{"id":935,"date":"2008-09-19T00:00:49","date_gmt":"2008-09-19T07:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muslimahmediawatch.wordpress.com\/?p=935"},"modified":"2012-01-05T20:52:30","modified_gmt":"2012-01-06T00:52:30","slug":"friday-links-september-19-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/mmw\/2008\/09\/friday-links-september-19-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Links &#8212; September 19, 2008"},"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>Dr. Aafia Siddiqui\u2019s 12-year-old son has been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adnkronos.com\/AKI\/English\/Security\/?id=1.0.2486597694\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">handed over to Pakistani authorities<\/a>. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/muslimmatters.org\/2008\/09\/16\/dr-aafias-son-mohammad-ahmed-freed-with-aunt\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">MuslimMatters<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A Muslim convert was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/articles\/2008\/09\/15\/56614.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">refused burial<\/a> in a Tunisian Muslim cemetery because she did not have an Arab surname.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>An Algerian woman and her daughter were <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/articles\/2008\/09\/14\/56584.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">murdered<\/a> by her son.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A female suicide bomber <a href=\"http:\/\/english.aljazeera.net\/news\/middleeast\/2008\/09\/20089151742672941.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">kills 22 <\/a>in Diyala, Iraq.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/shared\/spl\/hi\/picture_gallery\/08\/south_asia_afghan_school_life\/html\/1.stm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The hopes<\/a> of Afghan school girls (and boys).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Soraya Tehrani writes about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/commentisfree\/2008\/sep\/12\/iran.drugstrade\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">drugs and Iranian women<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A Moroccan theologian who <a href=\"http:\/\/arabwomanprogressivevoice.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/go-after-him.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">has been sued<\/a> for claiming that girls can wed at nine <a href=\"http:\/\/www.middle-east-online.com\/english\/?id=27880\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">reiterates his stance<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Though Iranian women have made inroads in public social and economic roles, their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.payvand.com\/news\/08\/sep\/1170.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">domestic roles<\/a> are still the same.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Teachers in Denmark worry that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.muslimnews.co.uk\/news\/news.php?article=14864\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Muslim schoolchildren are at a disadvantage<\/a> if they fast for Ramadan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <em>Saudi Gazette<\/em> covers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saudigazette.com.sa\/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&amp;contentID=2008091617406\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">hijab styles in the media<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Samar Fatany writes about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/?page=7&amp;section=0&amp;article=114363&amp;d=16&amp;m=9&amp;y=2008\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">moderation in faith<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bangladesh has asked a top lawyer in the country to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gulfnews.com\/world\/Bangladesh\/10245306.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">mediate<\/a> between Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A law in Singapore will soon make it easier for ex-wives to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.todayonline.com\/articles\/276156.asp\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">receive payments<\/a> from their ex-husbands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A fashion show in Saudi Arabia will <a href=\"http:\/\/sify.com\/news\/offbeat\/fullstory.php?id=14758063\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">focus on \u201cveiled woman.\u201d<\/a> More from the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.saudigazette.com.sa\/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&amp;contentID=2008091417236\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em> Saudi Gazette<\/em><\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/sify.com\/news\/offbeat\/fullstory.php?id=14758063\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Islamic courts in the U.K. can be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-1055764\/Islamic-sharia-courts-Britain-legally-binding.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">legally binding<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The establishment of the Secretariat on the Protection and Enhancement of Muslim Women (Senada) has been approved by the government and aims to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bernama.com.my\/bernama\/state_news\/news.php?id=358939&amp;cat=nt\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">protect Muslim women in Malaysia.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A senior female Muslim policewoman <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adnkronos.com\/AKI\/English\/Security\/?id=1.0.2479589235\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">plans to sue<\/a> the U.K.\u2019s police for racial discrimination and bullying.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Iran\u2019s Dr. Yasaman Farzan receives the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.payvand.com\/news\/08\/may\/1153.