‘The glass ceiling is incredibly low for Muslim women’
Source: The Guardian Prejudice based on their religious clothing and faith is creating extra barriers for workers in the UK Muneera, a 19-year-old art student from London, wants to set […]
“Redefining Rape”: A Brief History of Rape In America
Source: The daily Beast Suffragists march in New York in March 1913. (AP) Social Change “Redefining Rape”: A Brief History of Rape In America 10 hours ago – by Sarah Begley Stanford professor Estelle Freedman’s new book examines how sex crimes oppressed women and blacks in the age of suffrage […]
Using Islam to Combat Domestic Violence
Source: The Daily Beast – by Alaa MurabitLibyan women wear tape over their mouths during a December 2012 protest in Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli calling for more freedom of expression, greater transparency, and a more important role for the judiciary and the security forces. (Mahmud Turkia/AFP/Getty) Enlightenment Using Islam to Combat […]
My year of modesty: Terrifying but Liberating
Salon com: I swore off makeup and covered my hair, arms and legs for nine months. It was frightening — and liberating By Lauren Shields The idea for my modesty experiment began when I worked in New York City as a receptionist for a company at Fifth Avenue and 52nd […]
Saudi businesswomen seek level-playing field
RIYADH: MD RASOOLDEEN | ARAB NEWS STAFF Sunday 30 June 2013 A new set of proposals have been unveiled to encourage Saudi women’s business projects. Saudi businesswomen face a series […]
Burma’s Rohingya Muslims Targeted by Buddhist Mob Violence
Source: The Daily Beast Muslims from an obscure ethnic group in western Burma have become targets of vicious Buddhist mob attacks. Brendan Brady reports from Rakhine state on the increasing violence. A woman cries moments after she and other Rohingya Muslims, trying to cross the Naf river into Bangladesh […]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women Signed 18 December 1979 Location New York City Effective 3 September 1981 Condition 20 […]
Video: Religious Teachings about Domestic Violence and Honor Killing
The Muslim speaker, Shanaz Tejani-Butt PhD, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, starts speaking at 48.3 minute mark. Additional Reading Gender Equality in the Holy Qur’an – In the Beginning Man and […]
Hijab Legal Wars
The Muslim Times’ comment: We have modified the title of the news post Source: The Huffington Post Abercrombie Struggling To Prove Fired Woman’s Hijab Hurt Sales: Report Abercrombie & Fitch […]
Beautiful Muslim Women in History
YUSRA OWAIS (AMATULLAH) | JUNE 20, 2012 SubaibWebb.com What comes to your mind when I say, “A beautiful Muslim woman”? Many of us may think of a woman in hijab (headscarf) or modest attire. Hijab is indeed beautiful, but by thinking Islamic beauty is only because of hijab, we are […]
The road less travelled: From Ismail Goth to Harvard
ET: KARACHI: “If someone had told me ten years ago, that one day I will be going to Harvard, I would have asked them what Harvard was,” stated 23-year old Anum Fatima in a gentle but poised tone. Seated amidst endless volumes of books in the library at The Citizens Foundation, […]
The World’s Muslims’ Poll and Women Rights
Source: Pew Research Center A new survey report looks at attitudes among Muslims in 39 countries on a wide range of topics, from science to sharia, polygamy to popular culture. The survey finds that overwhelming percentages of Muslims in many countries want Islamic law to be the official law of their land, […]
Libya: Seize Chance to Protect Women’s Rights
HRW: (Tripoli) – Libyan authorities should seize a historic opportunity to promote and protect women’s rights as the country transitions from four decades of dictatorship, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. The parliament, government, and other bodies should ensure that women can participate actively and equally […]
Switzerland: Alcohol abuse linked to domestic violence
Epigraph: O ye who believe! wine and the game of hazard and idols and divining arrows are only an abomination of Satan’s handiwork. So shun each one of them that you may […]
High Prevalence of Domestic Violence in China
Source: China Daily An international survey on domestic violence that interviewed more than 2,000 Chinese found that half of male respondents confessed they have physically or sexually abused their wives or girlfriends. James Lang, program coordinator of Partners for Prevention, a regional joint program by four United Nations agencies including […]
Bangladesh Garment Industry Tragedy’s Solution by Nobel Laureate Dr. Yunus
Courtesy: The Daily Star Thursday, May 09, 2013 Savar tragedy, garments industry and Bangladesh Muhammad Yunus Photo: AFP THE Savar tragedy is a symbol of our failure as a nation. The crack in Rana Plaza that caused the collapse of the building has only shown us that if we […]
Saudi women to operate metro rail at PNU
RIYADH: ABDUL HANNAN TAGO & ALVIN RELOX ARABNEWS Wednesday 8 May 2013 The driverless metro rail, to be operated by a team of only Saudi women inside the women’s school […]
Women elected speaker of Bangladesh’s parliament
courtesy: BBC News Women elected speaker of Bangladesh’s parliament Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury has close links with the governing Awami League party Bangladesh’s parliament has for the first time elected a woman, Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, as speaker. Mrs Chowdhury is a member of the governing Awami League party and was […]
The Q&A: Samina Ali – Muslim women make some noise
THE International Museum of Women is an online showcase for art, stories and ideas about women’s issues to encourage social change around the world. Recently it launched an online exhibition […]
Breaking NEWS!
Source:Phonix via Irfan Khan of Germany. Today on 21.04.2013, at 17.00 houtrs Phönix will broadcast “Roland Berger” awards ceremony in the field of Human Rights. Dr Asma Jahangir of Pakistan has been honoured to get the award for her noble work in the field of “Women Rights in Pakistan” Congratulations to […]