063.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">a remarkable Salima Barday<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Variety <\/em>reports that some hardline Saudi clerics have<a href=\"http:\/\/www.variety.com\/article\/VR1118001536.html?categoryid=2862&amp;cs=1\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> urged a ban on women in the media<\/a>. Really, guys? More <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zawya.com\/story.cfm\/sidZAWYA20090331072130\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>With Turkey cracking down on honor killings, <em>The Independent <\/em>reports that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/women-told-you-have-dishonoured-your-family-please-kill-yourself-1655373.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">women are being told to commit suicide<\/a> instead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Daily Star <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/article.asp?edition_id=10&amp;categ_id=4&amp;article_id=100481\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">profiles <em>Jasad <\/em>magazine<\/a>. So does the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kippreport.com\/kipp\/2009\/04\/02\/breaking-taboos-and-freeing-your-jasad\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Kipp Report<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Afghanistan\u2019s President Karzai <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2009\/mar\/31\/hamid-karzai-afghanistan-law\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">backs a horrific law that legalizes marital rape<\/a>. Canada <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryherald.com\/news\/Canada+takes+women+rights+protest+direct+Karzai+government\/1456161\/story.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">issues a formal \u201cWTF\u201d<\/a>, and there\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2009\/apr\/01\/afghanistan-womens-rights-hamid-karzai\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">increasing international pressure<\/a> on Karzai to <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/7977293.stm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">repeal the law<\/a>. Canada\u2019s Prime Minister <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/canada\/story\/2009\/04\/01\/harper-interview.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">speaks up<\/a>, and so does <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metronews.ca\/Toronto\/comment\/article\/206686\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mona Eltahawy<\/a>. More <a href=\"http:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/usTopNews\/idUKTRE52U4A720090331\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adnkronos.com\/AKI\/English\/Security\/?id=3.0.3171387986\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/servlet\/story\/RTGAM.20090402.wafghanfamily02\/BNStory\/politics\/home\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A British MP suggests that <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/uk_news\/england\/west_midlands\/7970923.stm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bangladeshi women be employed as chefs<\/a> to help counter unemployment rates in the community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Arab News<\/em> examines the difficulties that Saudi women have in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/?page=1&amp;section=0&amp;article=120981&amp;d=30&amp;m=3&amp;y=2009&amp;pix=kingdom.jpg&amp;category=Kingdom\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">securing their divorces<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>How Islamic feminism <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commongroundnews.org\/article.php?id=25138&amp;lan=en&amp;sid=1&amp;sp=0&amp;isNew=1\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">distinguishes Islam from Muslims, and what this means for women<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <em>Saudi Gazette <\/em>reports on the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.saudigazette.com.sa\/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&amp;contentID=2009033133719\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> rise of matchmakers in Saudi Arabia<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Huffington Post<\/em> hears from Naazish YarKhan about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/naazish-yarkhan\/celebrating-the-power-of_b_182115.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Muslim Women\u2019s Alliance<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Unemployment among Saudi women <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabianbusiness.com\/551005-unemployment-among-saudi-women-climbs-to-27\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">rises to 27%<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In Spain, a mother is <a href=\"http:\/\/islamineurope.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/spain-mother-sentenced-to-17-years-for.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">sentenced to 17 years in prison<\/a> for marrying off her 14-year-old daughter to a 40-year-old man.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Oman\u2019s Sultan Qaboos <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commongroundnews.org\/article.php?id=25139&amp;lan=en&amp;sid=1&amp;sp=0&amp;isNew=1\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">fills some gender gaps<\/a> in the country\u2019s State Council.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Yemeni women <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sabanews.net\/en\/news179738.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">complete a course on legal protections<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Mideast Youth looks at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mideastyouth.com\/2009\/03\/31\/%E2%80%9Cgirls-only%E2%80%9D-arab-women-live-and-on-air\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Banat wi Bus (Girls Only) Radio in Egypt<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Saudi Arabia loses its half-a-chance for its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/?page=1&amp;section=0&amp;article=121061&amp;d=1&amp;m=4&amp;y=2009&amp;pix=kingdom.jpg&amp;category=Kingdom\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">first formal women\u2019s rights organization. <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Mavis Leno of the Feminist Majority Foundation speaks about <a href=\"http:\/\/therealnews.com\/t\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=31&amp;Itemid=74&amp;jumival=3463\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the rights of Women in Afghanistan<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Women\u2019s rights in Kuwait say that Kuwaiti women need to be more invested in fighting for their rights and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kuwaittimes.net\/read_news.php?newsid=MTA1Njg3ODM5Ng==\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">make suggestions to that effect<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwpr.net\/?p=syr&amp;s=f&amp;o=351431&amp;apc_state=henh\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cmarriage-brokering\u201d<\/a> in Syria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Menassat covers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.menassat.com\/?q=en\/news-articles\/6287-saudi-lingerie-blue\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Saudi Lingerie Battle<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>SFGate reviews <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2009\/03\/27\/RVPE16ARU9.DTL\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Nafisa Haji\u2019s new book, <\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2009\/03\/27\/RVPE16ARU9.DTL\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Writing on My Forehead<\/a>. <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Payvand News reports that a specific chador style, \u201c<em>chador-e melli<\/em>\u201c, is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.payvand.com\/news\/09\/mar\/1336.