{"id":7515,"date":"2011-01-14T00:00:47","date_gmt":"2011-01-14T08:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muslimahmediawatch.org\/?p=7515"},"modified":"2011-01-14T00:00:47","modified_gmt":"2011-01-14T08:00:47","slug":"friday-links-january-14-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/mmw\/2011\/01\/friday-links-january-14-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Links | January 14, 2011"},"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>Muslim women in Uganda are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plusnews.org\/Report.aspx?ReportId=91606\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pushing for condom use to prevent HIV infection<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Divorced single mothers in Malaysia may <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bernama.com.my\/bernama\/v5\/newsgeneral.php?id=555992\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">receive advance alimony payments if their husbands fail to pay<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>U.S. Secretary of State declares that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.khaleejtimes.com\/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data\/theuae\/2011\/January\/theuae_January252.xml&amp;section=theuae\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">a dress code should not be enforced on Muslim women<\/a> during her visit to the Gulf.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.panorama.am\/en\/region\/2011\/01\/10\/pia-az\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Azerbaijan un-banned the hijab<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Sydney Morning Herald <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/converts-find-it-hard-to-fit-into-muslim-culture-20110110-19l7w.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">examines female Australian converts<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The U.S. <a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2011\/US\/01\/10\/iran.lawyer\/?hpt=T2\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">urges Iran to release Nasrin Sotoudeh<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Muslim women in Uttar  Pradesh, India,\u00a0 converged in Lucknow to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/Women-demand-codification-of-Muslim-Personal-Law\/Article1-648320.aspx\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">demand codification of the  Muslim Personal Law<\/a>, which they say is being \u201cmisinterpreted to the  disadvantage of women\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uticaod.com\/features\/x1966199140\/Behind-the-veil-Stereoytypes-can-be-frustrating-for-Muslim-women\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cStereotypes can be frustrating for Muslim women.\u201d <\/a>You don\u2019t say!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Helsinki will <a href=\"http:\/\/homedailynews.com\/no-more-muslim-swimming-pools-in-helsinki\/2296\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">no longer allow specific women-only times in city swimming pools<\/a>.\u00a0<!--more--><\/li>\n<li>Middle East Online reports that a survey carried out by SingleMuslim.com shows  that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.middle-east-online.com\/english\/?id=43517\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Muslim women\u00a0 increasingly prefer to  marry closer to home<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A young Muslim women in Fiji <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fijitimes.com\/story.aspx?id=163521\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">shakes up traditional mentalities about what a woman\u2019s place is<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recently embarked on advocacy drive to <a href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201101070285.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">increase political participation of women who practice purdah (seclusion<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On how <a href=\"http:\/\/www.magharebia.com\/cocoon\/awi\/xhtml1\/en_GB\/features\/awi\/reportage\/2011\/01\/07\/reportage-01\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">religious coercion threatens women in Tunisia<\/a>. <strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In Brooklyn, N.Y., <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brooklyneagle.com\/categories\/category.php?category_id=27&amp;id=40561\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">women-only karate training provides opportunities<\/a> to learn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msmagazine.com\/blog\/blog\/2011\/01\/13\/muslim-dating-ads-whats-with-the-racism\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">On racism and sexism in Muslim dating ads<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hiiraan.com\/news2\/2011\/Jan\/al_shabaab_somali_women_can_t_work.aspx\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Al-Shabaab has banned women from holding jobs<\/a> in Kismayo, Somalia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Saudi women may<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabtimesonline.com\/NewsDetails\/tabid\/96\/smid\/414\/ArticleID\/162466\/reftab\/96\/t\/Saudi-women-sue-male-guardians-who-stop-marriage\/Default.aspx\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> sue male guardians who keep them forever single<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A Muslim woman has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbulletin.net\/news_detail.php?id=68397\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">translated the Qur\u2019an into Hungarian<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>If you see any news about Muslim women that we\u2019ve missed this week, feel free to post links in the comments! 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