Generation Global: The Swiss nun who wants to end celibacy
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
Female candidate encourages Emirati men to marry more than one wife
A candidate in this year’s Federal National Council elections is calling for Emirati men to be encouraged to marry more than one wife as a solution to “spinsterhood” among […]
Interfaith Seminar: Role of Women as Nation Builders
Suggested reading Gender Equality in the Holy Qur’an – In the Beginning Man and Woman Were Equal
Urdu Dramas: A Vehicle for Social Change?
Durr-e-Shehwar (Urdu: دُرّ شہوار) is a Urdu language Pakistani telenovela written by Umera Ahmed and directed by Haissam Hussain. First broadcast in Pakistan by Hum TV, Durr-e-Shehwar, which premiered in Pakistan on 10 March 2012, has been produced by Momina Duraid and […]
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 — […]
On Easter, Mary Magdalene will be maligned as a prostitute. Except she wasn’t.
Source: The Washington Post By Petula Dvorak, Columnist Here’s who Mary Magdalene was: one of Jesus Christ’s original followers, the last to stay with him while he was nailed to […]
Women Can be Queens, Astronauts and Presidents but Not Deacons
Pope: Commission on female deacons disagrees on ordination Source: AP ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis said Tuesday that an international commission of scholars has failed to reach […]
India’s Widows, Abused at Home, Have Sought Refuge in This Holy City for Centuries
Source: New York Times By Kai Schultz VRINDAVAN, India — Like thousands of other widows exiled from their homes to a city in northern India, Nirmala Maheshwari said she was […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association Hamilton invites you to join Islamic Heritage Month Celebrations
Source: allevents.in Islamic Heritage Month (Women-Only Event) TIME Sat Oct 05 2019 at 02:00 pm to 03:30 pm VENUE: Stoney Creek Municipal Service Centre, 777 Hamilton Regional Road 8, Hamilton, Canada CREATED BY Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association Islamic Heritage Month (Women-Only Event) Celebrate Islamic Heritage month with us on Saturday, October 5th, 2019! […]
The ‘Green Pound’ of Muslim spending could save the British economy after Brexit
Source: The Independent Voices Global Muslim spending on clothing is forecast to reach $361 billion by 2023 – and Britain could be the base for a large slice of that […]
Dutch ban on burqas and niqabs takes effect
Source: News 24 The Netherlands has banned face-covering clothing, such as a burqa or niqab, in public buildings and on transport, as a contentious law on the garment worn by […]
22 charged with wearing face veils during first year of Denmark’s Burka Ban
Given that only 200 Muslim women wear burkas and niqabs, that would appear to be over 10 percent Source: Copenhagen Post by Arushi Rajput It’s been a year since Denmark’s […]
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern condemns Donald Trump’s attack on US congresswomen
The Muslim Times is intellectually leading the way to refute Islamophobia and racism Source: RNZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has condemned comments made by the US President attacking four Democratic […]
Muslim scholar catches flak for serving on new State Department rights panel
Source: Religion News Service By Aysha Khan (RNS) — One of the world’s most prominent Islamic scholars is drawing criticism from some Muslims for participating in the State Department’s newly […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community calls for global co-operation and justice to ward off dangers of global war.
Source: Pressahmadiyya.com “IN OUR SELFISH QUEST FOR WEALTH AND POWER, WE ARE RUTHLESSLY DESTROYING THE PROSPECTS OF TODAY’S YOUTH” On Saturday 6 July 2019, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad addressed an audience of more than 1,000 dignitaries and […]
Five truths about the hijab that need to be told
Source: The Conversation By Peter Hopkins; Professor of Social Geography, Newcastle University Rio 2016 is proving not just to be a platform for sporting prowess, it is also helping to shake […]
Her Evangelical Megachurch Was Her World. Then Her Daughter Said She Was Molested by a Minister.
Source: The New York Times By Elizabeth Dias Evangelical churches have long distanced themselves from the sexual abuse crisis that has consumed the Catholic Church. But a reckoning has arrived. HURST, Tex. — Christi Bragg listened in disbelief. It was a Sunday in February, and her popular evangelical pastor, Matt Chandler, […]
Chile bishop resigns after suggesting there is a reason the Last Supper had no women
Source: The Guardian Carlos Eugenio Irarrazaval stands down, weeks after appointment by pope to clean up church’s public image A Chilean auxiliary bishop appointed by Pope Francis less than a […]
Justin Trudeau kicks off world’s largest women’s rights conference in Vancouver
By Simran Singh for Daily Hive Trudeau spoke at the opening of the Women Deliver 2019 Conference, which brings together over 6,000 world leaders, influencers, academics, advocates, and change-makers, with the goal […]
Women Can be Queens, Astronauts and Presidents but Not Deacons
Pope: Commission on female deacons disagrees on ordination Source: AP ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis said Tuesday that an international commission of scholars has failed to reach […]
