{"id":7150,"date":"2010-10-29T00:00:20","date_gmt":"2010-10-29T07:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muslimahmediawatch.org\/?p=7150"},"modified":"2010-10-29T00:00:20","modified_gmt":"2010-10-29T07:00:20","slug":"friday-links-october-29-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/mmw\/2010\/10\/friday-links-october-29-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Links &#8212; October 29, 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>Common Ground News <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commongroundnews.org\/article.php?id=28695&amp;lan=en&amp;sid=1&amp;sp=0&amp;isNew=1\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">runs an interview with Fatema Mernissi<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-1323278\/Tony-Blairs-sister-law-Lauren-Booth-converts-Islam-holy-experience-Iran.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tony Blair\u2019s sister-in-law converts to Islam<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/top-stories\/2010\/10\/24\/cherie-blair-s-sister-now-a-muslim-115875-22655001\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">More here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2010\/11\/gazaand8217s-surfer-girls\/8256\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>The Atlantic <\/em>looks at Gaza\u2019s surfer girls<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Baroness Warsi was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/politics\/2010\/oct\/24\/baroness-warsi-islamic-conference-ban\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">prohibited from attending a conference by her boss<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Asian Human Rights Commission <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ahrchk.net\/statements\/mainfile.php\/2010statements\/2902\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">makes a plea for Sri Lankan woman sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Daily Mail <\/em>explores <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-1324039\/Like-Lauren-Booth-ARE-modern-British-career-women-converting-Islam.html?ito=feeds-newsxml\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">why \u201cmodern British career women\u201d convert to Islam<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Somali militant group <a href=\"http:\/\/www.muslimsdebate.com\/n.php?nid=5122\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Al Shabab executed two teenage girls on suspicion of espionage<\/a>. May Allah give them peace and justice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Star<\/em> profiles <a href=\"http:\/\/thestar.com.my\/news\/story.asp?file=\/2010\/10\/23\/focus\/7276937&amp;sec=focus\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wanita Umno and the role it\u2019s played in cultivating the development of women\u2019s issues in Malaysia<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gawker.com\/5675028\/alleged-metro-plotter-was-married-to-a-hip-muslim-mom#viewcomments\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gawker profiles the wife of the man recently arrested<\/a> on suspicion of planning to set of bombs in the Washington, D.C. metro.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The BBC examines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-11613992\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">lesbian women who have been forced into marriage to save their family\u2019s honor<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Libyan women <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbez.org\/story\/news\/world\/libyan-women-ground-their-artwork-tradition\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ground their artwork in tradition<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/life\/style\/young-muslims-add-glam-to-their-hijabs\/article1767848\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Yet another article devoted to stylish hijabs<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Newsline<\/em>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newslinemagazine.com\/2010\/10\/the-burqa-ban-enforced-emancipation\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">burqa bans are \u201cforced emancipation.\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A flush of funds<a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/kolkata-\/Higher-education-allowance-for-Muslim-girls\/articleshow\/6806108.cms\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> allows for more scholarships for Muslim women<\/a> in Bengal, India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Shirin Neshat\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gulf-times.com\/site\/topics\/article.asp?cu_no=2&amp;item_no=394230&amp;version=1&amp;template_id=36&amp;parent_id=16\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Women Without Men<\/em> was shown in Qatar this week<\/a>; it\u2019s the film\u2019s first Middle Eastern screening. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepeninsulaqatar.com\/qatar\/130432-film-explores-forces-affecting-muslim-women.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">More from <\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepeninsulaqatar.com\/qatar\/130432-film-explores-forces-affecting-muslim-women.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Peninsula<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmail.com.my\/content\/53169-blended-families-rising-phenomenon-msia\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the rise of blended families in Malaysia<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldscotland.com\/news\/home-news\/now-it-s-halal-hairdressing-a-snip-for-scottish-muslims-1.1063415?localLinksEnabled=false\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Scotland gets its first \u201chalal\u201d hair salon<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Nicholas Kristof asks, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/10\/24\/opinion\/24kristof.html?_r=2&amp;ref=women\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cWhat about Afghan women?\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A lower court in New Delhi <a href=\"http:\/\/womensenews.org\/story\/rape\/101020\/india-relies-two-finger-test-verify-rape\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ruled that a rape test (called the \u201ctwo finger\u201d method) was obsolete and should  be stopped<\/a>, but no changes have come forth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/opinion\/ct-talk-pink-hijab-20101027,0,2123635.story\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>The Chicago Tribune <\/em>profiles Pink Hijab Day<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Los Angeles Times<\/em> reports on <a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/babylonbeyond\/2010\/10\/lebanon-veil-jobless-discrimination-ad-student-islam-position.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">job discrimination that women who wear headscarves face in Lebanese businesses<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In Kenya, two parents are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nation.co.ke\/News\/Couple%20wants%20school%20to%20allow%20hijabs\/-\/1056\/1042110\/-\/8vup15z\/-\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">petitioning their daughters\u2019 high school to allow the girls to wear headscarves to class<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sensitivity fail: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/news\/national\/botched-pr-stunt-leaves-muslim-woman-in-tears\/story-e6frf7l6-1225944950982\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">a woman leaves an Australian Parliamentary session in tears after she thinks she has to remove her headscarf.<br>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>If we\u2019ve missed any news about Muslim women from this week, feel free to post links in the comments.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Common Ground News runs an interview with Fatema Mernissi. Tony Blair\u2019s sister-in-law converts to Islam. More here. The Atlantic looks at Gaza\u2019s surfer girls. Baroness Warsi was prohibited from attending a conference by her boss. The Asian Human Rights Commission makes a plea for Sri Lankan woman sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia. The Daily [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":154,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[928,2665],"class_list":["post-7150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links","tag-muslim-women","tag-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Friday Links -- October 29, 2010<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Common Ground News runs an interview with Fatema Mernissi. Tony Blair&#039;s sister-in-law converts to Islam. More here. 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