{"id":7874,"date":"2011-03-18T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2011-03-18T07:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muslimahmediawatch.org\/?p=7874"},"modified":"2011-03-18T00:00:08","modified_gmt":"2011-03-18T07:00:08","slug":"friday-links-march-18-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/mmw\/2011\/03\/friday-links-march-18-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Links | March 18, 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>A Lebanese politician <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/article.asp?edition_id=1&amp;categ_id=2&amp;article_id=126114#axzz1GtwInrAF\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">calls Saudi women \u201ctrash bags\u201d<\/a> and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/world\/breakingnews\/lebanese-politician-sorry-for-calling-veiled-women-trash-bags-118076284.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> then hurriedly backpedals<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hilarious satire about a Pakistani ban on bras is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/news\/politics\/war_room\/2011\/03\/14\/fox_nation_pakistan_padded_bras\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">presented as fact by American outlet<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>This week, <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.dailyprogress.com\/news\/2011\/mar\/15\/muslim-women-topic-book-festival-event-wednesday-ar-908038\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the Virginia Festival of the Book aimed to go beyond flat stereotypes<\/a> of Muslim women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.milligazette.com\/news\/549-3000-muslim-women-attend-bjp-seminar-on-employment-indian\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Three thousand Muslim women attended a seminar on employment<\/a> in Dadar, India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Huffington Post <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/ida-lichter-md\/muslim-womens-selfrelianc_b_835881.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">goes over the history of women\u2019s reforms (or lack thereof) after revolutions<\/a> in the Middle East.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A federal appeals court <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2011\/03\/15\/BAEO1IC5VP.DTL&amp;tsp=1\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ruled that a Muslim woman in California can sue the county<\/a> where she was ordered to remove her headscarf in a\u00a0 courthouse holding cell.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>One of Nicholas Kristof\u2019s Win a Trip finalists is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qWH2MqiJdeU&amp;feature=player_embedded#at=30\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Muslim American woman from Seattle<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Now the<a href=\"http:\/\/bikyamasr.com\/wordpress\/?p=30618\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Dutch want to get in on the hijab-banning bandwagon<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>IPS describes the<a href=\"http:\/\/ipsnews.net\/news.asp?idnews=54796\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> horrid conditions that female Palestinian prisons endure<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/world\/article\/954118--jihad-cosmo-magazine-tells-women-how-to-raise-warriors\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Al Qaeda publishes a lady mag<\/a>. Uh\u2026you go, girl\u2026? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/business\/article\/955088--revolutionary-woman-vs-burqa-woman\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mona Eltahawy writes about i<\/a>t.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/english.ahram.org.eg\/NewsContentP\/1\/7328\/Egypt\/Egyptian-El-Saadawi-honoured-among-top--feminists-.aspx\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Nawal El Saadawi honored among <em>The Guardian\u2019s <\/em>top 100 feminists<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5hD3-7NHdLkswRHOWAulzEeX8V_gw?docId=12b1dea4636c4baf8e7751b4b99babad\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chechen hardliners impose an Islamic dress code on women<\/a> with paintball guns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>WLUML covers the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wluml.org\/node\/7031\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">West Bank Civil Disobedience Conference<\/a>, which hosts Israeli and Palestinian women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>AltMuslim profile <a href=\"http:\/\/www.altmuslim.com\/a\/a\/v\/4185\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Malaysian musical sensation Yuna<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>IPS covers <a href=\"http:\/\/ipsnews.net\/news.asp?idnews=54838\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pakistan\u2019s unwanted babies<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/ipsnews.net\/news.asp?idnews=54804\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">women\u2019s inability to leave home<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Karachi hosted a four-day seminar entitled <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytimes.com.pk\/default.asp?page=2011315story_15-3-2011_pg7_22\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cMuslim Women: Through the lens of history,  religion, law and society.\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Activist Angkhana Neelapaijit says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trust.org\/trustlaw\/news\/activist-angkhana-neelapaijit-says-muslim-women-in-southern-thailand-face-discrimination-by-civil-and-religious-law\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Muslim women in southern Thailand face discrimination by civil and religious law<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The NYT looks at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/03\/15\/business\/15road.html?_r=1&amp;src=twrhp\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> traveling to Saudi Arabia while female<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/news\/worldwide\/europe\/shanna-bukhari-hopes-to-be-uks-first-muslim-miss-universe\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Shanna Bukhari hopes to be the U.K.\u2019s first Muslim Miss Universe<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <em>Arab News <\/em>reports that the <a href=\"http:\/\/arabnews.com\/economy\/islamicfinance\/article316268.ece\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">growth of women in Islamic finance remains a challenge<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Rahat Abrar <a href=\"http:\/\/nvonews.com\/2011\/03\/14\/dr-rahat-abrar-releases-book\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">releases book \u201cMuslim Female Education: From Veils to Moon<\/a>.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A Muslim woman <a href=\"http:\/\/www.signonsandiego.com\/news\/2011\/mar\/15\/muslim-woman-escorted-southwest-flight\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">was escorted of a Southwest flight because of her hijab. And Muslimness<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Model\/rapper Shakur <a href=\"http:\/\/vodpod.com\/watch\/2957743-king-modelrapper-shakur-talks-drake-egypt-her-new-rock-and-plays-smash-or-pass\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">talks about her background, her faith, and her professional aspirations<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.illumemag.com\/zine\/articleDetail.php?Muna-AbuSulayman-Successful-Businesswoman-and-Role-Model-13507\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>ILLUME<\/em> interviews Muna Abu Sulayman<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/03\/13\/world\/middleeast\/13baghdad.html?src=recg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Iraqi women feel shunted despite election quota<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.altmuslimah.com\/a\/b\/gva\/4206\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">AltMuslimah looks at incest as abuse<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>If you\u2019ve noticed any stories about Muslim women we\u2019ve missed from this week, feel free to post links in the comments!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Lebanese politician calls Saudi women \u201ctrash bags\u201d and then hurriedly backpedals. 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