Jimmy Carter: Why I believe the mistreatment of women is the number one human rights abuse 120 Women Who Changed Our World Source: MSN News BY Kara Lad MALALA YOUSAFZAI 1997-ACTIVIST […]
Source: The Guardian By Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s secretary general, urges Argentina and others to reform draconian legislation and says human rights have deteriorated across region A demonstrator paints a slogan on the street in demand of women’s access to safe, free and legal abortion, during a […]
Book written by Lesley Hazleton, who is a British-American author whose work focuses on the vast and volatile arena in which politics and religion intersect Brief review from Amazon: In this […]
Source: NPR By Leila Fadel Fashion designers. Community activists. Parents. Converts. High school students facing down bullies. Podcasters creating their own space to exhale. The newest generation of American Muslims […]
Source: Independent By Chris Baynes Israeli authorities have refused to display adverts informing female airline passengers they are not obliged to change seats at the request of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men […]
Source: The New York Times By AURORA ALMENDRAL MARCH 24, 2018 Lennie Visbal, 52, has not been able to cut ties to her estranged husband because divorce is illegal in the Philippines. CreditLauren […]
Source: Reuters ByTarek Amara 2 MIN READ TUNIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of women took to the streets in the Tunisian capital on Saturday to demand equal inheritance rights as men, […]
Source: MSN News BY Kara Lad MALALA YOUSAFZAI 1997-ACTIVIST Malala is a fearless humans rights activist and proponent of female education. She was shot by a Taliban gunman at just […]
Source: Reuters DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for an abortion referendum planned for the end of May, ruling that the unborn do not have […]
Source: Independent Source: Qari Asim I’ll never fully understand the fight that women experience daily. I do, however, recognise that fight and see suffering in society as well as in […]
Additional Reading Gender Equality in the Holy Qur’an – In the Beginning Man and Woman Were Equal
Twelve years ago, to mark International Women’s Day, The Independent ran a memorable front page which examined statistical realities for women around the world. More than a decade on, much has changed around the globe. Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/international-womens-day-2018-statistics-numbers-female-lives-feminism-gender-pay-gap-a8244101.html
Source: Religion News Service By Maha Elgenaidi (RNS) — In an average week, I deliver presentations to hundreds of people on various topics related to Islam and Muslims. Oftentimes, such presentations […]
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent “Powerful vested interests” within the Catholic church are being challenged at a conference in Rome on International Women’s Day as calls grow for women to […]
Shameem Akhtar posed as a boy during her early childhood in Pakistan so she could enjoy the privileges Pakistani girls are rarely afforded: to play outside and attend school. In […]
Source: The Guardian By Remona Aly, who is a journalist and commentator with a focus on faith and lifestyle. She is also director of communications for Exploring Islam Foundation. Mosques […]
Source: NPR BY AMY HELD The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed a complaint Thursday on behalf of several abortion providers seeking to block a state law that bans abortions “because an unborn […]
Source: Christian Concern The Independent published an astonishing article this week, entitled: “How the teachings of Islam could help us prevent more sexual abuse scandals”. It is written by Qasim Rashid, an Ahmadiyya Muslim writer and commentator. This comes after revelations about Harvey Weinstein’s appalling behaviour have been headline news almost continuously […]
Source: The Independent By Qasim Rashid Harvey Weinstein is just another case of a powerful man abusing women because we live in a society that lets him get away with […]
