Marchers Say They’re Going to Stay Active in Politics
Source: Time By Charlotte Alter Some will run for office. Some will register new voters. Some will badger their representatives. Some will speak up where they had previously been silent. But […]
Why These People Of Faith Are Marching For Women This Weekend
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor The Women’s March on Washington emerged as a response to the election of President Donald Trump. But it is also a movement […]
Breaking bad: Hollywood wakes up to the power of dark, dangerous women
theguardian: by Anne Billson — Forget sobbing suffering beauties. From Rebecca Hall’s unlikable newsreader to Jessica Chastain’s ruthless lobbyist, this is the year of the unsympathetic, deeply flawed femme. Thank goodness for that. The good news is that there are some great female characters coming up in the cinema in […]
Alex Morgan: ‘If Fifa start respecting the women’s game more, others will follow’
theguardian: by Donald McRae — The American star striker is an active campaigner for women’s equality off the field and has set her sights on becoming the world’s leading player on it, having taken the plunge with a six-month loan spell at Lyon Alex Morgan is a World Cup winner, […]
Australia Day billboard featuring girls in hijabs removed after threats
theguardian — Digital sign in Melbourne showing two Muslim girls in front of the Australian flag sparks furious social media debate and threats to company A digital sign advertising Australia Day 2017 featured images of people from various cultural backgrounds, including one picture of two Muslim girls in front of […]
9 key issues affecting girls and women around the world
Global Citizen: by Hans Glick — Flickr: sandeepachetan I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t always “get” the women in my life quite like I do my male friends and relatives—just ask my girlfriend, who is probably convinced I was raised by a pack of wolves considering how oblivious I […]
India: Lajna Ima’illah (Women’s Wing of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community) Manjeshwar organizes Free Medical Camp in Kerala
Report by Rahmath Rafieq, Secretary Khidmat-e-Khalq, Lajna Ima’illah Manjeshwar, Kannur- Kasaragod Zone, Kerala By the grace of Almighty Allah, LAJNA IMA’ILLAH (Women’s Wing of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community) MANJESHWAR (Kerala) organized a Free Medical Camp (Homoeopathic) at KUNNIL ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL – Manjeshwar on 14th of January 2017, Alhamdulillah. The […]
The Consecrated Virgins Marrying Jesus and Swearing Off Sex Forever
Source: Broadly by Salma Haidrani Thousands of women in as many as 42 countries have joined the Catholic Order of Virgins. We spoke to some to find out what it’s […]
Thanks to this Afghan woman, 6,000 imams have taken gender-sensitivity training
Source: The Christian Science Monitor By Maija Liuhto, Contributor Jamila Afghani, who has battled discrimination since childhood, uses Islam to empower women in Afghanistan. She is committed to continuing the […]
Israeli Supreme Court ruling favors women’s prayer at Western Wall
Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled in favor of women being allowed to read from the Torah in the women’s section at the Western […]
Women suffer much more work stress than men, says psychiatrist
theguardian: by David Batty — Sexism in the workplace and family responsibilities add to pressure as they face unequal pay and lack of support Dr Judith Mohring said women faced additional workplace pressures such as having to prove they were as good as men. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo Women suffer […]
Search for next bishop of London raises prospect of female appointment
Source: The Guardian C of E decision over who to recommend for post will revive controversy in diocese divided over ordination of women St Paul’s Cathedral is the seat of […]
A music video featuring skateboarding women has Saudi Arabia entranced
Source: The Washington Post By Adam Taylor Since it premiered online last month, the music video “Hwages” has been viewed more than 2 million times and has become the subject […]
Saudi Arabia jails man for a year after he publically called for end of male control over women
Source: Independent By Samuel Osborne @SamuelOsborne93 Man said he launched campaign after finding some ‘female relatives were facing injustice at the hands of their families’ A Saudi man has been jailed […]
Four Ted Talks about Hijab to Solve Islamophobia
Suggested Reading Three Hijabis: The Three Muslim Women, Who Received Nobel Prize Iranian Woman wins Highest Prize in Math – Fields Medal The Muslim Times has the best collection to refute Islamophobia […]
TED Talk: How I’m working for change inside my church
Chelsea Shields: How I’m working for change inside my church How do we respect someone’s religious beliefs, while also holding religion accountable for the damage those beliefs may cause? Chelsea […]
More Women Are Their Family’s Sole Breadwinner Than Ever Before
Source: Motto By Samantha Cooney Dec. 20, 2016 More women are bringing home the bacon than ever before. According to a new report from the Center for American Progress, 42% […]
Government’s responsibility over sharia law
Source: The Guardian Sharia courts are a symptom rather than the cause of the problems many Muslim women face (Sharia courts have no place in UK family law, theguardian.com, 14 […]
Ahmadiyya Croatia organized event on “Woman in Islam” at Culture Information Center Zagreb.
By: Zubair K Khan On 15.12.2016 Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Croatia organized an event in the auditorium of Culture Information Center Zagreb. Mainly it was a lecture on the topic of Woman in Islam. However prior to lecture, recitation from Holy Quran and its Croatian translation was read by Ahmadiyya Missionary […]
Japanese-Americans Imprisoned For Ethnicity Speak Out In Defense Of Muslims
Huff Post: by Jessica Prois/Kimberly Yam— “It was all based on race hysteria, xenophobia in the past, and you don’t want that to repeat again.” Seventy-five years ago on Wednesday, the bombing of Pearl Harbor brought the U.S. into World War II and subsequently ushered in the nuclear age. It […]