In an effort to curb Malaysian women used in drug trafficking, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry has proposed <\/a>that all women traveling out of the country alone have a letter from parents or employers. And, unsurprisingly, this pisses off<\/a> women. Via Feministing<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n The National Newspaper <\/em>looks at the evolution <\/a>of abaya styles.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n A Tunisian family sues <\/a>a man who they claim raped their daughter over the phone.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Iraq\u2019s Hero Ibrahim Ahmed (Jalal Talabani\u2019s wife) escapes <\/a>a roadside bomb attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Egypt\u2019s National Council for Human Rights calls <\/a>for women\u2019s testimony to become equal to men\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Saudi Arabia\u2019s Labour Minister says <\/a>there\u2019s no shame for Saudi women to work as housemaids. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Egyptian blogger Ghada Abdel Aal receives <\/a>both criticism and praise for her blog. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Pakistani beauty queen Mahleej Sarkari says she\u2019d like to date <\/a>President Musharraf. Via Islamify<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n The Post<\/em>\u2019s Amanda Teuscher tells western feminists to stay out<\/a> of Muslim women\u2019s hejabs.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Ghana has one feisty woman rising <\/a>through the ranks of politics. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Indian Muslim women voice <\/a>their opinions on the stereotype of Islam as a religion that is harmful to women.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Muslim women redefine <\/a>the western idea of feminism with modest clothes.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n The Carolina Cyclones kick <\/a>some serious ass\u2014in a gender segregated gym.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Muslim women in California showcase <\/a>their artistic talent.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n As more women enter the workforce, Saudi Arabia thinks about redrawing <\/a>its workplaces. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n A Saudi princess lends <\/a>her support to a conference calling for clearer rules against domestic violence.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n IslamOnline\u2019s <\/em>Nesma Abdel-Aziz interviews <\/a>Rana Husseini about honor killings in Jordan <\/span> and Norma Khoury\u2019s book Forbidden Love<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n The Star Tribune\u2019s <\/em>Pamela Miller interviews <\/a>Muslim lawyer Sumbal Mahmud. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Antidrown <\/em>talks <\/a>about the \u201cOh My God!\u201d factor and its role in the perception of Muslim women. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n The All-India Muslim Women\u2019s Personal Law Board advocates <\/a>for more women-only mosques and women-led prayers. The Islamic seminary is not down with this<\/a>. The U.S. calls <\/a>for stiffer penalties in Asian countries that participate in human trafficking.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Two women in Malaysia work<\/a> to nurture children and single mothers from their communities. Barikallah!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Sunni Sister <\/em>talks about the dumb things<\/a> that Muslim women do to ourselves. Via Islamify<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Indian actor Manayata refutes <\/a>her ex-husband Meraj\u2019s charge of adultery by using her khulla divorce. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Women in Saudi Arabia campaign <\/a>to hold weddings earlier in the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Women in Afghanistan face <\/a>serious health risks associated with childbirth. Via Islamify<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Something <\/a>that most of us already know: Islam doesn\u2019t condone domestic violence.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n A court in Maryland rules <\/a>that a man\u2019s talaq divorce is not valid because it robs a woman her right to due process. YEAH! Via Talk Islam<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Egyptian Gumbo<\/em> dishes <\/a>it out to a columnist who criticized <\/a>her for getting her own column at her school newspaper. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n A Malaysian court granted <\/a>a Muslim woman the right to renounce Islam. Via Talk Islam<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Two Muslim women in Nepal are selected <\/a>to be members of the Constituent Assembly. Barikallah!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n A German court orders <\/a>a 12-year-old Muslim girl to attend co-ed swimming lessons, despite the protests of her parents. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n A 19-year-old Jordanian woman was sentenced <\/a>to 15 years in jail for allegedly poisoning her family. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Iraqi staff at the British Embassy in Baghdad have come forward with allegations <\/a>that they\u2019ve been sexually harassed and abused. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Religious scholars and human rights activists in Saudi Arabia call for a minimum age<\/a> for marriage after reports of child marriages in the media.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Women from Indonesia\u2019s Ahmadiyya sect share their experiences<\/a> after their mosques were attacked.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Nigerian Muslim women write and read romance novels<\/a> with an Islamic educational twist.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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