Source: Yahoo News Oslo (AFP) – Norway’s right-wing government on Wednesday announced plans to ban the full-face Islamic veil from classrooms and university lecture halls. Education Minister Torbjorn Roe Isaksen, […]
Huff Post: by Krutika Pathi — This post originally appeared on Bustle. Growing up in America with an Iranian mother who, after an arranged marriage, came to this country with no agency to pursue an education, I realized how difficult it can be to navigate gender along the lines of […]
theguardian: by Mazin Sidahmad — Protest movement seeks to end Saudi Arabia law requiring women have permission of a male guardian to travel, marry or do other fundamental tasks Saudi women hold national flags during Saudi National Day in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Friday. Photograph: Faisal Al Nasser/Reuters Thousands of Saudis […]
Source: BBC A petition signed by more than 14,000 Saudi women calling for an end to the country’s male guardianship system is being handed to the government. Women must have […]
Source: Thecitizen.in : It’s a powerful film, ‘Tiryaaq’, which literally means an antidote. It’s a narrative that is meant to reach out to regular people and the patriarchal powers of polity, clergy and family with the intention of not just unravelling the insidious functioning of caste patriarchy and religious fundamentalism […]
Source: Huffington Post Yasmina Blackburn Writer, Activist, Mom She was called the “most truthful daughter of the most truthful one.” She was most devout. Most beautiful. And she was wed to the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, in the latter part of his lifetime. The story of […]
Nadya T. The Islamic Monthly The murder of provocative and seductive Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch, killed by her brother in an “honor killing,” is tragic, but not surprising as it took place in a country that frowns upon Muslim women physically exposing themselves. But when reflecting more about […]
Source: The Washington Post By Ruth Eglash September 11 at 6:00 PM HOD HASHARON, Israel — One of the most jarring images of the summer was of French police demanding […]
Source: NPR At one end of Orlando’s Fashion Square mall, between a karate store and a comic book emporium, is a clothing boutique called Verona. It’s stocked with long-sleeved caftans, […]
Source: The Guardian Book Reviewed by Harriet Sherwood The book written by Shelina Janmohamed Burkinis, misery memoirs and people on camels: the caricatures of Islam don’t leave much room for […]
Source:The Guardian Women at Southwark Eid festival in Burgess Park, south London. Photograph: Rob Stothard/Getty Images By Amelia Hill Young, highly educated Muslim women who live in modern, urban environments may be choosing to wear the veil because it enables them to mix with non-Muslim friends, work outside the home and […]
Source: The Washington Post By Heba Habib A little mosque in the Danish capital of Copenhagen joined a quiet revolution last week by hosting its first Friday prayer led by […]
Source: The Guardian While the burkini debate has stoked considerable coverage and discussion abroad, the debate is nothing new at home. To me, it seems to be a follow-up in […]
Source: NY Times MUMBAI, India — In a landmark ruling that could pave the way for more rights for Muslim women in India, the Bombay High Court on Friday ruled […]
Source: NPR France, Bulgaria, Belgium and the Netherlands all have different kinds of bans on wearing burqas in public. NPR’s Scott Simon talks to German journalist Janek Schmidt about the proposal. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A French court has ruled that officials cannot prohibit women from wearing burqinis. That’s the full-body […]
Ahmadiyya women group meets on national peace The Ahmadiyya women group, Lajnal Immaillah, is set to hold the 2016 yearly Islamic conference in commemoration of its 100 years of existence. The conference is scheduled to hold from 26th to 28th August 2016 at the Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Dutse […]
Source: The Guardian Imam of Mariam mosque in Copenhagen says aim is to challenge patriarchal structures and inspire other women By Harriet Sherwood in Copenhagen t was Friday prayers with a […]
Source: RNS TEL AVIV, Israel (RNS) It was Sunday — women’s-only day — at the so-called religious beach in this Israeli city on the Mediterranean, and several hundred women and […]
Source: Reuters Restrictions on face and full-body veils are back in the spotlight in parts of Europe after some French cities banned the burkini swimsuit, saying the garment, which leaves […]
Source: DW A student in the German town of Osnabrück won’t be allowed to wear her veil to class. The decision comes at a time of heated discussion concerning a […]