Supreme Court strikes down Texas abortion clinic restrictions
Source: Washington Post By Robert Barnes The Supreme Court struck down key provisions in a strict Texas abortion law on June 27 that could have a ripple effect nationwide. The […]
Should You Eat Or Skip Breakfast? The Surprising Truth
Huff Post: by Anne Ricci – Founder of AnnesHealthyKitchen.com, helping women solve their health and weight puzzle. You may have heard that you should never skip breakfast. “Eat breakfast like a King, Lunch Like a Prince, and Dinner Like a Pauper,” as the saying goes. But what if you aren’t hungry? […]
Women Use #NoWomanEver Hashtag to Slam Street Harassment
Source: Motto By Melissa Chan Women on social media are using the hashtag #NoWomanEver to share stories of harassment they experienced with male strangers who approach them in public places […]
Domestic Violence Permitted by the so called Islamic Scholars
By Dr. Lutf ur Rehman, Nashville, USA Recently in Pakistan, the Punjab Assembly passed a law which would make it easier for the women to report domestic violence, abuse and […]
Pakistan ‘honour’ killing: Why clerics’ call may fall on deaf ears
Source: BBC The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) in Pakistan has declared that killing in the name of family honour is un-Islamic and against the law. The group, which advises […]
I’m a Dad of 3 Boys. I Married a Rape Victim—& I Have Something to Say to Brock Turner’s Father
faithit.com: by Kyle Suhan — Sex is always intentional, and they are going to understand that even consensual sex needs to be cared for with the utmost delicacy. ‘That is a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action out of his 20 plus years of life. The […]
View from abroad: I wrote this column — despite being a woman
Dawn.com: by Shada Islam — TIM Hunt, an English biochemist who is also a Nobel laureate, told the World Conference of Science Journalists in Seoul that he believed scientists should work in gender-segregated labs. YES, let’s make fun of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sexist praise of his Bangladeshi counterpart, […]
Pakistani clerics issue fatwa against honour killing
Source: The Guardian An influential group of Pakistani clerics have issued a fatwa against “honour” killings, with a spokesman calling them “unethical and unjustifiable” following a series of attacks on […]
Muslim men in India speak out against triple talaq and halala
Source: Herald Muslim women’s rights collectives have long been campaigning against the practices of instant triple talaq, polygamy and nikaah–halala in India. Two Supreme Court cases by Shayara Bano and […]
Women’s And Men’s Brains Work Differently When It Comes To Cooperating
Huff Post: by Sara G. Miller — EGUDINKA VIA GETTY IMAGES “It’s not that either males or females are better at cooperating, or can’t cooperate with each other. Rather, there’s just a difference in how they’re cooperating When men and women work together, their brains may not take the same […]
Hillary Clinton’s First Speech as Presumptive Nominee Puts ‘Women’s Issues’ Front and Center
Source: Time By Charlotte Alter In her first speech since she became the first female major party presumptive nominee, Hillary Clinton put several traditionally sidelined “women’s issues” front and center. Speaking […]
Chokeholds and headless women: Hollywood’s poster problem
theguardian: by Laura Bates — Billboards might be one of the most obvious demonstrations of Hollywood sexism – but they’re far from the only example ‘It’s not surprising that executives see nothing wrong with presenting women as victims or pieces of meat on movie posters, because that’s so often […]
Video: Hillary Clinton Declares Her Nomination A Victory for Women Rights
Published on Jun 7, 2016: The presumptive democratic presidential nominee speaks to supporters in Brooklyn, New York, after securing delegate number needed to clinch the nomination. Source: Vox.com It was […]
Pop Feminism Doesn’t Mean The End Of The Movement
Huff Post: by Ann Friedman — Feminism can’t win. In the backlash years of the ‘80s and early ‘90s, feminism was “the f-word” and stereotyped as uncool — a label […]
Indian tennis star: I owe to myself and family to pen my autobiography
Source: http://www.oneindia.com Paris, June 7: Sania Mirza has been one of the most followed celebrities across India ever since she claimed the junior Wimbledon doubles title in 2003. Earlier this […]
‘I was just flesh with no face, no name’: five women on being objectified
Source: The Guardian By Amber Jamieson From catcalls to discrimination at work, we asked women to tell us about the first time they felt objectified for being female – and the […]
Fashion Brand Debuts Ramadan Collection Tailored To Muslim Women
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post Ramadan — the Muslim holy month, which begins this year on June 6 — is a time of fasting, prayer and community. For some, it has also become a time to shop, when some wealthy families as much as triple […]
Belgian Gov’t to Defend Muslim Women’s Right to Wear Headscarf at Work
Source: Sputnik News According to L’Echo, the lawyer of the Belgian Foreign Ministry will defend a Muslim woman Samira A. who sued her ex-employer G4S Secure Solutions for prohibiting headscarves at work. Earlier the […]
‘Try beating me lightly’
Source: BBC The Council of Islamic Ideology has recently advised the Pakistani government that husbands should be allowed to ‘lightly beat’ their wives. In response, Pakistani women have been rallying behind the hashtag #TryBeatingMeLightly, with strong messages saying how they would respond if someone tried to ‘lightly beat’ them. Trending […]
Pakistan poll: 70% say ‘It’s NEVER permissible for a man to beat his wife’
Source: RNS By Tobin Grant A prominent group of clerics in Pakistan made international headlines today when it advised that is permissible for a husband to “lightly beat” his wife. […]