Veiled in history: how women have been covered up
Source: Swiss Info In recent years it has mainly been Christian countries, especially in Europe, which have had issues with women wearing the veil, seen today as a form of […]
Pew Research Center: Most Western Europeans favor at least some restrictions on Muslim women’s religious clothing
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Swiss voters on Sunday approved a ban on the public wearing of certain face coverings, including burqas […]
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 […]
Muslim women have always enjoyed prominent position in Islam, says MWL chief
MWL chief Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa speaks at on online seminar organized by the Los Angeles World Affairs Council and Town Hall. (SPA) Al-Issa stressed the need to combat […]
Muhammad – The Restorer of Family Values
By Khaula Rehman Shah “And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?” (Matthew 7:3) “Until […]
Princess Latifa: ‘Hostage’ ordeal of Dubai ruler’s daughter revealed
Source: BBC Panorama The daughter of Dubai’s ruler who tried to flee the country in 2018 later sent secret video messages to friends accusing her father of holding her “hostage” […]
Gender Equality in Islam?
By Farhan Iqbal, Missionary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada In gender equality conversations it is often insinuated that in Islam there is no gender equality. The crux of Islamic teachings is […]
Zara the First: Young Scot on becoming first female to lead influential Muslim organisation and her debt to another inspirational woman close to home
By Laura Smith February 7, 2021, Zara Mohammed has just been elected as the first female leader of the British Muslim Council She hopes becoming the first woman to head […]
Muslim Council of Britain appoints 1st female head
BY ANADOLU AGENCY Zara Mohammed was elected by the affiliates of the MCB, defeating fellow candidates such as Ajmal Masroor, a popular imam and broadcaster. In a statement released by […]
Female footballers from remote Chitral bring their game to Pakistani capital
Source: Arab News Chitral Women’s Sports Club founder Karishma Ali has organized a week-long training camp for female athletes in Islamabad Club, founded two years ago with 60 girls, now […]
8 Pakistani women named in 100 outstanding nurses and midwives global list
Imtiaz Ali Published December 28, 2020 The eight Pakistani healthcare workers acknowledged in the global 100 Outstanding Women Nurse and Midwife Leaders 2020 list. — Courtesy: AKU Eight Pakistani nurses […]
Al Azhar Grand Sheikh: Islam bans marriage of Muslim women to non-Muslims
By Al-Masry Al-Youm Statements made by Al-Azhar’s Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb in 2016 refute the controversial statements made this week by Azhar University Professor of Islamic Thought and Philosophy Amena […]
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, […]
Government of France plans punishment for ‘virginity tests’
Source: BBC The French government plans to introduce jail terms and fines for doctors who provide controversial so-called “virginity certificates” for traditional religious marriages. It is part of draft legislation […]
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 […]
Australian man jailed after stomping on pregnant Muslim woman
Source: CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN)An Australian man who punched and stomped on a pregnant Muslim woman has been sentenced to three years in prison. Rana Elasmar, a mother of […]
BBC Big Questions – Are Religions Unfair To Women?
Additional Reading Gender Equality in the Holy Qur’an – In the Beginning Man and Woman Were Equal BBC Big Questions – Are Religions Unfair To Women? https://t.co/E6UbsSI1wx via @wordpressdotcom — […]
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 […]