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">prestigious International Union of Pure and Applied Physics\u2019 Young Scientist Prize<\/a> in Particle Physics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A state in Malaysia <a href=\"http:\/\/cycads.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/14\/malaysia-talibanisation-lite\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">bans women from performing<\/a> in front of a mixed-sex audience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Feministing covers <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feministing.com\/archives\/010909.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">A Jihad for Love<\/a>.<br>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Qanta Ahmed\u2019s book <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freep.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080914\/FEATURES05\/809140320\/1030\/FEATURES\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">gets some more press<\/a>! Via <a href=\"http:\/\/proggiemuslima.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/14\/book-review-in-the-land-of-invisible-women\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Progressive Muslima News<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>(rolling eyes) Muslim women like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/living\/article\/496267\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">having pretty hair<\/a>, too! Oooooooooooh! They\u2019re not so different, after all!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Salon<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/ent\/movies\/btm\/feature\/2008\/09\/11\/towelhead\/index.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">reviews<\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/ent\/movies\/btm\/feature\/2008\/09\/11\/towelhead\/index.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Towelhead<\/a>. <\/em>So does <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kabobfest.com\/2008\/09\/i-need-towel-i-feel-gross.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">KABOBfest<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Saudiwoman\u2019s Weblog explains the <a href=\"http:\/\/saudiwoman.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/12\/saudi-women-and-their-drivers\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">relationship<\/a> between Saudi women and their drivers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A Muslim family worries about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/news\/index.ssf\/2008\/09\/reemergence_of_antimuslim_sent.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the resurgence of Islamophobia<\/a> in Oregon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The National <\/em>examines a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/article\/20080912\/REVIEW\/725899346\/-1\/SPORT\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Syrian group of female preachers<\/a> called the Qubeisiat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Samira Laouni <a href=\"http:\/\/www.canada.com\/montrealgazette\/news\/story.html?id=c960e884-7b69-47ec-ad29-54e0cb0f2f36\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">speaks to the men\u2019s half of the mosque<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Cambodian Muslim students will be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.islamonline.net\/english\/news\/2008-09\/12\/03.shtml\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">allowed to wear head scarves<\/a> once the new school year starts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A Muslim woman says she\u2019s been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattleweekly.com\/2008-09-03\/news\/religious-discrimination-at-the-best-western\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">fired from her job<\/a> at a Seattle, Washington, Best Western for continuing to wear the headscarf she\u2019s been wearing since she began working there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Achelois ponders on <a href=\"http:\/\/achelois.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/15\/muslim-women-suck-at-greek-comedy\/#comment-10415\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Muslim women and Greek comedy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hala_In_USA discusses \u201cairing dirty laundry\u201d and the <a href=\"http:\/\/hala1.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/14\/psychiatric-confusion\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">guardianship of Saudi women<\/a>. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/-\/topics\/gender\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Global Comment Online<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adnkronos.com\/AKI\/English\/CultureAndMedia\/?id=1.0.2488889934\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">film about the stoning of Soraya M.<\/a> opens at Toronto\u2019s film festival.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A bill in Indonesia\u2019s parliament <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adnkronos.com\/AKI\/English\/CultureAndMedia\/?id=1.0.2488656193\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">will define pornography<\/a> as \u201cacts that incite sexual desire.\u201d Vague, wouldn\u2019t you say? Here\u2019s a <a href=\"http:\/\/yalun.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/17\/the-negative-impacts-of-indonesian-pornography-law\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">good post<\/a> on the negative impact of such a law.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Haya al-Manie proposes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/?page=13&amp;section=0&amp;article=114283&amp;d=17&amp;m=9&amp;y=2008&amp;pix=kingdom.jpg&amp;category=Local%20Press\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">institutional safeguards<\/a> for problems posed by domestic maids.