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Politics Daily <\/em>discusses the state of women\u2019s rights<\/a> in Afghanistan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Somalia\u2019s hardline group al Shabaab has publicly whipped women for wearing bras<\/a>. When does it end?! More from Al Arabiya<\/a> and Improvisations<\/a>. Via ProgressiveIslam<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Time<\/em> reports on the recent phenomenon of female suicide bombers<\/a> in Pakistan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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CAIR has asked state and federal officials to get involved in an investigation<\/a> of a recent home vandalism because the home owner is a Muslim woman who is running for a public office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Al Ahram <\/em>weighs in on the the niqab controversy<\/a>. So does Southern Masala<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Ummid.com interviews Zainah Anwar<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The Muslim women\u2019s group RAHAMA and Assistant U. S. Attorney Richard Maigret have been selected to receive an award for working to combat domestic violence<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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GOATMILK continues its series on sexuality and Islam<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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A Canadian Muslim speaks out <\/a>against the Muslim Canadian Congress\u2019 calls for a niqab ban.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The Saudi Gazette <\/em>reports on Diam\u2019s conversion to Islam<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The BBC reports on another type of sexual harassment in Egypt: phone stalking<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The Los Angeles Times <\/em>profiles Kurdistan\u2019s \u201cShakira\u201d. <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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In Finland, women from Muslim backgrounds are experiencing a rise in honor-based violence<\/a>. Via Islam in Europe<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The Canadian Press covers Malalai Joya\u2019s new book<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Iranian women are accused of being part of a drug smuggling cartel<\/a> in Indonesia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The controversial Ikhwan Polygamy Club intends to set up branches in Indonesia<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Kuwaiti women will now be able to obtain their own passports and travel without the prior consent of their husbands<\/a> following a recent ruling. More here<\/a>.
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In New Delhi, Dr. Zainab Alwani gives a lecture<\/a> on challenges that Muslim women face.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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IslamOnline interviews German politican H\u00fclya Dogan<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Militants in Pakistan target a women\u2019s cafeteria at an Islamic university<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The Kuwaiti \u201chijab in parliament\u201d issue takes up more political time<\/a>. More from elan<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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In India, a cleric accused women of witchcraft, which resulted in horrific assault<\/a>. May Allah give these women justice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Morocco lifts its reservations on CEDAW<\/a>, but doesn\u2019t come up with a plan to enact it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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A new fatwa in Jordan states that online chatting between sexes is haram<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Common Ground News highlights a place that Egyptian women can go for help<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The Watford Observer<\/em> profiles Sharifa Chaudry<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Thailand\u2019s design schools will promote Islamic fashion<\/a>, in accordance with government wishes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Haife Wehbe gets herself into some more trouble<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Pedestrian highlights the unveiling of a new Iranian women\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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A\u2019isha Mouneimne discusses domestic violence here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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NPR charts Dalia Mogahed\u2019s elevation to Muslim celebrity<\/a> status. She also speaks with U.S. News <\/em><\/a>about her comments on shari\u2019ah.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
Around 1,000 divorced Muslim women staged a rally in Orissa demanding the inclusion of their names in the BPL (Below Poverty Line) list.<\/a> More here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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More on Malaysia\u2019s government-sponsored honeymoons<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Other Sudanese women charged with wearing pants have been sentenced<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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IslamOnline reminds us about pink hijab day<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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In Kenya, the Catholic church is protesting a recent ruling <\/a>that will allow Muslim girls to wear headscarves in schools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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