{"id":3518,"date":"2009-04-17T00:00:47","date_gmt":"2009-04-17T08:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muslimahmediawatch.org\/?p=3518"},"modified":"2009-04-17T00:00:47","modified_gmt":"2009-04-17T08:00:47","slug":"friday-links-april-17-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/mmw\/2009\/04\/friday-links-april-17-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Links &#8212; April 17, 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>epiphanies critically looks at Swedish women\u2019s groups\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/tasnimx.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/elektra-and-sharaf-heroes.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">messages to Muslim women<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A nurse in Zaria, Nigeria<a href=\"Ahmadu%20Bello%20University%20Teaching%20Hospital,\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"> has been fired <\/a>from the  Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital because of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/english\/2009-04-14-voa11.cfm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">issues with her hejab<\/a>. Muslim organizations have <a href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/200904130192.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">demanded her reinstatement<\/a>. The nurse in question <a href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/200904140101.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">speaks out here<\/a>, while the officials who fired her<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisdayonline.com\/nview.php?id=140963\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> clarify their position<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opprairie.com\/Articles-c-2009-04-14-193892.112113_Aunt_of_Orland_Park_2yearold_charged_with_murder.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">two-year-old girl\u2019s aunt beats her to death<\/a> and then is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southtownstar.com\/news\/1520478,041009mugshot.article\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">forced to remove her hejab for her mugshot<\/a>. May Allah give the girl peace and justice. Ray Hanania responds <a href=\"http:\/\/arabisto.com\/article\/Blogs\/Ray_Hanania\/East_and_West_clash_even_in_backdropped_of_murdered_child\/33998\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swnewsherald.com\/online_content\/2009\/04\/041309rh_orlandpol.php\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Arab News <\/em>highlights two recent cases in Saudi Arabia that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/?page=13&amp;section=0&amp;article=121447&amp;d=12&amp;m=4&amp;y=2009\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">highlight the dangers of male guardians refusing to allow women to marry<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A new initiative in Pakistan focuses on all the women of the country\u2019s journalism and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hindu.com\/mag\/2009\/04\/12\/stories\/2009041250030200.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">profiles them all in a new diary<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A Jordanian man <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2009\/04\/12\/jordan-honor-killing-man-_n_185977.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">confesses to murdering his pregnant sister<\/a>. May Allah give her peace and justice. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/talkislam.info\/2009\/04\/12\/a-jordanian-man-confessed-to-stabbing-to\/#more-6232\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">TalkIslam<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Malaysia\u2019s <em>The Star <\/em>tries to figure out <a href=\"http:\/\/thestar.com.my\/lifestyle\/story.asp?file=\/2009\/4\/12\/lifeliving\/3650840&amp;sec=lifeliving\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">what Islamic fashion actually is<\/a> and examines <a href=\"http:\/\/thestar.com.my\/lifestyle\/story.asp?file=\/2009\/4\/12\/lifeliving\/3628466&amp;sec=lifeliving\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Burqini swimwear.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Iran\u2019s Guardian Council says there are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/articles\/2009\/04\/11\/70430.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">no restrictions on women running for president<\/a>. More <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/article\/ALeqM5jmA9Oy_CbyFrXp8y508g_OU79apQ\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Omayma Abdel-Latif writes about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commongroundnews.org\/article.php?id=25293&amp;lan=en&amp;sid=1&amp;sp=0&amp;isNew=1\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">sisters in Egypt\u2019s Muslim Brotherhood<\/a>.<br>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A Saudi judge has refused\u2013for a second time\u2013to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2009\/WORLD\/meast\/04\/12\/saudi.child.marriage\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">annul the marriage of an eight-year-old girl <\/a>to a 47-year-old man. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifeminists.net\/e107_plugins\/enews\/enews.php?item.12903.3\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ifeminists<\/a>. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/saudijeans.org\/2009\/04\/13\/onaiza-girl-again\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Saudi Jeans<\/a>. Following this decision, the Justice Ministry says it\u2019s going to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/?page=1&amp;section=0&amp;article=121563&amp;d=15&amp;m=4&amp;y=2009&amp;pix=kingdom.jpg&amp;category=Kingdom\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> <em>regulate<\/em> girl marriages<\/a>\u2026Close, but not close enough. More at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabisto.com\/article.cfm?articleID=34560\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Arabisto<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A family in France was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.connexionfrance.com\/news_articles.php?id=749\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">denied housing because of the mother\u2019s burqa<\/a>. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/islamineurope.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/france-family-refused-residence-because.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Islam in Europe<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Time <\/em>asks <a href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/world\/article\/0,8599,1890728,00.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">whether Iraq will cut down on sex trafficking<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Improvisations: Arab Woman Progressive Voice highlights <a href=\"http:\/\/arabwomanprogressivevoice.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/saudi-samar-rabah-fights-segregation.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Samar Rabah\u2019s fight against gender segregation<\/a> in Saudi Arabia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Nuseiba writes about <a href=\"http:\/\/nuseiba.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/13\/how-to-understand-religious-extremism\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">religious extremism<\/a> through the lens of the Swat whipping.