Saudi women aren’t allowed to drive - but horses are ok. The story of how Sumaya learned to ride is fascinating, and inspiring - especially when you see how she solved the problem of what to wear.
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aziz
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Fatemeh
Speaking of marriage, Irani feminists are ready to protest a proposed bill that would make polygamy easier by no longer requiring a husband to obtain his wife’s permission to take more wives.
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Fatemeh
France rejects citizenship for a Muslim woman from Morocco because her practice of “radical” Islam is “incompatible with French values.” Another version here.
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muse
Few links about Muslim women in art. I can’t promise bikini shots in my links, but they’re interesting nonetheless.
Pakistani director Mehreen Jabar’s film Ramchand Pakistani is the only Pakistani movie featured in NY’s Tribeca Film Festival. (I’m excited to see Pakistani movies moving past depictions of rotund women gyrating their hips - not that there’s anything wrong with that…)
Clinton’s library in Arkansas is hosting an art show containing artwork by women from the Muslim world. It is called, what else, Breaking the Veil.
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razib
ali e. mentioned how he doesn’t follow the links. well, i’m fixin’ to change that. here are links to fotos of women from muslim-majority nations participating in miss universe, as well as those from muslim backgrounds in non-muslim majority nations. warning, bikini foto on page. albania, canada, egypt, germany, indonesia, kazakhstan, kosovo and turkey.
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muse
The Fight for Turkey. An op-ed by Roger Cohen in the NYT. He argues that a dose of “secular fascism” is healthy for the bout between the AKP and the secular establishment. Am I the only one finds this ludicrous? Does “Islamofascism” get the same courtesy?
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koonj
What is the Harvard gym controversy about? I argue that it’s about patriarchy not purdah.
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muse
The Objectification of Women in Graphic Novels. I’d like to hear Willow’s take on this - what considerations went into depicting the characters in Cairo, specifically the women?
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aziz
Shabana Mir (aka Koonj) observes that it’s not exactly raining eligible muslim men. http://tinyurl.com/3jubcy
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aziz
Burned Alive was the shocking memoir of an Arab woman who survived a horrific “honor killing” attempt on her life. It garnered immense praise and plaudits, as an example of a truly courageous woman who spoke out against evil despite the risk.
It also seems to have been a fake. http://tinyurl.com/6ctgsh
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muse
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Andrea Useem
Why Harvard University wasn’t right in granting Muslim women “women-only” gym hours.
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Andrea Useem
The case for barring Olympic teams that bar women from competing — hello Muslim world!
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Islamic Divorce Ruled Not Valid in Maryland. The state’s highest court unanimously ruled that “talaq” deprives the woman of due process and is contrary to the state’s public policy.
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aziz
“I could not believe she was not an atheist,” says Ayaan Hirsi Ali of Irshad Manji.
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muse
Independent women. The West’s gift to “Muslim society.” Especially those appearing in Tunisian and Moroccan films.
Question: Is “Pop Islam” better than “no Islam”?
