{"id":8249,"date":"2011-05-27T00:00:36","date_gmt":"2011-05-27T07:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muslimahmediawatch.org\/?p=8249"},"modified":"2011-05-27T00:00:36","modified_gmt":"2011-05-27T07:00:36","slug":"friday-links-may-27-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/mmw\/2011\/05\/friday-links-may-27-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Links | May 27, 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>Arab women\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/ipsnews.net\/news.asp?idnews=55680\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">participation in political resistance isn\u2019t a new thing<\/a>, mkay?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Britain\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yorkshirepost.co.uk\/news\/around-yorkshire\/local-stories\/first_female_muslim_lord_mayor_takes_up_her_post_1_3410520\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">first female Muslim Lord Mayor has taken up the historic post<\/a> in the city of Bradford. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onislam.net\/english\/news\/europe\/452390-britain-gets-first-muslim-woman-lord-mayor.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">More here<\/a>.\u00a0 Middle East Online looks at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commongroundnews.org\/article.php?id=29799&amp;lan=en&amp;sp=0\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">other kick-ass British Muslim woman creating positive changes in their communities<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Shaista Aziz <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/commentisfree\/belief\/2011\/may\/23\/halal-speed-dating-muslims-islam\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">asks whether \u201chalal\u201d speed-dating can work<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/arabnews.com\/saudiarabia\/article427723.ece\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Arab News<\/em> reports on Manal al-Sharif\u2019s imprisonment<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2011\/05\/201152253018241827.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">More from Al Jazeera<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Free Detroit Press <\/em>examines the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freep.com\/article\/20110523\/NEWS04\/105230342\/Strict-Muslim-man-accused-killing-stepdaughter-over-her-American-ways?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cp\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">tragic death of Jessica Mokdad<\/a>. May Allah give her peace and justice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ipsnews.net\/news.asp?idnews=55674\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">IPS shares the story of Abeer Fakhry<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/commentisfree\/cifamerica\/2011\/may\/23\/dominique-strauss-kahn-race\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">What the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case has to do with Muslim women<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pittsburghlive.com\/x\/pittsburghtrib\/lifestyles\/fashion\/s_738338.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Another \u201cfashion and faith\u201d article<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Three students from South Africa are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeslive.co.za\/sundaytimes\/article1079049.ece\/Students-in-appeal-over-burqa\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">appealing to France to rescind the niqab ban<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/books\/2011\/may\/20\/quiet-revolution-leila-ahmed-review\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>The Guardian<\/em> reviews Leila Ahmed\u2019s newest book.<\/a><!--more--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/articles.cnn.com\/2011-05-20\/world\/mideast.honor.killing_1_hebron-university-hebron-police-exam?_s=PM:WORLD\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CNN covers the murder of Ayah Baradiyya<\/a>. May Allah give her peace and justice. Meanwhile, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed a decree that will<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/MiddleEast\/Article.aspx?id=220566\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> eliminate leniency those who perpetrate honor killings<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Meanwhile, in India, the Supreme Court ruled that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radioaustralia.net.au\/asiapac\/stories\/201105\/s3222944.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the perpetrators of honor killings should be  given the death penalty<\/a>, in an attempt to stamp out the practice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/thenational\/lifestyle\/ladies-of-the-boxing-ring\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>The National<\/em> profiles female Muslim boxers<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Washington City Paper <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtoncitypaper.com\/blogs\/artsdesk\/visual-arts\/2011\/05\/20\/artist-helen-zughaib-wants-to-foster-dialogue-between-people-and-cats\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">profiles artist Helen Zughaib<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmail.com.my\/content\/72736-fire-dept-trainees-hair-cut-their-own-safety\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Female firefighters in Malaysia have their hair cut for training<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On the \u201cO\u201d project, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insideindonesia.org\/stories\/veiled-controversies-22041428\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">which aims for comprehensive sexual education for women in Indonesia<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Sydney Morning Herald<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/lifestyle\/people\/yalda-hakim-refugee-to-reporter-20110523-1f02b.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> profiles reporter Yalda Hakim<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Christian Science Monitor <\/em>reports on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Middle-East\/2011\/0523\/Female-Saudi-doctor-appeals-to-top-court-for-right-to-choose-a-husband\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">one Saudi woman\u2019s fight to choose her own husband<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stream.aljazeera.com\/episode\/4979\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Our Sana Saeed is on Al Jazeera<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2011\/may\/25\/taliban-kill-head-girls-school?CMP=twt_atn\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Taliban gunmen have killed the headteacher of a girls\u2019 school<\/a> near the Afghan  capital after he ignored warnings to stop teaching girls. May Allah give him peace and justice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>If you see any news stories about Muslim women from this week that we\u2019ve missed, feel free to include links in the comments! <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arab women\u2019s participation in political resistance isn\u2019t a new thing, mkay? Britain\u2019s first female Muslim Lord Mayor has taken up the historic post in the city of Bradford. More here.\u00a0 Middle East Online looks at other kick-ass British Muslim woman creating positive changes in their communities. Shaista Aziz asks whether \u201chalal\u201d speed-dating can work. 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