Source: BBC By Bethany Bell, BBC News, Vienna The study found that a majority of women did not report the most serious incidents of domestic violence Continue reading the main story Related Stories Mental abuse ‘should be made crime’ Alarm over scale of abuse of women Russia’s domestic violence nightmare […]
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Fox News.com — A group of female activists has sent a petition to the Saudi Arabian Shura Council, demanding the end of male guardianship and the expansion of women’s rights. The advocates want the Council to take the necessary steps to improve women’s rights and stop domestic violence against […]
theguardian: by Liz Ford — Help us create a global platform for discussion that amplifies the voices of women’s rights advocates around the world Over the past few decades, the often tireless work of the women’s movement around the world has brought positive change. There has been a growing recognition […]
The Muslim Times’ has slightly modified the title of the Op-Ed By: Lal Khan Malik, the National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Canada. Source: The Star: Continued proliferation […]
Epigraph: Surely, men who submit themselves to God and women who submit themselves to Him, and believing men and believing women, and obedient men and obedient women and truthful men and truthful […]
Additional Reading Gender Equality in the Holy Qur’an – In the Beginning Man and Woman Were Equal Cherie Blair: ‘Muslim Women: Slow But Steady Progress’
Courtesy: http://www.thedailystar.net Faheem Younus I was born in Pakistan, a few months before the war which resulted in the creation of Bangladesh on December 16, 1971. And it was only after I moved to the US that I recognised the magnitude of human rights abuses the Pakistani army committed against their […]
Epigraph: And say to the believing women that they restrain their eyes and guard their private parts, and that they disclose not their natural and artificial beauty except that which […]
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The Muslim Times is promoting secularism in every country of the world Mustafa Akyol is a Turkish political commentator and author based in Istanbul. He thinks and writes on iissues […]
Epigraph: “When seen in the historical context, Muhammad can be seen as a figure who testified on behalf of women’s rights.” William Montgomery Watt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rights Theoretical […]
Epigraph: “When seen in the historical context, Muhammad can be seen as a figure who testified on behalf of women’s rights.” William Montgomery Watt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rights Theoretical […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This illustration, from a medieval translation of Euclid’s Elements, (c. 1310), is noteworthy in showing a woman teaching geometry to male students The Legal rights of women refers to the social and human rights of women. One of the first women’s rights declarations was the Declaration of Sentiments.[1] The dependent position of women in […]
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 in the […]
The Independent: by Deema Almashabi, Glen Carey – A group of Saudi Arabian women plan to protest today against the world’s only ban on female drivers. Organisers are urging women across the country to take to the roads. The group, named the “26th October Women’s Driving Campaign,” called on the […]
Source: Qantara.de In her essay, Sara Silvestri argues that an overarching ban for burqas and niqabs in Britain would be more dangerous than beneficial for public interest and for the […]
Huffington Post: Following the decision by a college to ban Muslim students from wearing veils, students, leaders and politicians alike are campaigning to have the controversial rule reversed. On Tuesday, […]
Huff Post: By Samina Ali: Curator, Muslima: Muslim Women’s Arts & Voices As we commemorate the 12th anniversary of 9/11 today, we continue to face turbulence, extremism and hostility between faiths, […]
Source: Spiegel International Germany’s top federal administrative court has ruled that schools can require Muslim girls to participate in co-ed swimming classes. The judges argue they can wear a […]