How These Muslim Women Became NYC Civic Leaders
Source: Religion & Politics By Elisabeth Becker “It’s difficult to avoid the elephant in the room,” says Faiza Ali, a 33-year-old New Yorker. “Walking the streets of New York, you can’t […]
USA: While the Hijab Can Help Make a Woman, It Can Break Her, Too
I’ve worn a hijab for decades. Here’s why I took it off. Source: Washington Post While the Hijab Can Help Make a Woman, It Can Break Her, Too By Saba […]
Sweden Muslim woman who refused handshake at job interview wins case
Source: BBC News A Swedish Muslim woman has won compensation after her job interview was ended when she refused a handshake. Farah Alhajeh, 24, was applying for a job as […]
Australia senate appoints first Muslim woman amid race row
Source: BBC Mehreen Faruqi has joined Australia’s senate as its first female Muslim member, on a day the country is caught up in a bitter row over racism. Ms Faruqi, […]
First female Muslim senator of Australia
Australia senate appoints first Muslim woman amid race row Source: BBC News Mehreen Faruqi has joined Australia’s senate as its first female Muslim member, on a day the country is […]
Tunisians protest giving women equal inheritance rights
Tunisian president proposes inheritance equality for women, with exceptions Source: Reuters TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s president on Monday proposed giving women equal inheritance rights despite protests from thousands of people […]
The Muslim Times Promoting Hijab rather than Burqa after Boris Johnson’s ‘Burqa Storm’
Boris Johnson, a ‘Burqa Storm’ and Perhaps Some Populist Calculations Source: The New York Time By Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura LONDON — The gibe, ridiculing burqa-wearing Muslim women as “letter boxes” and […]
Rashida Tlaib is set to be the first Muslim American woman in Congress
Source: Vox By Li Zhou Former state Rep. Rashida Tlaib is on track to become the first Muslim woman elected to Congress, after winning the Democratic primary in Michigan’s 13th […]
Rashida Tlaib may be the first Muslim woman in Congress
Michigan Democrat likely to be first Muslim woman elected to Congress Source: Time Rashida Tlaib will likely be the first Muslim woman elected to Congress after CNN has projected her […]
Boris Johnson accused of ‘dog-whistle’ Islamophobia over burqa comments
Source: The Guardian Inquiry into Islamophobia in Tory party called for amid condemnation for likening Muslim women to letterboxes By Jessica Elgot Boris Johnson said in his Telegraph column […]
Sexual harassment goes unchecked as most victims do not want to hurt the mission of their churches
He’s a Superstar Pastor. She Worked for Him and Says He Groped Her Repeatedly. Source: The New York Times By Laurie Goodstein SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. — After the pain of […]
British law can dissolve an Islamic marriage and divide assets of the couple
U.K. Court Can Dissolve a Muslim Marriage, Judge Rules Source: The New York Times By Richard Pérez-Peña LONDON — A Muslim woman can have a British court dissolve her religious marriage […]
This Woman Says She Breastfed Her Baby At Church, Then Was Punished By Its Leaders
Source: BuzzFeed News BY Jim Dalrymple II BuzzFeed News Reporter Posted on July 31, 2018, at 11:11 p.m. ET George Frey / Getty Images A Mormon woman attending church in […]
In a break with tradition, Orthodox Jewish women are leading synagogues
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer Taking on positions as clergy in a tradition where women have never been clergy before, they have adopted a variety of titles. Some […]
Fifty years on, and Catholics are still in turmoil over contraception
Source: The Guardian Papal declaration that artificial birth control is inherently wrong continues to affect lives of the most vulnerable BY Harriet Sherwood Religion Correspondent Pope Francis dismayed health educators on […]
How Pregnancy May Affect the Risk of Alzheimer’s
Source: Time By ALICE PARK July 23, 2018 In the U.S., two-thirds of people with Alzheimer’s disease are women, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. For decades, experts have explained the gender divide by […]
For most highly educated women, motherhood doesn’t start until the 30s
Source: Pew Research Center BY GRETCHEN LIVINGSTON When should women who want to advance professionally have children? The public is split — 36% say that having kids early in her career […]
More Women Are Having Heart Attacks During Pregnancy and Birth
Source: Time By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN The number of women who have a heart attack during pregnancy, labor or in the weeks following birth appears to be rising. In a new study, published Wednesday […]
Victorian judge bans niqab in court’s public gallery
Source: The Guardian By Calla Wahlquist A Victorian judge has banned a woman whose husband is facing terrorism charges from wearing a niqab in court, saying it posed a potential security […]
These Women Were Told Not to Play Soccer. Instead They Formed a Team.
Source: The New York Times By Shannon Sims Photographs by Nichole Sobecki JUMBI, ZANZIBAR — “People have tried to stop me from playing,” said Riziki Abdallah, sitting in her mother’s […]