{"id":6491,"date":"2010-07-02T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2010-07-02T07:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muslimahmediawatch.org\/?p=6491"},"modified":"2010-07-02T00:00:22","modified_gmt":"2010-07-02T07:00:22","slug":"friday-links-july-2-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/mmw\/2010\/07\/friday-links-july-2-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Links &#8212; July 2, 2010"},"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>Afshan Azad\u2019s<a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/england\/manchester\/10480610.stm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> father and brother have been charged with attempting to murder her<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Independent <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/fashion\/news\/beautiful-uandu-islamic-the-new-look-on-the-catwalk-2016293.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">profiles Muslim fashion designers<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Syria <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/robert-weller\/syria-bans-female-teacher_b_630134.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">bans school teachers from wearing niqab in the classroom<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>CNN <a href=\"http:\/\/religion.blogs.cnn.com\/2010\/06\/30\/ireport-womens-fashion-at-quran-reading-competition\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">examines fashion at a Malaysian Qur\u2019an reading competition<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A Nigerian Muslim women\u2019s group has said that <a href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201006290024.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the political environment in the country is not conducive for women to participate in politics<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elanthemag.com\/index.php\/site\/blog_detail\/muslimahs_in_the_media_do_it_themselves-nid95996145\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>elan <\/em>magazine\u2019s profile of Muslim women\u2019s blogs<\/a>, including MMW!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>During the King of Saudi Arabia\u2019s visit to Washington, D.C., <a href=\"http:\/\/www.realcourage.org\/2010\/06\/saudi-white-house\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">women held a protest for reformation of\u00a0 Saudi guardianship laws<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Muslim women in Ghana<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghananewsagency.org\/s_social\/r_17424\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> hold a conference on civic engagement and education<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><!--more-->A man who killed his sister has <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20100630\/wl_mideast_afp\/jordanwomencrimetrial\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">been sentenced to ten years in prison for the murder<\/a>. May Allah give her justice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>An <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/asia\/abortion-hotline-in-pakistan-faces-violent-opposition-2011540.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">abortion hotline in Pakistan faces lots of opposition<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/article\/ALeqM5j9a6beSl4qAXL-FokB-5zZ1pURRg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">More on Aquila Magazine<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2010-06-27-Burqa_N.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Europe sure loves its burqa bans<\/a>, according to USA Today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Iranian authorities are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurasiareview.com\/201006263927\/irans-veiling-restrictions-to-be-decided-by-popular-polls.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">planning to take a poll on veiling restrictions in every province<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/article-1289509\/Pregnant-women-fast-Ramadan-babies-health-risk.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Why pregnant women shouldn\u2019t fast during Ramadan<\/a>.\u00a0 More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/health-and-families\/health-news\/pregnant-women-who-fast-for-ramadan-risk-damage-to-their-babies-study-finds-2010055.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Independent<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A transsexual Arab woman <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/article\/ALeqM5i46rJsPjXcAl1BVyTSVFNDE7lgsg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">has released her memoirs in Beirut<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sudanese police <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/article\/ALeqM5hgqluFmLVFqt1A-Wev2kILPZaA4A\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">arrested more than two dozen people<\/a> from the capital\u2019s first ever mixed-gender fashion show.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A council in Riyadh will <a href=\"http:\/\/arabnews.com\/saudiarabia\/article75071.ece\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">study marriages between Saudis and non-Saudis<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On the <a href=\"http:\/\/ww.bianet.org\/english\/women\/122954-dwindling-work-force-professional-women-with-headscarves\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">invisibility of women who wear headscarves in the workplace<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/commentisfree\/2010\/jun\/29\/uae-rape-victims-women\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">How the U.A.E. condones sexual violence<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A study finds that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/world\/article\/0,8599,1998966,00.html?xid=rss-topstories\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">female genital cutting is rampant in Kurdistan<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In Yemen, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.middle-east-online.com\/english\/?id=39776\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">female refugees are becoming family breadwinners<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>If we missed any news about Muslim women from this week, please feel free to post links in the comments!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afshan Azad\u2019s father and brother have been charged with attempting to murder her. 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