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Friday Links January 15, 2009<http://muslimahmediawatch.org/2010/01/friday-links-january-15-2009/> by Fatemeh - After the Afghan parliament rejected several of his cabinet member appointments, Hamid Karzai submits new nominees, three of which are women<http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/articles/121/article_6443.asp>. But dont get excited yet: the rejected nominees include a woman, so its unclear whether parliament doesnt want any women, or just one in particular. - One of Turkeys most prominent human rights lawyers reveals a secret about her family<http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/world/europe/06iht-turkey.html> that may help begin to heal the Turkish-Armenian divide. - Nadia Hassan speaks out about her invasive airport search<http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/features/?id=36590> last week in Chicago. - Atlanta gets its first Muslim sorority<http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/muslim-women-embrace-sorority-272595.html> . - Malaysia announces that it has begun an allocation for Muslim women who are undergoing divorce<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/1/12/nation/5454333&sec=nation> and have not been paid maintenance. More here<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/1/13/nation/5458619&sec=nation> . - Kuwait is getting their own ladies-only taxi service<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/Eve-taxi-Kuwait-women-to-go-places-on-pink-power/articleshow/5434613.cms>! Meanwhile, a womens group in Egypt is against the same idea<http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/womens-rights-group-opposes-all-female-taxis> . - Grazia gets it, sort of: why fining women for wearing niqabs is just as bad as outright banning them<http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/01/11/are-the-fashion-police-going-too-far.htm> . - Common Ground News examines the role of female religious guides (* murshidat* or *mourchidat).*<http://www.commongroundnews.org/article.php?id=27059&lan=en&sid=1&&p=0&isNew=1> - **The BBC follows a female driving instructorwho wears a niqab<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8449262.stm>. More here<http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/4847401.East_Lancashire_Muslim_ladies_in_the_TV_driving_seat/> . - *The Independent *examines the face behind the veil.<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-many-faces-behind-the-veil-1865772.html> *eyeroll* - *USA Today* looks at Frances attempt to ban the niqab<http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2010-01-12-france-muslim_N.htm>. So does Islam Online<http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1262372314561&pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout> . - Speaking of burqa bans, heres another reason its stupid to ban them in Denmark<http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/only-three-women-in-denmark-wear-burqa-20100113-m51m.html>: only *three *women in Denmark wear the burqa. - AltMuslimah examines the Hui Muslim practice of female spiritual leaders <http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/3506/> (*nu ahong).* - A first-of-its-kind survey by the Malay Muslim Womens Organization has revealed what could be a worrying trend of early remarriages among Malay divorcees<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1030458/1/.html> . - A student organizes a charity run that will benefit the Jordan River Project<http://newstimes.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/13/new_562884.shtml>, a charity that helps Jordanian women and children. - *Newsweek *interviews the widow of the Jordanian man who blew himself up in Afghanistan<http://www.newsweek.com//frameset.aspx/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsweekturkiye.com%2Fhaberler%2Fdetay%2F35416%2FMy-Husband-Fought-for-Islam>, and looks at the role of women in Al Qaeda<http://www.newsweek.com/id/230607/page/1> . - People in the Indonesian government believe that banning gossip programs will decrease the divorce rate<http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/01/12/gossip-programs-increase-divorce-rate-minister.html>. Riiiiight. - The Feminist School gives us a list of all of the female activists arrested in Iran before and during Ashura<http://www.iranfemschool.com/english/spip.php?article355>, and many of them have been denied visitors<http://iranfemschool.com/english/spip.php?article361> . - Sex education changes attitudes in Muslim communities<http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/international/nyhetssidor/artikel.asp?nyheter=1&programid=2054&Artikel=3367021> in Sweden. Via Islam in Europe.<http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/01/sweden-sex-education-interests-young.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IslamInEurope+%28Islam+in+Europe%29> - The rate of divorce in Oman has fallen as a result of men marrying second wives<http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100105/FOREIGN/701049860/1135/pollarchive> without divorcing their first to keep families together. - How Iranian women may benefit from the countrys current political crisis <http://www.payvand.com/news/10/jan/1066.html>. - The *Saudi Gazette* reports that a conference at the University of Manchester recently covered female Arab writers<http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2010011159799> in the diaspora. - Two Shariah officers in Indonesia have been arrested on charges of raping a female detainee<http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/connectasia/stories/201001/s2793143.htm>. May Allah give her justice and peace. More here<http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/01/13/sharia-police-arrested-rape.html> . - Iranian television presenter Shahin Mahinfar is refusing to give in to government pressure<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6982409.ece> to deny claims that her son was killed by security forces. - Pakistani-Canadian Tahmena Bokhari was crowned Miss Pakistan 2010<http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/entertainment/s/1188641_college_professor_crowned_mrs_pakistan> this week in Toronto. More here<http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/750548--porter-this-beauty-queen-has-brains-and-bite> . - A domestic worker was thrown out of her employers third-story home. By her employer <http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/840238/-/vp9oc4/-/>. May Allah give this woman justice. - Global Voices Online hosts female bloggers in Yemen as part of a project <http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/blog/2010/01/03/ewmt-candle-in-the-dark-the-women-bloggers-of-yemen/>to increase blogging worldwide. - *Hürriyet Daily News *discusses the language of women in the Kurdish movement<http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=language-of-women-in-the-kurdish-movement-2010-01-08> . - Bachelors, students and working women are facing residential problems<http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=Pakistan+%26+Sub-Continent&month=January2010&file=World_News201001129414.xml> due to the acute shortage of accommodation facilities in the Pakistani twin cities of federal capital Islamabad and the adjacent Rawalpindi. - The horrifically regular story of sex trafficking in the Emirates<http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100111/NATIONAL/701109834/1010> . - Thirty members of Irans Mourning Mothers have been arrested<http://www.iranunfiltered.com/journal/2010/1/11/30-mourning-mothers-arrested.html>, after they were attacked during an earlier gathering. - Muslim women in Singapore participate in the Empowered Muslim Women Run<http://hijabtrendz.com/2010/01/10/hijabis-on-the-run-in-singapore/> 2010. Via Hijabtrendz<http://www.daylife.com/photo/01Q7eACeuXgMS?q=empowered+muslim+women+run> . - A local official of Italys anti-immigrant Northern League accused a Muslim cleaning woman of being a security threa<http://www.canada.com/news/world/Muslim+cleaning+woman+called+security+threat+Italy+Report/2419908/story.html>t. Via Islam in Europe<http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/01/italy-muslim-cleaning-woman-called.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IslamInEurope+%28Islam+in+Europe%29&utm_content=Google+Reader> . - A lack of adequate childcare centers is costing Emirati women<http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100113/NATIONAL/701129850/1139> and their country. More here<http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/key-speakers-at-dubai-forum-highlight-childcare-needs-1.567185> . - Iraqi widows speak out against female suicide bombers<http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100114/NATIONAL/701139859/1139/national> . - An Emirati man spreads the message about spending more time with ones wives and children<http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100114/NATIONAL/701139859/1139/national> . - TwoCircles profiles the Muslim women of Malabar<http://twocircles.net/2010jan13/muslim_women_malabar.html> . - On maternal mortality in rural Indonesia<http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/01/13/a-matter-life-and-death.html> . *As always, if weve missed any news stories about Muslim women, please feel free to post them in the comments!* [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ========================================== MILIS MAJELIS MUDA MUSLIM BANDUNG (M3B) Milis tempat cerita, curhat atau ngegosip mengenai masalah anak muda dan Islam. 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