Where does your country rank for women rights
Source: Pew Research Center Pew Research Center has asked a couple of the questions on this survey in many countries around the world, allowing a glimpse of where Indians fit […]
Nearly two-thirds (64%) of adults in India say sons and daughters should have equal rights to inheritance from parents
Nearly two-thirds (64%) of adults in India say sons and daughters should have equal rights to inheritance from parents. About one-third (34%) say that sons should have a greater right […]
The Muslim Times has the best collection for the women rights especially the Muslim women rights
Suffragette: A Dramatic Movie About Voting Rights in UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Suffragette is a 2015 British historical drama film about women’s suffrage in the United Kingdom, directed by Sarah Gavron and written by Abi Morgan. […]
Video: True Meaning of ‘Allahu Akbar’ by Princess Ameerah Al’Taweel of Saudi Arabia
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page. The phrase “Allahu Akbar” is commonly used by Muslims to remind themselves of God’s vastness […]
Pakistan’s first woman Supreme Court judge Ayesha Malik sworn in
Malik, 55, now sits on the bench alongside 16 male colleagues at the country’s highest court. Source: Al Jazeera Pakistan has sworn in Ayesha Malik as its first female Supreme […]
Prof. Maryam Mirzakhani and Muslim Heritage
Epigraph: “In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.” Galileo Galilei Taj Mahal is a symbol of Muslim Heritage The lead […]
Samia Suluhu Hassan: Who is Tanzania’s new president?
Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in as Tanzania’s first female president following the death of John Magufuli. The former vice president may cut a different leadership figure compared to […]
Switzerland Passes Ban On Facial Coverings
Source: The OWP Switzerland is set to pass a new ban on face coverings following a 51.2% majority on Sunday’s referendum, joining Germany, Austria, Denmark, France, Belgium, Latvia and Bulgaria. […]
Sri Lanka to ban burqas, close over 1,000 Islamic schools
Source: AlJazeera Sri Lanka’s government says it will ban the wearing of the burqa and close more than 1,000 Islamic schools, the latest actions affecting the country’s minority Muslim population. […]
Islam and Women: International Women’s Day
Epigraph: But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little hollow […]
Women in many countries face harassment for clothing deemed too religious – or too secular
Source: PEW Research Centre By Virginia Villa Religious restrictions around the world often target women, who in many countries face censure because their clothing is considered too religious – or […]
Suffragette: A Dramatic Movie About Voting Rights in UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Suffragette is a 2015 British historical drama film about women’s suffrage in the United Kingdom, directed by Sarah Gavron and written by Abi Morgan. The film stars Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, Ben […]
In Pursuit of Women Rights Rather Than Organized Religion
First a Big Questions, hour long talk show about what different religions are doing to women rights and gender equality: The panelists in the following debate are Archbishop John Onaiyekan, […]
Female Koran reciters ‘part of Islamic legacy’
The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles about the holy Quran and the Muslim women rights Female Koran reciters ‘part of Islamic legacy’ Around the world, there are […]
Want Your Tribal God, Stay with Your Tribe — If You Want God of Abraham, Moses, Aaron, Jesus and Muhammad, Come Join Us
Epigraph Say: “O followers of the revealed books! Come to a tenet which we and you hold in common: that we shall worship none but God, and that we shall […]
Ted Talk: Achieving Secularism, Gender Equality and Interfaith Tolerance Within Islamic Paradigm
Mustafa Akyol, the speaker of this Ted talk, is a Turkish political commentator and author based in Istanbul. He thinks and writes on iissues relating to Islam and modernity, and […]
Does Islam Condone Domestic Violence?
Written by Dr. Lutf U Rehman. Nashville, TN, USA Place of women in the religion of Islam has been the subject of much debate in recent years. There is a […]
Gender Equality in the Holy Qur’an – In the Beginning Man and Woman Were Equal
Epigraph: “But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little hollow in the […]
Coronavirus face masks can’t hide France’s Islamophobia
Source: TRT World By Nabila Ramdani French laws against Muslim women with face-coverings stand in marked contrast to its pandemic policy. Is this a double standard? Division and hate are the usual results when allegedly civilised societies get involved in debates about face coverings. Whether it is Boris Johnson describing […]
UK airport police admits wrongdoing in forcing Muslim woman to remove hijab
Source: TRT World The draconian counter-terrorism law Schedule 7 was used by police to force the woman to remove her hijab at Heathrow Airport for photos. In October 2018, Asiyah was forced to take off her hijab so male officers could photograph her at London’s Heathrow airport. This power granted […]