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More on Saudi gender Oxymorons

Emphasis on morons. Ali Eteraz has a good piece the fits in well with the questions I asked earlier on veiling and women in Saudi Arabia. Technorati Tags: Saudi Arabia, veil, women in Islam

First boxers…now fighter pilots?

OMA (oh my allah!), What has happened to the clean watan?  As the BBC reports: the Pakistan Airforce is now admitting women into their ranks. They are flying planes (maybe those newly released F16’s will be flown by a sister) They are shooting with rifles And they are marching in Parades: Yes!!!! Go Sisters Go!!!! What no Burqa?

Muslim Chic

Here is a nice piece from HuffPo that tries to understand why Muslim women wear the hijab. I think it is still a bit essentializing, but overall is very good.