In New York, attacks on women with headscarves raise alarms
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Barbara Demick One woman is a decorated officer of the New York Police Department, commended two years ago for running into a burning building to […]
Advice for Young Muslims: How to Survive in an Age of Extremism and Islamophobia
Source: Foreign Affairs – Published by the Council on Foreign Relations By Omar Saif Ghobash Saif, the elder of my two sons, was born in December 2000. In the summer of […]
Halima Aden Becomes First Miss Minnesota Contestant To Compete In Hijab And Burkini
Huff Post: by Rebecca Shapiro — The Somali-American teen made it to the semifinals. Huffington Post Halima Aden advanced to the semifinals in this weekend’s Miss Minnesota USA pageant, becoming the first-ever contestant in the competition to wear a hijab and burkini. The 19-year-old Somali-American teen from St. Cloud, Minnesota, […]
Woman cannot give evidence in a niqab, Australian court rules
Source: The Guardian Moutia Elzahed, whose husband was convicted of aiding terrorism, is denied request in her damages claim against An Australian judge has declined a request from a Muslim […]
Viral Videos Teach Muslim Women How To Deflect Hijab Grabbers
Source: Huffington Post BY Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post The election of Donald Trump left many Muslims around the country ― along with a host of other religious and ethnic minorities ― feeling fearful. Many feared not only what a Trump presidency would mean for their civil rights, […]
Hijab-Wearing News Anchor Makes History In Canada
Source: NPR Ginella Massa is the first person to wear a hijab, the traditional head covering worn by Muslim women, and anchor a major nightly newscast in Canada. She did […]
Reporter becomes Canada’s first hijab-clad news anchor
theguardian — Ginella Massa filled in on Toronto’s CityNews 11pm broadcast and created a buzz after the broadcast ended Ginella Massa, a Toronto TV reporter believed to be Canada’s first anchor to don a Muslim head scarf. Photograph A Toronto television journalist is believed to be Canada’s first anchor to […]
A Muslim girl wasn’t allowed to box in a hijab, so her opponent shared victory with her
Source: Associated Press By Cindy Boren Sixteen-year-old Amaiya Zafar was about to put on her gloves Sunday at the Sugar Bert Boxing National Championships inhij, Fla., when officials called off the impending fight. Zafar, a devout Muslim from Oakdale, Minn., wears a hijab under her headgear as well as a […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association Montreal welcomes women of all faiths to its 8th annual peace conference: “Peace in the World – Our Contribution”
Source: http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/ahmadiyya-muslim-association-presents-annual-peace-conference-1.3170181 Ahmadiyya Muslim Association presents, Annual Peace Conference Published Monday, November 21, 2016 1:51PM EST Name of the event: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association presents, Annual Peace Conference Date: Sunday December 4th, 2016 Time: Registrations begin at 1:30PM and the main event will be between 2:00PM and 3:30PM. Free meetings with other women and visits […]
‘Hijab grab’ defense: As reports of hate crimes spike postelection, Muslim women turn to self-defense
Source: The Washington Post By Samantha Schmidt November 21 Zaineb Abdulla, 24, is organizing self-defense classes particularly for Muslim women. (Courtesy of Zaineb Abdullah) Zaineb Abdulla says she was about 8 years old the first time someone spit on her for being Muslim. The 24-year-old — who wears a hijab, […]
USA: Women’s auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community continues to serve despite fears of persecution in Frederick
Source: http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/religion/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-continues-to-serve-despite-fears-of-persecution/article_bb13b035-4881-594e-93a6-1720c525be88.html By David Frey Special to The News-Post Courtesy photo: From left, Shahina Bashir, Fauzia Rehan and Nabeela Malik volunteer at the soup kitchen in Frederick as part of their spiritual work. The women were more nervous than usual last Friday as they arrived to serve food at the Frederick […]
UK: Islam Ahmadiyya’s Women Association of Carshalton invites women of all faiths for Interfaith Dialogue at Baitul Futuh Mosque
Source: http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/events/Morden/1191474.Interfaith_Dialogue/ Interfaith Dialogue As part of Inter Faith Week the women of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Carshalton are inviting women of all faiths to an enlightening evening at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden, Surrey on friday 18 November 2016. Inter Faith week promotes mutual understanding and awareness of […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s British Columbia Women’s Association organizes event to focus on the role of women in establishing & promoting peace
Source: http://www.delta-optimist.com/entertainment/women-of-islam-celebration-sunday-1.2898135 For more information, visit http://www.lajnaevents.weebly.com. Women of Islam celebration Sunday DELTA OPTIMIST | NOVEMBER 18, 2016 12:00 AM The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at British Columbia Women’s Association, in celebration of its 50th year in Canada, invites women of Delta to attend an event in which they focus on the role […]
Women in Islam: Removing the Veil of Prejudice. Ahmadiyya Croatia!
By Zubair Khan From last 3 years by the grace of Almighty, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Croatia participates in Croatian International Book Fair known as Interliber. It is organised in famous Exhibition halls of Croatian capital city of Zagreb. Spread over two very big halls hundreds of exhibitors enact their stalls […]
Islam’s Way to End Violence Against Women? Civilized Men
Huff Post: by Qasim Rashid — “She made me do it.” I hear this phrase all too often, and each time I hear it my heart bleeds. In my pro bono legal practice, I represent indigent women who suffer or have suffered through domestic violence. As an attorney, as a […]
Pope: Women will be banned from priesthood forever
Source: USA Today By John Bacon The Catholic Church’s ban on women priests will stand forever, Pope Francis said Tuesday. The pontiff made the declaration in response to a female reporter asking if he thought […]
Interview of Khalifa of Ahmadiyya Muslims about Women Rights, Hijab and Extremism
The middle section of this interview is about women rights, segregation and Hijab in Islam, starting at minute 11 of this video. Peter Mansbridge One on One with Hazrat Mirza […]
Meet The Muslim Woman Running For State Legislature In Minnesota
Huff Post: by Carol Kuruvlla — Ilhan Omar is making waves in Minnesota. NITIKA GUPTAIlhan Omar. Ilhan Omar is a former refugee, a Somali-American activist, and a proud Democrat. On November 8, the 33-year-old is poised to become one of the few Muslim women ever elected to a state […]
Book Review: Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age
Source of the book review: Amazon Book by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh Required reading from the founder of MuslimGirl.com—a harrowing and candid memoir about coming of age as a Muslim American in the […]
The Female Sharia Judges of India
Source: The Daily Beast By Emily Feldman Can women-run Islamic courts bring gender justice to India’s Muslims? One group that is training India’s first class of female ‘qazis,’ or Islamic […]