Women in Iran: What Life is Really Like
Nila Ahmad, Tooba Khokha rWomen’s Section 4th June 2026 ©Shutterstock Tooba Khokhar & Nila Ahmad ‘It was the night before Shab-e-Yalda, an ancient Persian festival marking the longest night of the year. […]
The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has identified 12 groups of women vulnerable to discrimination. Here’s the list!
M Iqbal Al Machmudi 8/20/2025 The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) revealed that 12 vulnerable groups of women continued to experience discrimination between 2020 and 2024. The forms of discrimination experienced included restrictions, neglect, and discrimination. National Commission on Violence Against Women member Dahlia Madani detailed the group: “From 2020 […]
British and French Headlines Today: Our Morality: Atheism, Christianity or Islam?
Epigraph: Do they seek a religion other than Allah’s, while to Him submits whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him shall they be […]
Responsibilities of Muslim Women as Wives
Reem ShraikyMARRIAGE AND RELATIONSHIPS 3rd March 2024 © Shutterstock Reem Shraiky, UK Islam has paid significant attention to the family unit because it is the primary building block of society. […]
Time for world to stand up to Taliban’s gender apartheid
DR. AZEEM IBRAHIM November 27, 2023 It has been more than two years since the return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan and the nation continues to plunge further […]
Why Is France So Obsessed With Controlling Muslim Women’s Bodies?
Source: MSN Earlier this month, France’s top administrative court upheld the government’s decision to ban abayas in schools, after a Muslim rights group had argued that the measure was discriminatory. […]
First Muslim woman confirmed as federal judge
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Updated 9:45 PM EDT, Thu June 15, 2023 Nusrat Choudhury was confirmed Thursday as a federal judge by the US Senate, making history as the first Muslim […]
Hanan Ashrawi: Palestinian champion of women’s rights
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN MAR 16, 2021 – 12:05 AM GMT+3 Palestinian politician Hanan Ashrawi gestures during an interview with Reuters, in Ramallah, Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestine, Feb. 3, 2021. […]
Happy Mother’s Day: National Geographic Pictures for Mother’s Day 2022
Epigraph: And We have enjoined on man concerning his parents—his mother bears him in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning takes two years—‘Give thanks to Me and to your parents. […]
Afghanistan girls’ education: ‘When I see the boys going to school, it hurts’
By Yogita Limaye Afghanistan correspondent “Every day I wake up with the hope of going back to school. They [the Taliban] keep saying they will open schools. But it’s been […]
Al-Azhar grand imam’s Ramadan TV programme kicks off with focus on women’s rights
Amr Kandil , Friday 24 Mar 2023 Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed El-Tayyeb kicked off the second season of his Ramadan TV programme Al-Imam El-Tayyeb on Thursday with a focus on […]
Defending Women’s Spaces
Munavara GhauriWOMEN’S SECTION 8th March 2023 #InternationalWomen’sDay ©Shutterstock Munavara Ghauri, UKEditor, Women’s Section Campaigner Karen Ingala Smith has 3 decades’ experience of researching violence against women. Her recent book, ‘Defending […]
Afghanistan: Taliban ban women from universities amid condemnation
Source: BBC The Taliban have banned women from universities in Afghanistan, sparking international condemnation and despair among young people in the country. The higher education minister announced the regression on […]
Video Animation: Iran’s Hijab Protests
Inspired by the custodial death of #MahsaAmini over improper hijab, Iranian artist Bahadur Hadizadeh creates an animation of #Tehran‘s Azadi Tower adorned by dark hair blowing in the wind.#IranProtests#IranProtests2022#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/fwrVnYVxUK […]
‘Systemic Failure’: The Prison Sexual Abuse Scandal Shaking Israel
Source: Haaretz By Allison Kaplan Sommer In a country all-too-familiar with sex crime revelations, a new one involving a Palestinian prisoner and soldiers placed in the prison service, is enraging […]
Pakistan celebrates its first woman to summit K2
Samina Baig is now the only Pakistani woman to have conquered both Mount Everest and K2 AFP July 22, 2022 Source: The Express Tribune ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday celebrated Samina […]
#DoNotTouchMyClothes: Afghan women’s social media protest against Taliban
Women around the world are sharing pictures of themselves in traditional colourful clothes in a campaign against the new strict dress code for female students Source: The Guardian 2021 After […]
‘Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey’ revisits Warren Jeffs’ FLDS sect through survivor stories
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) The glut of true-crime fare is such that streaming services essentially create “You might like” companions to what’s on their competitors. So viewers of Hulu’s “Under […]
Buddhist leader in Bhutan fully ordains 144 women, resuming ancient tradition: When would the Muslims and Catholics follow?
Buddhist leader in Bhutan fully ordains 144 women, resuming ancient tradition By Haley Barker Damcho Diana Finnegan, an American Tibetan Buddhist nun, called the ordination ceremony ‘a major step towards […]