Jimmy Carter: Women’s rights the fight of my life
Atlanta (CNN) Jimmy Carter has seen a lot in his 90 years. As a son of the South, a governor and president, and as a man who spent decades tackling problems […]
PM Harper says Ottawa to appeal ruling allowing veil during citizenship oath
Toronto Star: Vowing to appeal a federal court decision that allows people to take the oath of citizenship while wearing face coverings, Prime Minister Stephen Harper says it’s “offensive” that […]
Supreme Court upholds hijab ban in Russian region’s schools
RT: Russia’s Supreme Court has ruled to uphold the ban of Muslim headgear in schools introduced last fall by authorities in the Republic of Mordovia. Wednesday’s verdict by the Supreme […]
Niqab ban at citizenship ceremony struck down by court
Toronto Star: The Federal Court of Canada has ruled it is “unlawful” for Ottawa to order new citizens to remove their face-covering veil when taking the oath of citizenship The […]
Gender inequality a product of culture, not religion: A Landmark Canadian Study
By: Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter, A landmark Canadian study has found that Muslim women are no more repressed by men than are women in immigrant groups from other faiths. Using […]
Women-only Mosque: 7 Important Considerations
Huff Post: by Hussam Ayloush — Last week, a group of Muslim women launched a new Women’s Mosque of America project in Los Angeles and held its first women-only Friday congregational prayer. Before you support or oppose this move, consider the following seven important factors. (See media reports: LA Times, Huffington Post, Reuters, The […]
Video: World Hijab Day 2015, Feb 1
Epigraph: And say to the believing women that they restrain their eyes and guard their private parts, and that they disclose not their natural and artificial beauty except that which […]
Colleen McCullough: we’ll celebrate a woman for anything, as long as it’s not her talent
theguardian: by Rebecca Shaw — The Australian’s obituary of Colleen McCullough is a sad reflection of how women’s lives are valued ‘The fact that Colleen McCullough was a best-selling author is quickly tossed aside in order to discuss her looks and her success with men Obituaries are a funny […]
Libby Lane: First female Church of England bishop consecrated
Continue reading the main story in BBC Women bishops The issues behind women bishops vote Female bishop ‘next year’ Saying yes to women bishops Two views: Women bishops The Church […]
Historic FGM prosecution
Egypt court jails doctor in ‘historic’ FGM prosecution An Egyptian court sentenced a doctor to prison Monday for the female genital mutilation (FGM) of a 13-year-old girl, resulting in her death. It is the first such conviction that the country’s judiciary has handed down. Women’s rights advocates who had pushed […]
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Hindu woman saves 10 Muslims during Bihar clash
Pakistantoday.com —- AZIZPUR- A Hindu woman who saved lives of 10 Muslims in this village in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district during the recent clashes in which five people died is being hailed as a hero, officials said. Shail Devi, a frail widow in her early 50s, risking her own life, gave […]
Sex differences in academia. University challenge
The Economist —- Women are scarce in some, but not all, academic disciplines. New work suggests the cause may be a special kind of prejudice—one that also applies to black people IT IS a long time since the groves of academe were paced only by men, but even now some […]
Quebec Values Charter 2.0: Ban against crosses, hijabs would only apply to new public employees
The National Post: It would no longer be possible for a doctor, nurse or teacher currently on the public payroll to lose their job for wearing a cross or hijab […]
Meet U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik, the Youngest Woman to Ever Break into the Old Boys’ Club of Congress
makers.com: by Wendy Naugle — Something unusual happened when U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) went to freshman orientation in what would become her new office building: She got stopped by Capitol Hill police—they didn’t think the ponytailed 30-year-old looked like a member of Congress. But while Stefanik may be young, […]
Women shouldn’t need special train cars to avoid harassers. Men need to leave women in peace
Source: theguardian.com Dated: 07.01.15 If you would have told me as a subway-riding teenager that there was a women-only car on the Manhattan-bound N-train, I would have been thrilled.. More…http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/07/gender-segregated-transport-women-men-behaving-badly
FGM an un-Islamic Practice
What is Female Genital Mutilation? According to World Health Organization, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other […]
Senior Iranian council deems new tough hijab law unconstitutional
Iran’s top legislative body has turned down a new draft law aimed at giving more powers to Iranian police and notorious volunteer militias to enforce women’s compulsory wearing of the […]
A Book to Improve Marital Harmony: Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, an enormously popular book by author John Gray, contains many suggestions for improving relationships between men and women through understanding the communication […]