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <em>Times of India <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/Cities\/Muslim-women-to-vote-on-their-own-accord\/articleshow\/4398200.cms\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">polls some Muslim women about their thoughts on voting and elections <\/a>and comes up with a disastrously misleading headline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>IslamOnline reviews <em>Pray the Devil Back to Hell, <\/em>about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.islamonline.net\/servlet\/Satellite?c=Article_C&amp;cid=1237706127882&amp;pagename=Zone-English-ArtCulture%2FACELayout\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the alliance of Christian and Muslim Liberian women against violence in their country<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sudanese women<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipsnews.net\/news.asp?idnews=46495\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> must be part of the peace process<\/a>, say the Nobel Women\u2019s Initiative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Mariam Sobh <a href=\"http:\/\/hijabtrendz.com\/2009\/04\/14\/paris-hilton-and-my-big-break\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">recounts her attempt at reality TV<\/a> and the lessons she\u2019s learned from it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Malika Hamidi speaks about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gierfi.com\/article-30073522.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the emergence of a feminist consciousnes among European Muslim women<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Peninsula<\/em> reports that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepeninsulaqatar.com\/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&amp;subsection=Qatar+News&amp;month=April2009&amp;file=Local_News2009041222737.xml\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">social taboos are stifling female Arab writers.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Muthabara Foundation says that private firms should encourage Emirati women to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/article\/20090412\/NATIONAL\/47673749\/1010\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">join the workforce and nurture their professional development.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Tehran\u2019s Al Zahra University will hold a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tehrantimes.com\/index_View.asp?code=192183\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">seminar to celebrate the world\u2019s Persian-speaking female poets<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <em>Yemen Times <\/em>interviews <a href=\"http:\/\/yementimes.com\/article.shtml?i=1250&amp;p=culture&amp;a=2\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fatima Jarallah<\/a> about her life and career.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On Egypt\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themedialine.org\/news\/news_detail.asp?NewsID=24827\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">struggles with female genital cutting<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Morung Express<\/em> traces <a href=\"http:\/\/www.morungexpress.com\/columnists\/20922.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the history of Pakistani women\u2019s rights<\/a> and their struggles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sitara Achakzai, an Afghan women\u2019s rights activist, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/world\/a-voice-of-hope-for-afghanistans-women-20090413-a4sg.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">was murdered<\/a> last Sunday in Kandahar. May Allah give her peace and justice. More <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theamericanmuslim.org\/tam.php\/features\/articles\/sitara_achakzai_martyr_for_muslim_women\/0017292\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msmagazine.com\/news\/uswirestory.asp?ID=11633\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The<em> Yemen Times <\/em>examines <a href=\"http:\/\/yementimes.com\/article.shtml?i=1250&amp;p=culture&amp;a=1\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">troubling social and cultural traditions in Yemeni society that harm girls<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Firoza Bibi, a politician in rural India,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.womensenews.org\/article.cfm?aid=3978\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> aids survivors of sexual violence<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>From one Bibi to another: IPS <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipsnews.net\/news.asp?idnews=46465\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">looks at Mukhtaran Mai\u2019s recent marriage<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>An Emirati police officer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/article\/20090414\/NATIONAL\/964157663\/1010\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">attempted to rape a woman<\/a> after offering her a ride home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A father in Russia is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/europe\/russia\/5148811\/Russian-hired-hit-man-to-kill-daughter-over-miniskirt-police-say.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">charged with hiring men to kill his daughter<\/a> for wearing a mini-skirt. May Allah give her peace and justice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s been one year since Nujood busted herself out of a marriage she didn\u2019t want. But <a href=\"http:\/\/yementimes.com\/article.shtml?i=1250&amp;p=view&amp;a=1\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">what about all the other Yemeni girls who are still in her situation<\/a>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Officials in Kanpur, India, have dispensed female police personnel during upcoming elections to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indopia.in\/India-usa-uk-news\/latest-news\/548414\/National\/1\/20\/1\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ensure female voter participation.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Princess Haya bint Al Hussein of Dubai <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/article\/20090414\/NATIONAL\/647042498\/1040\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">opens a major gynecology hospital<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Huffington Post<\/em> gives us a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/anand-gopal\/what-you-should-know-abou_b_186225.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">guide to women\u2019s rights in Afghanistan<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Roxana Saberi <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/aponline\/2009\/04\/14\/world\/AP-ML-Iran-Journalist-Detained.html?_r=1&amp;ref=world\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">underwent trial in Iran<\/a>; the verdict will come within a few weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/article.asp?edition_id=10&amp;categ_id=4&amp;article_id=100938\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cOpen Shutters Iraq\u201d project gave Iraqi women cameras<\/a> and had them document the war through their own realities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.islamonline.net\/servlet\/Satellite?c=Article_C&amp;cid=1237706119307&amp;pagename=Zone-English-Family%2FFYELayout\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">IslamOnline <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.altmuslimah.com\/a\/b\/a\/2999\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">AltMuslimah <\/a>air the same story. What\u2019s different is reader\u2019s reactions\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>An anti-hijab bill in Okhahoma is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.euro-islam.info\/2009\/04\/08\/oklahoma-anti-hijab-bill-dismissed-citing-its-confliction-with-religious-freedoms\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">dismissed on the grounds that it violates religious freedom<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Feministe has a great post about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.feministe.us\/blog\/archives\/2009\/04\/14\/housewives-babymakers-and-sex-partners\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">women who come to the West on spousal\/dependant visas<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2009\/WORLD\/asiapcf\/04\/14\/afghan.lovers\/index.