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: 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: Time By Samantha Cooney Canadian Prime Minister and proud feminist Justin Trudeau made an impassioned call for men to join the fight for gender equality at the United Nations […]
theguardian: by Abigail Hunt — Women’s economic empowerment are three words being heard more and more in development circles, but there are several misconceptions about it A worker in Bangladesh: many governments assume that faster growth will support gender equality, despite clear evidence to the contrary. Photograph: PR image Women’s […]
Huff Post: by Jonathan Stempel — Yvonne Allen says her Christian faith compels her to cover her hair in public. The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday filed a lawsuit accusing Alabama county officials of violating a Christian woman’s religious rights by forcing her to remove her headscarf before taking […]
Source: Muftah By Qasim Rashid After intense international pressure, France’s highest court overturned the “Burkini” ban on Friday, August 26, 2016. Before the move, over a dozen French cities had banned the burkini. Most recently, armed officers forced a Muslim woman to dress down under threat of pepper spray and arrest, […]
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 […]
The “burkini ban” recently implemented in a number of French cities has become a topic of global controversy; especially when the images spread online of a women being forced by […]
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: http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2016/August-23rd/oye-lithur-promotes-multi-bilingual-for-peaceful-co-existence.php Oye Lithur promotes multi-bilingual for peaceful co-existence Source: Ghana I Luv FM I Kwasi Debrah Nana Oye Lithur Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection says, children learning languages other than their mother tongue could serve as a foundation for building a peaceful society. According to the sector Minister, Nana Oye […]
Source: The Telegraph In Manjib, Syria, the men are cutting their beards. The women are smoking cigarettes and uncovering their faces. Newly liberated from the rule of Isil, they’re expressing […]
Meeting the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community In the leafy Hampshire countryside, more than 30,000 members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community have gathered for the 50th anniversary of the Jalsa Salana. An annual convention attracting visitors from more than 100 countries, united in their creed, the Jalsa Salana is a religious festival celebrating […]
US President Barack Obama calls himself feminist in birthday essay Source: Indian Express He is reportedly the first sitting US president to openly proclaim that he is a feminist. The 1500-word […]
By Sabeeha Rehman This enthralling story of the making of an American is also a timely meditation on being Muslim in America today. Threading My Prayer Rug is a richly […]
By Lutf ur Rehman Recently in Pakistan, the Punjab Assembly passed a law which would make it easier for the women to report domestic violence, abuse and physical harm by […]
Source: BBC The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) in Pakistan has declared that killing in the name of family honour is un-Islamic and against the law. The group, which advises […]
Source: The Guardian An influential group of Pakistani clerics have issued a fatwa against “honour” killings, with a spokesman calling them “unethical and unjustifiable” following a series of attacks on […]
Source: Herald Muslim women’s rights collectives have long been campaigning against the practices of instant triple talaq, polygamy and nikaah–halala in India. Two Supreme Court cases by Shayara Bano and […]
Dawn.com: by Raza Khan — ISLAMABAD: At least 40 Islamic scholars belonging to the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) issued a fatwa (ruling) on Sunday declaring the murder of women or girls in the name of honour as ‘un-Islamic’ and an ‘unpardonable sin’. The ruling issued on the appeal of SUC […]
