Why are Indian women wearing cow masks?
Source: BBC News By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi Image copyrightSUJATRO GHOSH A photography project which shows women wearing a cow mask and asks the politically explosive question – whether […]
Hijab-wearing model Halima Aden makes history as July cover star of ‘Allure’
Source: USA Today BY Sara M Moniuszko From pageants to print — hijab-wearing Halima Aden is breaking beauty boundaries. Aden, 19, is the cover star of Allure’sJuly issue, which celebrates American […]
The news media offer slanted coverage of Muslim countries’ treatment of women
Source: Washington Post By Rochelle Terman Are Muslims inherently misogynist? Many Americans seem to think so. Public opinion data reveal anxiety about whether Islam is compatible with Western values. A […]
In Germany, a new ‘feminist’ Islam is hoping to make a mark
Source: Washington Post By Anthony Faiola and Stephanie Kirchner June 17 BERLIN — Inside the red-brick building that now houses the German capital’s newest and perhaps most unusual mosque, Seyran […]
Catholic groups launch conversation about female deacons
Source: Religion News Service By Josephine McKenna | June 15, 2017 VATICAN CITY (RNS) Several progressive Catholic groups are launching an initiative aimed at giving lay Catholics and clergy across […]
Stop Pretending The ‘Anti-Sharia’ Movement Has Anything To Do With Empowering Women
Source: Huffington Post “Anti-Sharia” rallies will take place in nearly 30 U.S. states on Saturday, according to the group spearheading the effort. ACT for America, a national grassroots anti-Muslim […]
How the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon Is Still Running Marathons at 70
Source: Time By Katie Reilly When Kathrine Switzer crossed the finish line of the Boston Marathon in 1967, it was remarkable because she was a woman — the first to run […]
A Virginia imam said female genital mutilation prevents ‘hypersexuality,’ leading to calls for his dismissal
Source: The Washington Post By Abigail Hauslohner June 5 A Friday prayer service at Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque in Falls Church in December 2015. (Michael Reynolds/European Pressphoto Agency) A Virginia mosque has publicly condemned […]
Albilad appoints Manal Al Sharif as first Saudi female managing editor
JEDDAH — Manal Faisal Al Sharif has been appointed as the first Saudi female managing editor of the Arabic daily Albilad. It is one of the oldest newspapers in Saudi Arabia, having been established in April 1932. Read more….http://saudigazette.com.sa/saudi-arabia/albilad-appoints-manal-al-sharif-managing-editor/
Masculinity vs equality
Source: Dawn MOST men in the Middle East do not believe in women’s equality. This was what can be concluded from a recent survey conducted by UN Women. The 10,000 […]
Indian Goverment shows Constitution to Supreme Court, says ‘your job is not to interpret Quran’
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 […]
Women Rights: Islam and the West
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 […]
Malala Yousafzai: Refugee Girls Across the World Remain Hopeful
Source: Time Malala Yousafzai May 12, 2017 Malala Yousafzai is an education activist from Pakistan. On May 13, Yousafzai will become one of five recipients of the 2017 International Ellis […]
India: A Muslim woman does the unthinkable, gives triple talaq to her husband
Source: The Guardian By Amrit Dhillon in Narhada, Meerut As India debates the validity of a law allowing men to divorce by uttering three words, one woman is blazing a trail […]
If you want to know about Muslim women’s rights, ask Muslim women
Source: Guardian By Susan Carland, who is a lecturer in Monash University’s National Centre for Australian Studies Islam’s patriarchy and western feminism have said a lot. Now Muslim women who fight […]
TAKING DOWN TERRORISTS IN COURT
Source: The Ne Yorker Zainab Ahmad has prosecuted thirteen international terrorist suspects for the American government. She hasn’t lost yet. By William Finnegan Zainab Ahmad had a small disaster in […]
Triple Talaq: The Best Example Against ‘Sharia Law’ and Literalism
India Supreme Court to commence hearing on triple talaq from tomorrow Source: Times of India NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will commence hearing from tomorrow on a batch of pleas […]
Muslim Personal Law Board should be abolished for the sake of Muslims, says Taslima Nasreen
Source: India TV News Terming AIMPLB an exclusive organisation of Sunni fundamentalists, Taslima Nasreen has advocated its abolition in the interest of the Muslim community itself. Terming All India Muslim […]
Serena Williams Joins Long List of Athletes Who Have Competed While Pregnant
Source: Time By Samantha Cooney Serena Williams found out she was expecting her first child just two days before the Australian Open. In a TED Talk interview with Gayle King […]
People are looking for a ‘Religious Left.’ This little-known network of clergy has been organizing it.
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer April 26 The Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews, from left, Valarie Kaur and the Rev. angel Kyodo Williams attend a meeting of the Auburn Senior Fellows. […]