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CNN<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2009\/apr\/15\/afghanistan-taliban-lovers-elope-nimroz\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Guardian<\/a> cover the story of two lovers in Afghanistan who were murdered as they attempted to elope. May Allah give them peace and justice. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/arabwomanprogressivevoice.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/taliban-executes-lovers.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Improvisations <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.progressiveislam.info\/diary\/1967\/afghan-taliban-executes-eloping-lovers\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ProgressiveIslam<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Speaking of Afghanistan, women <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/04\/16\/world\/asia\/16afghan.html?_r=3&amp;hp\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">turned out in droves to protest the Shi\u2019a law<\/a> this week, where counter-protesters <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/world\/story\/2009\/04\/15\/afghan-women-protest015.html?ref=rss\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">threw stones <\/a>at them. You can see video <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/8000209.stm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>. Feministe has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.feministe.us\/blog\/archives\/2009\/04\/16\/300-women-march-for-rights-in-afghanistan\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">set up a donation fund<\/a>,\u00a0 and The Feminist School issues a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.femschool.info\/english\/spip.php?article276\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">statement of support<\/a>. Meanwhile, a cleric says that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/newsMaps\/idUSTRE53F2P520090416\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the law doesn\u2019t allow rape<\/a>, but his reasoning isn\u2019t quite right\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Mona El Tahawy comes out with<a href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/video\/?bcpid=1485842900&amp;bctid=19402457001\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> a video<\/a> that illustrates her piece, \u201cThe Happy Muslim Men an Women who Confuse You.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Conservative Somali administrators have <a href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/200904150612.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ordered Somali women to wear veils<\/a>. More <a href=\"http:\/\/english.horseedmedia.net\/news\/15631.shtml\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Umar Lee publishes a<a href=\"http:\/\/umarlee.com\/2007\/04\/03\/a-sisters-experiences-from-1980s-salafi-movement\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> woman\u2019s experience converting to Islam during the American Salafi movement<\/a> in the 1980s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Delara Darabi is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.femschool.info\/english\/spip.php?article277\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">scheduled to be hung within the week<\/a>. May Allah save her.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Alicia takes a look at <a href=\"http:\/\/cycads.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/16\/polygamy-as-a-womans-right\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">polygamy in Indonesian media<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Yet another article about <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pioneerlocal.com\/sports\/2009\/04\/clothing_doesnt_get_in_the_way.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">hijabs and sports<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Independent <\/em>reports that air raids in Iraq <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/middle-east\/iraq-air-raids-hit-mostly-women-and-children-1669282.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">kill mostly women and children<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Turkey is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.variety.com\/article\/VR1118002431.html?categoryid=14&amp;cs=1&amp;nid=2562\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">remaking my favorite sitcom<\/a> from the \u201980s: <em>Golden Girls! <\/em>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/jezebel.com\/tag\/picture-it%7C-turkey%2c-2009\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jezebel<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Nahid Abu T\u2019eima writes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maannews.net\/en\/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&amp;ID=37141\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">an open letter to President Mahmoud Abbas<\/a> about the killing of women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Maytha discusses her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kabobfest.com\/2009\/04\/case-for-abaya.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">personal exeriences with the abaya<\/a> at KABOBfest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>NPR looks at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=102984398\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">opium and heroin addiction<\/a> in Afghanistan, and how it affects children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Yvonne Ridley writes about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tehrantimes.com\/index_View.asp?code=192374\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">being the victim of Islamophobia<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Global Voices Online introduces us to some<a href=\"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/2009\/04\/16\/global-hijablogging-continued\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> more awesome hijab bloggers<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Egypt launches a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gulfnews.com\/region\/Egypt\/10304816.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">campaign against the niqab<\/a>. Really, Egypt?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Evening Telegraph <\/em>takes a look at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk\/features\/Muslim-women-getting-together-to.5171040.jp\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Husseini Women\u2019s Group i<\/a>n Peterborough.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>epiphanies critically looks at Swedish women\u2019s groups\u2019 messages to Muslim women. A nurse in Zaria, Nigeria has been fired from the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital because of issues with her hejab. Muslim organizations have demanded her reinstatement. The nurse in question speaks out here, while the officials who fired her clarify their position. 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