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PETA Asks School To Replace Mascot • Lawyer Denounces Knox As She-Devil
• PETA has found a new calling and this time it's the University of Georgia's mascot, Uga. They say that the bulldog is being exposed to inhumane risks from the hot and humid air. • More »Muslim Fashion Blogger Speaks Out On The Veil
"I'm as American as anyone else, I watch movies, [...] I work outside the home, I'm pursuing my dreams, the only difference is that little piece of fabric I wrap around my head. Big whoop." — Mariam Sobh [BoingBoing]Is There Feminist Discourse Beyond The Veil?
Whenever I talk with Fatemeh about feminist issues, one of her most common laments is how the obsession with the veil obscures conversations about the issues Muslim women face. Today, I read two articles that illustrate why. More »10 Hottest Muslim Women? Is this Really How We Celebrate Ramadan?
"There is nothing that I love more than a man that sees "ethnic" women as another check mark on an international bingo card." Sara from Muslimah Media Watch hysterically takes down Complex's "The 10 Hottest Muslim Women." [MMW]Man Tries To Run Over Two Muslim Women At Gas Station
Joseph Ballance, 23, allegedly tried to run over a mother and daughter wearing abayas at a New York gas station, saying he'd "chop [them] up into little pieces and kill [them]." Ballance pled not guilty to aggravated harassment. [AP]Passage Of Women's Rights Law Halted In Mali • LA County Addresses Backlogged Rape Kits
• The president of Mali has announced that he is not going to sign the new family law, which would give greater rights to women, including the right to disobey their husbands and raise the age of marriage to 18. More »Samantha Orobator Challenges Conviction • Group Will Sue Over Forced Removal Of Head Scarf
• Lawyers for Samantha Orobator, the pregnant woman jailed in Laos for drug smuggling, say the U.K. shouldn't recognize her conviction because she was subjected to a "disgraceful show trial," denied access to lawyers, and prevented from defending herself. • More »Young Indian Women Find Adrenalin, Opportunity In Boxing
Life for disadvantaged Muslim girls in India, says the WSJ, follows this pattern: stay at home, help your mother, and, hopefully, marry a man who can care for you. But some are actively finding, and fighting, a different way. More »Muslim Madness! Myths Surrounding Sharia
One of our tipsters sent a disturbing email she received as a forward, which apparently warns against the impending destruction of the West. I spoke to Fatemeh Fakhraie, editor of Muslimah Media Watch in hopes of sorting it all out. More »Woman's Murder Raises Stakes In Headscarf Debate
Since a pregnant woman was stabbed to death in a German courtroom, apparently for wearing a headscarf, the debate over Islamic women's dress in Europe has grown more urgent. More »Smoke/Screens
[Jakarta, Indonesia; May 26. Image via Getty]
More »Muslim-Owned Shop Bans Women Wearing Veils
A jewelry store in Glasgow says customers cannot wear anything covering their faces, following a robbery by men disguised as Muslim women. Veil-wearing women, however, can schedule an appointment with a female staffer. [The Telegraph]Woman Arrested For Driving In Saudi Arabia
Yesterday, police in Mecca, Saudi Arabia arrested a woman in her 20s for violating the country's ban on women driving. Police say she tried to flee when she realized she'd been spotted. More »New Steps In Muslim Women's Fight For Eqality
Over the weekend, Saudi Arabia appointed its first female minister, while, at a conference in Malaysia, Muslim women discussed how to demand more rights by reinterpreting Islam's tenets. More »Hijabs In America
Remember Jameelah Medina, the Muslim woman forced to take off her hijab in front of a male deputy? Watch a new video of her recounting the harassment she faced by clicking on the pic.Muslim Woman Arrested For Refusing To Remove Hijab
A Muslim woman in Douglasville, Georgia was arrested yesterday after a judge found her in contempt of court for refusing to remove her hijab. Was it an example of religious intolerance?Skirting The Issue
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