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Arab News<\/em> discusses <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/?page=13&amp;section=0&amp;article=114083&amp;d=17&amp;m=9&amp;y=2008&amp;pix=kingdom.jpg&amp;category=Local%20Press\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">public opinion polls<\/a> about Saudi women\u2019s rights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Al Jazeera <\/em>looks at the <a href=\"http:\/\/english.aljazeera.net\/focus\/2008\/09\/20089812812445443.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">hijab as fashion statement<\/a> in Egypt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Asharq Alawsat<\/em> reports that domestic violence cases in Saudi Arabia <a href=\"http:\/\/aawsat.com\/english\/news.asp?section=1&amp;id=14053\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">drop 80%<\/a> during Ramadan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Nigerian man with 86 wives has refused to divorce all but four of them, despite earlier reports. So he was <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/africa\/7618396.stm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">arrested<\/a>. And has gotten himself <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/articles\/2008\/09\/17\/56769.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">86 lawyers<\/a>; one for each wife, I guess.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The BBC looks at the <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/africa\/7618405.stm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">problems Eritrean women<\/a> face through three women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <em>Guardian<\/em> discusses <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2008\/sep\/17\/middleeast\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ramadan soap operas<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Faisal al Yafai writes a post about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/commentisfree\/2008\/sep\/16\/religion.gender\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Egyptian sexual harassment<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>ALL THINGS PAKISTAN ponders about the <a href=\"www.http.com\/\/pakistaniat.com\/2008\/09\/16\/rape-sex-karach\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">rape rate in Pakistan<\/a>. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/-\/topics\/gender\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Global Voices Online<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Payvand News features Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani\u2019s views of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.payvand.com\/news\/08\/sep\/1183.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ahmedinejad\u2019s government and women\u2019s rights<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>SaudiAmber reviews<em><a href=\"http:\/\/saudiamber.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/women.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Women<\/a>.<br>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>During Ramadan, an<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/?page=1&amp;section=0&amp;article=114460&amp;d=18&amp;m=9&amp;y=2008&amp;pix=kingdom.jpg&amp;category=Kingdom\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> illegal maid racket<\/a> thrives in Saudi Arabia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Princess Lulwa of Saudi Arabia <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/?page=1&amp;section=0&amp;article=114463&amp;d=18&amp;m=9&amp;y=2008&amp;pix=kingdom.jpg&amp;category=Kingdom\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">died this week<\/a> at the age of 80. May Allah give her peace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bangladesh\u2019s former Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has been <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/7619682.stm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">allowed to return to Bangladesh<\/a> to contest elections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Global Voices Online discusses <a href=\"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/2008\/09\/18\/why-do-egyptians-get-divorced\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">divorce<\/a> and<a href=\"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/2008\/09\/17\/young-egyptian-women-do-not-want-to-work\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> women working <\/a>in Egypt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Islam in Europe looks at online dating sites for Muslims that <a href=\"http:\/\/islamineurope.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/sweden-looking-for-polygamous-marriage.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">advertise polygynous marriage<\/a> though it\u2019s illegal in Sweden.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>IslamOnline reports on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.islamonline.net\/english\/Science\/Health\/GeneralHealth\/2008\/09\/01.shtml\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">removal of barriers<\/a> to exercise for women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Menassat profiles the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.menassat.com\/?q=en\/news-articles\/4653-show-them-were-not-zoo\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">first online magazine<\/a> for LGBT Muslims, based in Beirut.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Nadz writes about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bekhsoos.com\/issue0\/morocco-conference.php\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">her experiences<\/a> at a Global Fund for Women conference in Morocco.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Payvand News interviews <a href=\"http:\/\/www.payvand.com\/news\/08\/sep\/1193.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Elnaz Ansari<\/a>, an Iranian women\u2019s activist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Shirkat Gah suggests a <a href=\"http:\/\/shirkatgah.org\/action_alert_details.htm#Pakistan:%20Five%20women%20allegedly%20buried%20alive\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">letter-writing campaign<\/a> for the women who were buried alive in Pakistan. