India: Muslim Women to Mullahs- reform personal law or else
By Hasan Suroor Aug 19, 2015 A progressive Mumbai-based Muslim women’s group has published a survey whose findings are so stark that they should, finally, put an end to any […]
Prominent women in the Qur’an
By Fatima Gailani In this article I would like to focus on women mentioned in the Qur’an. My intention is not to prove either the superiority or equality of men […]
Wearing a hijab is the most liberating thing I’ve ever experienced
Source: Metro Last month for Ramadan I wanted to try a little bit harder than I’ve tried in previous years. I decided this year I was going to, amongst other […]
Islamic fashion clothing is about to reach 10% of global clothing market
Source: ABC Euromonitor International, which issued a review of halal product markets, thinks that nearly double-digit annual growth awaits the global market of Islamic fashion clothing in the medium-term prospect. […]
India’s Muslim women fight to end triple talaq law that yields instant divorce
Epigraph: Divorce may be pronounced twice; then, either retain them in a becoming manner or send them away with kindness. And it is not lawful for you that you take […]
‘The Bible teaches our children to hate women before they can think’
The Telegrapgh: by Jo Fidgen Some of our best loved books are warping the minds of our children about women and the way they ‘deserve’ to be treated, argues Jo […]
Baby Halder: A Bestselling Author Who Works As a Domestic Help
The Logical Indian — Baby Halder, who chose to be a single parent and walked out on her marriage to escape her abusive husband is now a renowned name in the literary world. She spends her day as a domestic help and devotes her nights to writing. She was introduced […]
Video: Muslims in Moscow Work to Break a Stereotype
The New York Times: Dozens of women dressed in colorful hijabs and floral dresses gathered under gray skies recently in the garden of a four-star hotel here for a charity […]
Women Rights: One of the Muslim Times’ Core Values
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 in the […]
Age you can legally get married around the world
You can get married as young as nine in Iran but men have to wait till they’re 22 to tie the knot in China On Friday, the Spanish government announced […]
Richard Dawkins mansplains feminism to Muslim women, Bhutto hits back
Source: Dawn Prominent thinker Richard Dawkins stepped into yet another messy debate online when he tweeted “Islam needs a feminist revolution. It will be hard. What can we do to […]
No, Islam Is Not Inherently Misogynistic. Here’s Why.
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 […]
US retailer pays $25,000 to Muslim woman in headscarf suit
World Bulletin / News Desk A U.S. fashion retailer has agreed to pay more than $25,000 to a Muslim woman who was denied a job because she wore a […]
Domestic violence royal commission: Family violence ‘vile social ill, ruining lives’, inquiry told
abc.net: by Danny Morgan — PHOTO Marcia Neave gave the opening address to Victoria’s Royal Commission into Family Violence Family violence is at shockingly high levels in all areas of the community with police and support services struggling to cope with demand, Victoria’s Royal Commission into Family Violence has heard. […]
Anorexia Crackdown: France Bans Fashion Models Who Are Too Thin
nbcnews.com PARIS — France will ban excessively thin models and expose modeling agents and the fashion houses that hire them to possible fines and even jail, under a new law passed on Friday. France joins Italy, Spain and Israel which all adopted laws against too-thin models on catwalks or in […]
Maternal health in Pakistan is more disturbing than bomb blasts
Shahid Husain Sunday, July 12, 2015 An impressive slide show titled “A photographic journey into the lives of Pakistani women” by Wendy Merijnessen” was shown at the PMA House on Saturday noon. After a brief introduction by prominent gynecologist Dr Shershah Syed, the Belgian photojournalist presented her slide show on […]
Younger generation of British Muslims showing shift in attitude to gender roles
Source: The Guardian Thinktank report shows majority of 16 to 24-year-old UK Muslims disagree that ‘a husband’s job is to earn money, a wife’s is to look after the home […]
Media scares about ‘sharia marriages’ miss the point
Epigraph: And one of His Signs is this, that He has created wives for you from among yourselves that you may find peace of mind in them, and He has […]
The Real Problem With Women as the Family Breadwinner
Time: by Bellinda Luscombe Fox News isn’t all wrong, but it ain’t (just) about the money Watching the recent kerfuffle over whether it’s sexist to think that marriages might be threatened when wives make more than husbands is a bit like watching a person trying to change a flat on […]
Make no bones about it: Female athlete triad can lead to problems with bone health
ScienceDaily — Participation in sports by women and girls has increased from 310,000 individuals in 1971 to 3.37 million in 2010. At the same time, sports-related injuries among female athletes have skyrocketed. According to a new study in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS), women with symptoms known […]