Did Eve Come from Adam’s Rib — That is the Question?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The very first or the second verse of Surah Nisa, which would be translated as the chapter about […]
Ilhan Omar Says Her Election To Congress Is ‘A Real Rejection’ Of Religious Bigotry
Source: Huffington Post The Muslim congresswoman-elect will be the first hijab-wearing member of the House. By Alanna Vagianos As a hijab-wearing, Somali-American refugee, Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar of Minnesota knows just […]
Muslim preachers help Kosovo women learn, win their rights
Source: Associated Press By LLAZAR SEMINI PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — There’s a widespread tradition among many Muslims that it’s better for women to pray at home than in the mosque. […]
Pulitzer Prize Winner, Garry Wills Talks About the Quran for 50 Minutes
Garry Wills’ Book: What the Qur’an Meant: And Why It Matters Garry Wills has been a leading commentator on political and religious life in America for decades, winner of a […]
Sister Lisa Vogl-Hamid shares Hijab experience and journey to Islam
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Federal Judge Rules U.S. Ban on Female Genital Mutilation Is Unconstitutional
Source: Time By ELI MEIXLER In a historic ruling that strikes a chilling blow to women’s rights, a federal judge in Michigan declared unconstitutional the U.S. law against female genital mutilations […]
Finnish Women Convert to Islam in Search of Spirituality, Logic – Researcher
Source: Sputnik Finnish women converting to Islam don’t see the veil as a symbol of oppression, but as a sign of liberation from superficial beauty, a researcher specialising in religious […]
Woman who bore rapist’s baby faces 20 years in El Salvador jail
Source: The Guardian BY Nina Lakhani A rape victim is facing 20 years in jail charged with attempted murder, after she gave birth to her abuser’s baby in a latrine […]
100 years of female suffrage in Germany: the unknown story
Source: The Local A poster in the Damenwahl (women’s vote) exhibition in Frankfurt am Main promotes the Women’s Day in 1914. Photo: DPA The English suffragettes are world famous, whilst the pioneers of German women’s suffrage are much less known. Now their story is being rediscovered. Who were Clara Zetkin […]
Malaysia: Why We Need A #NoHijabDay
Source: Patheos By Farouq Peru I believe the Muslim world needs a #NoHijabDay to return the power of choice to Muslim women! The hijab, more than any other cultural signal, […]
More than 100 women elected to Congress in historic midterms
Source: ABC News By KARMA ALLEN At least 98 women will be elected to the House of Representatives — 84 Democrats, 14 Republicans — and 12 will join the Senate […]
More than 100 women elected to US Congress in historic midterms
Source: ABC News By Karma Allen A record number of women were elected to Congress on Tuesday night as an unprecedented number of female candidates ran for the first time. […]
Ilhan Omar, the First Muslim Woman Elected to Congress, Led Her Speech With “As-Salam Alaikum.” I’m Transported.
Source: Slate By Aymann Ismail When Minnesota state Rep. Ilhan Omar stepped on stage tonight as one of the first Muslim women ever elected to Congress—the other, Rashida Tlaib of […]
Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar first Muslim women elected to US Congress
Source: Al Jazeerah The Palestinian-American and Somali-American make history as the first two women headed to US Congress. Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib and Somali-American Ilhan Omar have become the first Muslim […]
Former USA Gymnastics president arrested on charge of evidence tampering in Larry Nassar case
Source: CNN News By Nicole Chavez and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN)The former head of USA Gymnastics was arrested and accused of removing documents linked to the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case from the Karolyi Ranch […]
Colorado Was the First State to Enfranchise Women Through Popular Referendum. Here’s How It Happened
Source: Time By JENNIFER FROST / HISTORY NEWS NETWORK “Western Women Wild With Joy Over Colorado’s Election,” journalist and suffragist Caroline Nichols Churchill exclaimed, following the victory for woman suffrage at […]
Khola Maryam Hübsch: ‘Rebellion der Sehnsucht’ Manifest für den Glauben. BOOK REVIEW
Moderation: Anne Françoise Weber Die Publizistin Khola Maryam Hübsch zu Gast auf der Frankfurter Buchmesse 2018 (David Kohlruss) Die muslimische Publizistin Khola Maryam Hübsch ist durch Talkshow-Auftritte und Artikel zum […]
The niqab debate is really about gender equality, and allowing women to make their own choices
Source: Letter to Independent The disconnect between understanding faith and understanding culture is bizarre in this country. Many seem to be under the impression that this is still a “Christian country” despite […]
On International Day of the Girl, Michelle Obama announced her new Global Girls Alliance
On International Day of The Girl, Michelle Obama announced her new Global Girls Alliance. pic.twitter.com/yhXclr25V4 — HuffPost (@HuffPost) October 11, 2018 The Muslim Times has the best collection of […]
Today is the International Day of the Girl and What is the Muslim Times Doing for You
Inspiration from Nobel Laureate @Malala Yousafzai for International Day of the Girl – and beyond.#DayoftheGirl pic.twitter.com/kMAGqM37Nr — The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 11, 2018 Since 2012, 11 October has been […]
