Saudi Arabia woman ‘arrested for hugging’ singer Majid al-Mohandis
Source: BBC News A woman in Saudi Arabia has been arrested after running on stage to hug a male singer during a concert, according to reports. Majid al-Mohandis was performing […]
When It Comes to Breastfeeding, This Is Why Women Never Feel Like They’re Right
Source: Time By SUSANNA SCHROBSDORFF There may be nobody as vulnerable to manipulation as a mother worried about her child’s health. The question of whether we’re doing right by our kids […]
Is God male? The Episcopal Church debates whether to change its Book of Common Prayer.
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer The terms for God, in the poetic language of the prayers written for centuries, have almost always been male: Father. King. Lord. And […]
Women Are Spending Up to $20,000 to Freeze Their Eggs. Is It Worth It?
Source: Time By Kristen Bahler June 28, 2018 When Meg He froze her eggs last year as a 29th birthday present to herself, she snapped a selfie for posterity. Wearing […]
‘I can’t believe I’m driving in Saudi Arabia’
Source: BBC News As Saudi Arabia lifts its ban on women drivers, Roa Altaweli, a midwife in Jeddah, makes her first drive to work. Here is her story. I woke […]
Saudi Women Drivers Face One Last Roadblock: Saudi Men
Source: Wall Street Journal By Margherita Stancati and Donna Abdulaziz June 21, 2018 5:30 a.m. ET RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—When this kingdom’s ban on women driving ends Sunday, many Saudi women say they still face […]
Egypt fights Islamic extremism by allowing women leaders at mosques
Source: Religion News Service By Jacob Wirtschafter and Amr El Tohamy CAIRO (RNS) – Four years ago, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi called on state-supported Muslim clerics “to improve the image of […]
Where a Taboo Is Leading to the Deaths of Young Girls
Source: The New York Times By Jeffrey Gettleman TURMAKHAND, Nepal — Not long ago, in rural western Nepal, Gauri Kumari Bayak was the spark of her village. Her strong voice echoed […]
Saudi Arabia’s women drivers get ready to steer their lives
Source: Reuters DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – On June 24, when Saudi women are allowed to drive for the first time, Amira Abdulgader wants to be sitting at the wheel, […]
A New Publication Launched by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: Human Rights & Islam Journal
A New Publication Launched by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: Human Rights & Islam Journalhttps://t.co/Ay1tO7t5z1 @MuslimPoly @mansoortshams @MuslimIQ @BarackObama @JustinTrudeau @HillaryClinton @MikeGhouse @akramkhalid @abdelalimx @RMohamedali @SalmaJavidKhan @Sohail_Calgary pic.twitter.com/dRYiRylug0 — The Muslim […]
London Breed Becomes the First African-American Woman to be Elected San Fransisco’s Mayor
Source: Time By Janie Har / AP (SAN FRANCISCO) — San Francisco Supervisor London Breed emerged victorious a week after Election Day to become the city’s first African-American woman elected […]
Vatican open to official role for women and married men in Amazon
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
Pew Research Center: Education of Muslim women is limited by economic conditions, not religion
New today: Education of Muslim women is limited by economic conditions, not religionhttps://t.co/x05GFpHgXl pic.twitter.com/sTvq5uzo1W — Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) June 12, 2018
Urdu Video: Hijab or Purdah In Modern Days — Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad
Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (ra) Speech of Lajna 29th July, 1995; discussing about the Hijab or Pardah in this Speech. Suggested reading Hijab: Quran is to be Understood in the […]
Vatican open to official role for women and married men in Amazon
Source: CNN By Delia Gallagher and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Rome (CNN) The Vatican says it is open to discussing the ordination of married men and an official role for women, to address […]
These Women Survived Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries. They’re Ready to Talk
Source: The New York Times By Ed O’Loughlin DUBLIN — They are a haunting sight in the aftermath of wars and natural disasters: the notice boards that spring up outside […]
Christian women are wearing hijabs in solidarity with Muslims during Ramadan
Source: Independent By Narjas Zatat in news Non-Muslim women across the world are wearing the hijab for 30 days as part of the Ramadan Hijab challenge. The initiative was created by the World […]
Saudi Arabia Has Issued Its First Driver’s Licenses to 10 Women
Source: Time By AYA BATRAWY / AP (DUBAI) — Saudi Arabia issued its first driver’s licenses to 10 women on Monday as the kingdom prepared to lift the world’s only ban […]
Ahmadiyya Women Association of Canada Shares their Ramadan Experience with fellow Canadians
By Tahira Chaudhry Fasting is a universal form of worship which is prescribed in most of the religions. Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity-all have fasting as a religious in one form […]
Muslim Jurists are Wrong, Husbands Cannot Beat Wives
By T.O. Shanavas, who is a native of Kerala, India and is now based in the USA. He is the author of “Islamic Theory of evolution of Evolution the Missing Link between Darwin and The Origin of Species.” Co-author of the book, And God Said, “Let There Be Evolution!” Reconciling […]