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">experiencing popularity in Iran<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Somali girls in Minneapolis, Minn., have a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/lifestyle\/42053747.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUo8cyaiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">specially-reserved time to play basketball<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>British firefighters will now have a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-1165999\/Now-service-introduces-hijab-headscarves-Muslim-workers.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">hijab option<\/a>.\u00a0 More from <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/uk\/2009\/mar\/31\/firefighters-uniforms-cultures\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Guardian<\/a>. <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>InsideDesi profiles <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insidedesi.com\/current-affairs\/620\/baroness-sayeeda-warsi-powerful-muslim-women\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Baronees Sayeeda Warsi<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Artist Shahida Ahmed will <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk\/news\/blackburn\/4244762.Pendle_artist_set_for_Blackburn_exhibition\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">profile her work in East Lancashire<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>InFocus News interviews <a href=\"http:\/\/www.infocusnews.net\/content\/view\/33145\/135\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">social worker Elena Meloni<\/a>, who champions foster care among Muslims.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Malaysia\u2019s Dr. Mohammad Akram Nadwi says that <a href=\"http:\/\/thestar.com.my\/news\/story.asp?file=\/2009\/4\/1\/nation\/3600633&amp;sec=nation\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Muslim women deserve equal treatment to men<\/a>, and is documenting the long history of female involvement in hadith narration and teaching.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hijabtrendz <a href=\"http:\/\/hijabtrendz.com\/2009\/03\/30\/hijabtrendz-exclusive-iman-zawahry\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">interviews designer Iman Zawahry<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Denmark has seen a nasty increase in bus removals lately: women in <a href=\"http:\/\/islamineurope.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/aarhus-driver-kicks-niqab-wearing-woman.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Aarhus<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/islamineurope.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/odense-woman-kicked-off-bus-for-wearing.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Odense<\/a> have been removed from buses because of their niqabs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <em>Jordan Times <\/em>reports on a <a href=\"http:\/\/jordantimes.com\/?news=15267&amp;searchFor=nermeen\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">horrifying honor killing<\/a>. May Allah give her peace and justice. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/nataliaantonova.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/24\/yet-another-father-murdering-his-daughter-and-getting-her-siblings-to-join-in\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Natalia Antonova<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Altmuslim reports on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.altmuslim.com\/a\/a\/a\/2999\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cdehijabization\u201d phenomenon<\/a>. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/jamericanmuslimah.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/01\/adding-to-my-the-benefits-of-hijab-post\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jamerican Muslimah<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry launched a plan to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/?page=1&amp;section=0&amp;article=121085&amp;d=2&amp;m=4&amp;y=2009&amp;pix=kingdom.jpg&amp;category=Kingdom\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">employ thousands of women in industrial establishments<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Emirati filmmaker Nayla Al Khaja <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xpress4me.com\/life\/uae\/localscene\/20012691.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">launches a \u201cfilm fraternity.\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A Saudi court <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saudigazette.com.sa\/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&amp;contentID=2009040233886\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">marries two women to the men they wanted to marry<\/a>, despite their guardian\u2019s protests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Islam in Europe reports on<a href=\"http:\/\/islamineurope.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/finland-hundreds-of-unofficial-islamic.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> underrage and illegal marriages performed by imams in Finland<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Black Iris discusses<a href=\"http:\/\/www.black-iris.com\/2009\/03\/30\/jordanian-sexual-denials\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Jordanian sexual denial in the context of AIDS awareness<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Washington Post<\/em> reports on<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/03\/20\/AR2009032003000.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> the condition of Iranian women\u2019s rights activists<\/a> as another Norooz rolls around.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <em>Saudi Gazette <\/em>examines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saudigazette.com.sa\/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&amp;contentID=2009040233902\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">working women\u2019s issues surrounding motherhood<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Al Ahram Weekly <\/em>interviews <a href=\"http:\/\/weekly.ahram.org.eg\/2009\/940\/intrvw.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Minister of State for Family and Population Mushira Khattab<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>An official decree by Saudi Arabia has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/articles\/2009\/04\/02\/69781.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">banned all forms of entertainment at women\u2019s charity events,<\/a> according to <em>Al Arabiya.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Independent <\/em>profiles <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/asia\/lets-talk-about-sex-and-rights-pakistan-1661110.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Chay <\/em>magazine<\/a>, whose latest issue is out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Safiya Outlines is hosting a Motherhood Blogging Carnival. <a href=\"http:\/\/getoutlines.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/01\/i-want-to-blow-bubbles-for-ever\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">More details at her site<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>IslamOnline looks at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.islamonline.net\/servlet\/Satellite?c=Article_C&amp;cid=1237705719725&amp;pagename=Zone-English-News\/NWELayout\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">what Malawi Muslims are doing to combat domestic violence<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Menassat reports that Lebanon\u2019s LGBTI group Helem has<a href=\"http:\/\/www.menassat.com\/?q=en\/news-articles\/6290-lebanese-lgbti-organization-wins-international-award\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> won the Felipa de Souza Award by the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>MuslimMatters explains <a href=\"http:\/\/muslimmatters.org\/2009\/04\/02\/scorecard\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">why Nonie Darwish doesn\u2019t matter<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arabian Business profiles the world\u2019s most powerful Arab women, many of whom are Muslim. 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