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wluml.org\/english\/index.shtml\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">WLUML<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Nayereh Tohidi writes about the <a href=\"http:\/\/womensenews.org\/article.cfm\/dyn\/aid\/3743\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">state of Iran\u2019s laws<\/a> after the shelving of a sexist law on polygyny.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Women in the Philippines are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunstar.com.ph\/static\/dav\/2008\/09\/18\/news\/mindanao.women.call.for.ceasefire.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">calling for a ceasefire<\/a> in Mindanao.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The University Daily Kansan<\/em> looks at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansan.com\/stories\/2008\/sep\/17\/veil\/?news\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Muslim women who wear the headscarf<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.localgov.co.uk\/index.cfm?method=news.detail&amp;id=71046\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Social enterprises<\/a> are one way to help underrepresented communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Mauritian women are active in grassroots campaigning, but are <a href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/200809170076.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">still not present<\/a> in larger political bodies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Indonesian rights groups call for an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adnkronos.com\/AKI\/English\/Security\/?id=1.0.2494202654\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">end to child slavery<\/a> in Malaysia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Saudi Arabia announced 1,000 scholarships for Saudi women to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/?page=1&amp;section=0&amp;article=114513&amp;d=19&amp;m=9&amp;y=2008&amp;pix=kingdom.jpg&amp;category=Kingdom\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">become nurses<\/a> in order to address the country\u2019s nursing shortage. Sabria Jawhar gives<a href=\"http:\/\/saudiwriter.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/hire-more-saudi-nurses.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> her opinions<\/a>. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/-\/topics\/gender\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Global Voices Online<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sara discusses her thoughts on hypocrisy in Ramadan. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/-\/topics\/gender\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Global Voices Online<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fann 3arabi features artist <a href=\"http:\/\/fann3arabi.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/19\/hend-al-mansour\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hend Al Mansour<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Remember Nujood? The Yemeni girl who got herself a divorce? She\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/yementimes.com\/article.shtml?i=1191&amp;p=front&amp;a=2\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">back at school<\/a>. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/openingheart.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/19\/nujoud-back-at-school\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Yemen Journey<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fatemeh Keshavarz writes about a <a href=\"http:\/\/counterpunch.com\/keshavarz09162008.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">disturbing trend<\/a> in Islamophobia. Via <a href=\"http:\/\/islamify.com\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Islamify<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Islam in Europe profiles a <a href=\"http:\/\/islamineurope.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/denmar-danish-muslim-fashion-house.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Danish Muslim fashion house<\/a> and raises the concerns of Rotterdam\u2019s school district that girls from immigrant backgrounds <a href=\"http:\/\/islamineurope.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/rotterdam-concern-about-girls.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">aren\u2019t returning to school<\/a> after the summer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Saudi Arabia\u2019s only film production company run by women will <a href=\"http:\/\/www.middle-east-online.com\/english\/?id=27944\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">bring a different point of view<\/a> about Saudi Arabia to the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Payvand News highlights an Iranian organization <a href=\"http:\/\/www.payvand.com\/news\/08\/sep\/1213.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">working to transform disadvantaged women\u2019s lives<\/a> in Iran.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2008\/US\/09\/18\/yemen.american\/index.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Susan El-Baneh and her new husband died<\/a> in the attack on the Yemen-based U.S. embassy. May Allah grant them peace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>SaudiAmber takes a <a href=\"http:\/\/saudiamber.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/book-veil-women-writers-on-its-history.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">look at a book<\/a> about the veil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The New Nation<\/em> interviews Ayesha Jala about the <a href=\"http:\/\/nation.ittefaq.com\/issues\/2008\/09\/18\/news0826.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">position of women<\/a> in contemporary Muslim society.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Aafia Siddiqui\u2019s 12-year-old son has been handed over to Pakistani authorities. More from MuslimMatters. A Muslim convert was refused burial in a Tunisian Muslim cemetery because she did not have an Arab surname. An Algerian woman and her daughter were murdered by her son. A female suicide bomber kills 22 in Diyala, Iraq. 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