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The Afghan women jailed for being victim …

thabet — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:44:30 +0000

The Afghan women jailed for being victims of rape.

MMW Weekly Rundown

Fatemeh — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:34:19 +0000

This week on MMW, we reported on a new collection of Egypt’s first feminist writings, the sexism in Nawal el Zoghbi’s newest music video, played the Devil’s advocate in arguing about news coverage of Muslim women, and presented another incomparable link list.

MMW Weekly Round-Up

Fatemeh — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:08:04 +0000

This week on MMW, we dicussed the Toronto Star’s offensive mischaracterization of Sofia Baig, reviewed A Jihad for Love, looked at an Egyptian campaign against sexual harassment, and critiqued some pretty irritating coverage of Muslim women in the Olympics. And compiled a whopper of a link round-up.

Scott MacLeod recalls 100 years of Umm K …

aziz — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:20:26 +0000

Scott MacLeod recalls 100 years of Umm Khalsoum, the famous Egyptian singer.

MMW Weekly Review

Fatemeh — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:04:19 +0000

This week, we discussed Anthony Bourdain’s Jeddah, Chay’s first issue, female suicide bombers, and the popular Turkish soap Noor.

And, of course, our Friday link list: all Muslim women, all the time.

Numerous stories on female suicide bombe …

thabet — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:29:59 +0000

Numerous stories on female suicide bombers have appeared in various English language media outlets past week or so. Newsweek, The New York Times, The Observer and The Huffington Post all ran with stories on women suicide bombers.

Update: MMW links to three more stories on female suicide bombers: US News, BBC and The Times. Meanwhile, a Pakistani female scientist, accused of links to al-Qa’ida, is charged with attempting to kill US soldiers.

Saudi women aren’t allowed to drive - b …

aziz — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:23:34 +0000

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.

Speaking of marriage, Irani feminists ar …

Fatemeh — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:55:31 +0000

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.

France rejects citizenship for a Muslim …

Fatemeh — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:33:57 +0000

France rejects citizenship for a Muslim woman from Morocco because her practice of “radical” Islam is “incompatible with French values.” Another version here.

Few links about Muslim women in art

muse — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:53:26 +0000

Few links about Muslim women in art. I can’t promise bikini shots in my links, but they’re interesting nonetheless.

Sooraya Qadir: Niqabi X-woman

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.