Taliban Say Women Can Study in Gender-Segregated Colleges
Epigraph Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your […]
Vatican won’t say if women can vote in 2023 church meeting
By NICOLE WINFIELD FILE – In this Feb. 10, 2021 file photo, Sister Natalie Becquart poses for a photo during an interview with the Associated Press, in Rome, Pope Francis […]
Pope hopes many countries take Afghan refugees and young Afghan Women are educated
Source: Yahoo News Pope Francis Religious leader VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Sunday that he was praying that many countries take Afghan refugees and, in an apparent […]
Can humanity settle for some happy medium: From Burqa in Afghanistan to G strings in sports and at beaches?
Suggested Reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: A review of the following collection should help any thinking person realize that humanity needs a happy medium. If […]
BBC debate: Are all religions, not just the Taliban, unfair to women?
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah Forget the sectarian differences, talking about real life issues: BBC Debate: Is The Niqaab A Barrier To Justice? Three Hijabis: The Three Muslim Women, Who […]
What is Sharia law? What does it mean for women in Afghanistan?
Source: BBC The Taliban say they will rule Afghanistan according to a strict interpretation of Islam’s legal system called Sharia law. In the first press briefing after taking control in […]
Forget the sectarian differences, talking about real life issues: BBC Debate: Is The Niqaab A Barrier To Justice?
The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles in promoting Hijab and modest dressing The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment Personally, I believe, Niqaab or face veil is too conservative […]
Hollywood Actress Emilie Francois, Now a Muslim, Speaks of Social Justice in Islam
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran Forty Hadiths or Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad about Compassionate Living The […]
Women are becoming more involved in U.S. mosques
Women continue to be less involved than men in mosque life in the United States, but the pattern appears to be changing, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from […]
Three Hijabis: The Three Muslim Women, Who Received Nobel Prize
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Shirin Ebadi was the first and only Iranian to receive a Nobel Prize in 2003. She was also the first […]
From Suffrage to ERA Equity, Resilience and Activism
The Western New York Women’s Suffrage Centennial Celebration Committee is presenting an engaging and transformative seminar featuring noted historian Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner and esteemed panelists who will examine the […]
UN is ‘very concerned’ about Princess Latifa’s situation and still waiting for ‘proof of life’
By Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) The United Arab Emirates has not proven that Princess Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, the missing daughter of Dubai’s ruler, is alive, the United Nations has said. […]
Hollywood Actress Emilie Francois, Now a Muslim, Speaks of Social Justice in Islam
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran Forty Hadiths or Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad about Compassionate Living The […]
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 […]
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 […]
Trudeau Names Task Force on Women in the Economy Ahead of Budget
Source Bloomberg By Shelly Hagan Justin Trudeau’s government unveiled a women-only task force that will help advise policymakers on the economic recovery ahead of the spring budget. Finance Minister Chrystia […]
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 […]
