At the Hajj, Facing Islam’s Inconsistent Embrace of Women
Source: The New York Times By DIAA HADID Our correspondent Diaa Hadid is one of millions of Muslims making the pilgrimage to Mecca MECCA, Saudi Arabia — “Sister, where are […]
Muslim woman set on fire on New York’s Fifth Avenue in possible hate crime, police say
Source: The Washington Post By Derek Hawkins A Muslim woman wearing traditional garments had her clothes set on fire by a man with a lighter as she shopped on a crowded […]
The widows who cant’t return home
Source: BBC United we stand According to Hindu tradition, a widow cannot remarry. She has to hide in the house, remove her jewellery and wear the colour of mourning. She […]
Anita Sarkeesian: Schools Need to Teach History That Includes Women
Source: Motto By Jessie Van Amburg Anita Sarkeesian, a TIME 100 honoree, blogger and the founder of the Feminist Frequency nonprofit, spoke to Motto via email about the need to feature more women’s stories in media and her new Ordinary Women video series. Motto: What was your goal with this […]
Supporters of women as priests see hope in pope’s openness to deacons
Source: RNS By Emily McFarlan Miller NORTHBROOK, Illinois (RNS) Her whole life, Susan Vaickauski felt an internal struggle. But earlier this summer, as Vaickauski lay prostrate at the foot of […]
Catholic Charities to stop adoption, pregnancy services
Source: USA Today Catholic Charities announced Thursday it is closing its adoption services and pregnancy counseling. The agency only placed two children in adoptive homes in 2015. Historically low teenage pregnancy rates and greater acceptance of single parenting has meant there was less need for the services. “The world has […]
Christian Claims She Was Forced To Remove Headscarf For Driver’s License Photo
Huff Post: by Jonathan Stempel — Yvonne Allen says her Christian faith compels her to cover her hair in public. The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday filed a lawsuit accusing Alabama county officials of violating a Christian woman’s religious rights by forcing her to remove her headscarf before taking […]
How a legal misunderstanding is fuelling France’s witch-hunt of Muslim women
Source: The Guardian While the burkini debate has stoked considerable coverage and discussion abroad, the debate is nothing new at home. To me, it seems to be a follow-up in […]
Indian Court Orders Haji Ali Tomb to Give Women Full Access
Source: NY Times MUMBAI, India — In a landmark ruling that could pave the way for more rights for Muslim women in India, the Bombay High Court on Friday ruled […]
Muslim Mounties and Hijab in Canada
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association Canada strongly supports the recent decision of the RCMP permitting women to wear the Hijab as part of the uniform. It is uplifting and powerful […]
Burqa and Burkini Ban in France
The “burkini ban” recently implemented in a number of French cities has become a topic of global controversy; especially when the images spread online of a women being forced by […]
In Riyadh and the Riviera, women have to fight for the right to be themselves
Source: The Guardian Police accosting a woman in a burkini on the beach in Nice. Photograph: Vantagenews.com BY Sanam Naraghi Anderlini So, after all the sound and fury, the burkini fiasco est fini. On Friday, the French courts overturned the ban, once again allowing women to wear whatever they want […]
Nigeria: Ahmadiyya Muslim women group meets on national peace
Ahmadiyya women group meets on national peace The Ahmadiyya women group, Lajnal Immaillah, is set to hold the 2016 yearly Islamic conference in commemoration of its 100 years of existence. The conference is scheduled to hold from 26th to 28th August 2016 at the Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Dutse […]
Ultra-Orthodox rabbis ban women from going to university in case they get ‘dangerous’ secular knowledge
Source: Independent By Siobhan Fenton, Dina Rickman Ultra-Orthodox Jewish rabbis have banned women from going to university, The Independent has learned. The strict Satmar sect issued the decree, seen by The […]
Women lead Friday prayers at Denmark’s first female-run mosque
Source: The Guardian Imam of Mariam mosque in Copenhagen says aim is to challenge patriarchal structures and inspire other women By Harriet Sherwood in Copenhagen t was Friday prayers with a […]
In Israel, women-only beach days allow the religious to relax
Source: RNS TEL AVIV, Israel (RNS) It was Sunday — women’s-only day — at the so-called religious beach in this Israeli city on the Mediterranean, and several hundred women and […]
French burkini bans face legal challenge as tension mounts
Source: Associated Press By PHILIPPE SOTTO PARIS (AP) — France’s highest administrative authority is studying whether local bans on full-body burkini swimsuits are legal, amid growing concerns in the country […]
Lajna Imaillah [Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Association] of Ghana organize 37th National Annual Convention
Source: http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2016/August-23rd/oye-lithur-promotes-multi-bilingual-for-peaceful-co-existence.php Oye Lithur promotes multi-bilingual for peaceful co-existence Source: Ghana I Luv FM I Kwasi Debrah Nana Oye Lithur Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection says, children learning languages other than their mother tongue could serve as a foundation for building a peaceful society. According to the sector Minister, Nana Oye […]
Meeting the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Meeting the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community In the leafy Hampshire countryside, more than 30,000 members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community have gathered for the 50th anniversary of the Jalsa Salana. An annual convention attracting visitors from more than 100 countries, united in their creed, the Jalsa Salana is a religious festival celebrating […]
Britain is full of inspirational Muslim women. They’re more crucial than ever
Source: The Guardian Type “Muslim women” into Google Images and the most common photographs show a woman wearing a niqab staring out into the distance or straight into the camera. […]