Read more Muslim women stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13269/muslim-women.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:07:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72961/clinton-talk-annoys-pakistani-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHillary Clinton was relaxed in her town hall-style address to professional Pakistani women today in Islamabad, discussing “habits of the heart,” like tolerance and compromise, and touting the female doctors sent on US aid missions to Pakistan. It was nice, she said with a chuckle, to not talk about security...http://www.newser.com/story/72961/clinton-talk-annoys-pakistani-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 12:20:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72713/somali-women-whipped-for-wearing-bras.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMuslim Shabaab religious enforcers in battered Somalia are finding time to whip Muslim women for wearing bras. They're being punished because the underwear accentuates breasts and in some cases gives a "fraudulent" impression to possible suitors, reports the Independent . "Al Shabaab now orders us to shake our breasts," one woman...http://www.newser.com/story/72713/somali-women-whipped-for-wearing-bras.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 2:15:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67076/ahmadinejad-names-3-women-to-cabinet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMahmoud Ahmadinejad said today he would nominate three women to join his cabinet, reports the Guardian , attempting to soften his image after the brutal crackdowns following his disputed re-election. The decision is significant in a country where just eight of 290 MPs are female. But the two women whose names...http://www.newser.com/story/67076/ahmadinejad-names-3-women-to-cabinet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 5:37:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66794/french-pool-boots-woman-in-burkini.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Muslim woman has been banned from a French public pool for wearing a head-to-toe "burkini" swimsuit, the BBC reports. The woman, who had purchased the suit in Dubai, called the ruling "segregation." Officials cited hygiene rules that prevent swimming clothed, and said it was not because of religious discrimination...http://www.newser.com/story/66794/french-pool-boots-woman-in-burkini.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 2:53:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64911/malaysian-woman-sentenced-to-flogging-for-drinking-beer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Malaysian woman will be flogged for drinking a beer in a nightclub, reports the AP. A judge ordered the part-time model, 32, to be struck six times with a rattan cane and fined $1,400. She pleaded guilty in a religious court to consuming alcohol, but now plans to...http://www.newser.com/story/64911/malaysian-woman-sentenced-to-flogging-for-drinking-beer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 6:49:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62744/saudi-women-learn-to-sell-bras-but-still-cant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo dozen Saudi women are pushing change in Saudi Arabia, one underwear at a time. The graduates of the first lingerie class in the kingdom—where women can't sell such products—learned essentials such as how to measure bra sizes during the 10-day class. An Australian woman taught the course,...http://www.newser.com/story/62744/saudi-women-learn-to-sell-bras-but-still-cant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Jun 2009 18:24:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62521/burka-is-not-welcome-in-france-sarkozy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNicolas Sarkozy today spoke out strongly against Islamic coverings for women, like the burka, the BBC reports. In a rare speech to parliament, which is considering a ban, the French president said, “we cannot accept to have in our country women who are prisoners behind netting. … The burka is...http://www.newser.com/story/62521/burka-is-not-welcome-in-france-sarkozy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Jun 2009 13:03:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62396/france-considers-burka-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrance’s parliament is making noises about banning head-to-toe Islamic women’s dress such as the burka and niqab, the Times of London reports. Opponents called the the dress “a moving prison” and a “tomb," and say it's cropping up more in big cities. If the burka is “contrary to republican principles,...http://www.newser.com/story/62396/france-considers-burka-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 20 Jun 2009 11:01:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61665/obama-the-messiah-twists-history.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag"He's sort of God," a Newsweek writer said of Barack Obama on MSNBC recently, which for Charles Krauthammer is only a mild overstatement of how the president sees himself: "hovering above mere mortals, mere country, to gaze benignly upon the darkling plain beneath him." In his Cairo speech, Obama took...http://www.newser.com/story/61665/obama-the-messiah-twists-history.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Jun 2009 8:40:51 CDT