*Friday Links | May 20, 2010*
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- The head of the IMF sexually assaulted a Muslim
woman<http://www.npr.org/2011/05/18/136412953/after-complaint-imf-chief-s-arrest-was-swift>working
at his hotel. Laila
Lalami speaks eloquently on the
subject<http://news.yahoo.com/s/dailybeast/20110517/ts_dailybeast/14166_lailalalamidefendsdominiquestrausskahnsaccuser>
.
- Female entrepreneurs are helping Bangladesh shake off a "Least
Developed Country" label <http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=55656>.
- A Saudi Arabian student in the U.S. is arrested for assaulting people
at a Wal-Mart<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1388148/Saudi-Arabian-student-spat-WalMart-customers-Americans-push-around.html?ito=feeds-newsxml>
.
- A young Australian artist is profiled for her poignant
artwork<http://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au/news/local/news/general/st-andrews-artist-creates-confronting-artwork-for-muslim-project/2166926.aspx>
.
- An estimated 2,555 women in Yemen die annually during
childbirth<http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=55664>because they do
not have access to proper health facilities or experienced
medical professionals.
- *I Speak for Myself *gets some more
awesome<http://www.illumemag.com/zine/articleDetail.php?I-Speak-For-Myself-American-Women-on-Being-Muslim-13655>
coverage<http://www.indianewengland.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&AudID=A1FF8C10A7D649B2AFDB738024FE87FD&tier=4&id=F6C079F97CB64CACA96B7E6E87383743>
.
- IPS looks at what the ruling for Mukhtaran Mai's rape case might mean
for other Pakistani women <http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=55658>.
- Syria's government is cracking down harder on female
protesters<http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/syria-in-crackdown-on-women/story-e6frg6so-1226056347761>
.
- Two Muslim mothers in an Indian town have been arrested over
allegations they killed their
daughters<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1387326/Two-Muslim-women-arrested-claims-killed-daughters-eloping-Hindu-men.html#ixzz1MqMHA0B3>for
dishonoring the family by eloping
with Hindu men<http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/05/16/Mothers-accused-of-intermarriage-killings/UPI-88161305571471/>.
More here<http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/killer-moms-jailed-for-honour-killings/1/138214.html>.
May Allah give the murdered women peace and justice.
- TwoCircles.net profiles Mumbai's first female diesel
driver<http://twocircles.net/2011may16/mumtaz_kazi_%E2%80%93_asia%E2%80%99s_first_woman_diesel_engine_driver.html>
.
- AFP profiles a young Iranian-Canadian designer who created sports
hijabs<http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ifTF26oD5IbV35ZVP4jUYsnaW2nQ?docId=CNG.74b94bc1602464e60debdfa36711ae4f.4e1>
.
- Zainah Anwar answers questions for Malaysia's
<http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/5/14/business/8655019&sec=business>
*The Star<http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/5/14/business/8655019&sec=business>.
*
- Incidents of an Islamist group threatening to kill a British-Muslim
woman for not wearing a veil, and launching more attacks on gay men and
women, have left residents of London's Tower Hamlets area worried and
afraid <http://www.dailyindia.com/show/439619.php>.
- One Saudi woman needed to
drive<http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/05/17/saudi-arabia-a-woman-challenges-the-law-by-driving-in-jeddah/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter>.
So she did.
- An Iranian woman who was blinded and disfigured after an acid attack
will find justice by putting acid in her attacker's
eyes<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43029928/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/t/blinded-woman-gets-put-acid-attackers-eyes/>
.
- *The Guardian *profiles a young Pakistani woman working for change in
her country<http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/may/16/pakistan-young-women-fight-prejudice>
.
- The Daily Nightly highlights a program to help raise the self-esteem of
Muslim American women and
girls<http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/18/6669026-muslim-women-dispel-stereotypes>
.
- Bahraini police violently raise girls'
schools<http://www.salon.com/news/middle_east/index.html?story=/news/feature/2011/05/11/bahrain_police_raid_girls_schools&source=newsletter&utm_source=contactology&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Salon_Daily%20Newsletter%20%28Not%20Premium%29_7_30_110>as
part of governmental crackdown.
- Shaista Aziz weighs in on
SlutWalk<http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/may/15/slutwalk-debate-sexual-discrimination>
.
- Eman Al-Obeidy speaks out from safety in
Qatar<http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/16/libyan-woman-describes-rape-by-qaddafi-forces/?src=tptw>
.
- Women living in refugee camps are embroidering clothes and accessories
sold in high-end department
stores<http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/05/18/palestinian.refugees.fashion/index.html>,
through a business started by a 27-year-old Palestinian woman.
- A beautiful story of one grandmother's nontraditional route to her
college graduation<http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2011-05-16/paine-college-valedictorian-took-nontraditional-route>
.
- *The Chicago Tribune* profiles playwright and actress Rohina
Malik<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/religion/ct-met-muslim-playwright-20110519,0,5387995,full.story>
.
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