In quest for equal rights, Muslim women win right to enter sacred Indian tomb
Source: RNS By Bhavya Dore MUMBAI, India (RNS) On a recent hot afternoon, more than 200 women walked a winding path to the tomb of the Muslim saint Pir Haji […]
German court rules Muslim girls must take part in swimming lessons
Source: The Guardian Germany’s highest court has ruled that ultra-conservative Muslim girls must take part in mixed swimming classes at school, finding against an 11-year-old pupil who had argued that […]
17 Muslim American Women Who Made America Great In 2016
Source: Huffington Post Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post If there was ever a year that needed Muslim women to show the world just how great America already […]
42% Fewer U.S. Women Are Dying of Breast Cancer
Source: Time BY Alice Park Breast cancer deaths are down in many countries worldwide—but some still have major work to do In the latest analysis of worldwide data from the […]
Careem launches women drivers in Pakistan
Source: Tribune Yasmin Perveen, one of the pioneer women ‘captains’ of Careem, adjusts back mirror while driving her car in Islamabad, Pakistan December 7, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS Taxi-hailing service Careem […]
In New York, attacks on women with headscarves raise alarms
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Barbara Demick One woman is a decorated officer of the New York Police Department, commended two years ago for running into a burning building to […]
Ohio lawmakers pass ‘heartbeat’ abortion legislation
Source: Reuters By Kim Palmer | CLEVELAND Ohio lawmakers approved a bill that bans abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, as early as six weeks after conception, clearing […]
These Are The Fierce Activists Leading The Women’s March On Washington
Source: Huffington Post BY Sarah Ruiz-Grossman Associate Editor, The Huffington Post The Women’s March On Washington is happening come hell or high water, march leaders say, and it’s largely thanks to […]
Advice for Young Muslims: How to Survive in an Age of Extremism and Islamophobia
Source: Foreign Affairs – Published by the Council on Foreign Relations By Omar Saif Ghobash Saif, the elder of my two sons, was born in December 2000. In the summer of […]
What the domestic-violence makeup show tells us about women’s rights in Morocco
theguardian: by Samia Errazzouki — For the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, state TV aired a lesson in applying concealer to facial bruises. Why did anyone think this was a good idea? ‘Cinematic bruises’ … Lilia Mouline shows how to hide the physical […]
Halima Aden Becomes First Miss Minnesota Contestant To Compete In Hijab And Burkini
Huff Post: by Rebecca Shapiro — The Somali-American teen made it to the semifinals. Huffington Post Halima Aden advanced to the semifinals in this weekend’s Miss Minnesota USA pageant, becoming the first-ever contestant in the competition to wear a hijab and burkini. The 19-year-old Somali-American teen from St. Cloud, Minnesota, […]
Women enter Mumbai’s Haji Ali Dargah mosque after ban lifted
Source: The Guardian Trustees put the ban in place in 2011, arguing that allowing women near the tomb of a revered saint was a ‘grievous sin’ in Islam Indian women leave after visiting the inner sanctum of the Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai. Photograph: Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images Agence France-Presse in […]
Hijab-Wearing News Anchor Makes History In Canada
Source: NPR Ginella Massa is the first person to wear a hijab, the traditional head covering worn by Muslim women, and anchor a major nightly newscast in Canada. She did […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association Montreal welcomes women of all faiths to its 8th annual peace conference: “Peace in the World – Our Contribution”
Source: http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/ahmadiyya-muslim-association-presents-annual-peace-conference-1.3170181 Ahmadiyya Muslim Association presents, Annual Peace Conference Published Monday, November 21, 2016 1:51PM EST Name of the event: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association presents, Annual Peace Conference Date: Sunday December 4th, 2016 Time: Registrations begin at 1:30PM and the main event will be between 2:00PM and 3:30PM. Free meetings with other women and visits […]
Innovations fund aims to save women and newborn babies in Africa
theguardian: by Richard M Kavuma — $7m Grand Challenges scheme invites African researchers to find solutions to the continent’s high rates of maternal and neonatal death A laboratory technician at a health centre in Amuria district, Uganda. A total of 85,000 deaths a year in Uganda stem from maternal and […]
‘Sold like cows and goats’: India’s slave brides
Aljazeera.com: by Liz Gooch, Mary Ann Jolley — Thousands of girls and women in India are sold into marriage and often face a lifetime of abuse and hardship. Live submit The first time Muklesha was sold, she was just 12 years old. Her buyer was a man in his 70s. […]
USA: Women’s auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community continues to serve despite fears of persecution in Frederick
Source: http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/religion/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-continues-to-serve-despite-fears-of-persecution/article_bb13b035-4881-594e-93a6-1720c525be88.html By David Frey Special to The News-Post Courtesy photo: From left, Shahina Bashir, Fauzia Rehan and Nabeela Malik volunteer at the soup kitchen in Frederick as part of their spiritual work. The women were more nervous than usual last Friday as they arrived to serve food at the Frederick […]
UK: Islam Ahmadiyya’s Women Association of Carshalton invites women of all faiths for Interfaith Dialogue at Baitul Futuh Mosque
Source: http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/events/Morden/1191474.Interfaith_Dialogue/ Interfaith Dialogue As part of Inter Faith Week the women of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Carshalton are inviting women of all faiths to an enlightening evening at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden, Surrey on friday 18 November 2016. Inter Faith week promotes mutual understanding and awareness of […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s British Columbia Women’s Association organizes event to focus on the role of women in establishing & promoting peace
Source: http://www.delta-optimist.com/entertainment/women-of-islam-celebration-sunday-1.2898135 For more information, visit http://www.lajnaevents.weebly.com. Women of Islam celebration Sunday DELTA OPTIMIST | NOVEMBER 18, 2016 12:00 AM The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at British Columbia Women’s Association, in celebration of its 50th year in Canada, invites women of Delta to attend an event in which they focus on the role […]
Lawmaker to withdraw ‘anti-burqa’ bill after wave of criticism
Source: THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION By Aaron Gould Sheinin State Rep. Jason Spencer, R-Woodbine, said Thursday he will withdraw his proposed legislation that would ban women from wearing burqas on public property in Georgia. Spencer filed the bill on Monday, the first day lawmakers could present legislation to be considered when the Legislature returns in […]