Hijab in the Bible and Torah
Part 1 – Hijab in Christian Denominations By Aisha Stacey- The literal meaning of hijab is to veil, to cover or to screen. It encompasses more than just a dress […]
Heroes, villains and victories – the women who shaped 2014
Source: The Guardian By Bim Adewunmi The Malala award Nominees: Malala Yousafzai, Mindy Kaling (who was briefly mistaken for her at a New York party). Winner: Malala, by a landslide – for being awarded the Nobel peace prize at the age of 17 (the youngest ever recipient) but also crucially for the fact that she had […]
Heroes of 2014: Innes Bowen, the woman who mapped British Islam
theguardian: by Andrew Brown — ‘Innes Bowen’s book Medina in Birmingham, Najaf in Brent lays out the inner structures and dynamics of Islam in Britain.’ Innes Bowen is a Radio 4 producer on current affairs who has spent much of the last eight years doing some serious journalism in her […]
Malala and Kailash Satyarthi receive joint Nobel award
BBC: Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai and Indian child rights campaigner Kailash Satyarthi have received the Nobel Peace Prize awards. The Nobel committee described both laureates as “champions of peace”. […]
Top 16 Quotes From Successful Women Who Beat The Youth Trap
Forbes: by Denise Restuari — What are successful women in their thirties thinking, doing and saying? For my Forbes eBook,Their Roaring Thirties, I interviewed over 100 women who are navigating through a decade that is sandwiched between millennial superstars and women at the top –women who are too old to […]
Ahmadiyya women state gender equality present in their faith – Morden
Read another wonderful article: Gender Equality in the Holy Qur’an – In the Beginning Man and Woman Were Equal By Sabiha Hamid Female delegates at the Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association conference […]
Turkey president Erdogan: Women are not equal to men
Source: BBC Related Stories Erdogan’s ‘New Turkey’ drifts towards isolation Muslims found Americas, says Erdogan Turkey Erdogan palace costs to soar Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said women cannot […]
Stereotyping is alive and well in Canada: poll
Stereotyping is alive and well when it comes to Muslim and Sikh religious symbols in Canada: poll The survey of 1,600 Canadian residents was conducted by the Angus Reid Institute, […]
Women’s contributions to World Peace
By Dr Amtul Qudoos Farhat National Publications Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Association, Canada Close to 300 women gathered Saturday afternoon to recognize women’s contributions to world peace and celebrate the […]
Women’s Contribution to Peace Conference Today in Canada – What Does Your Religion Say
By Dr Amtul Qudoos Farhat National Publications Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Association, Canada Epigraph: Allah forbids you not, respecting those who have not fought against you on account of your […]
IRAN: Old challenges continue for women under new president
Womensnewsnetwork.net: by Elahe Amani with Lys Anzia –– A woman nurse in Iran checks IV fluid for infants at the Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran. Recent October 2013 protests by nurses from the hospital brought the needs for trained women medical workers to the attention of others after a shortage of […]
Foetal damage caused by alcohol ‘equivalent to attempted manslaughter’
theguardian: by Owen Bowcott — Lawyers pursuing compensation claim on behalf of child, say mother’s heavy drinking constitutes crime of poisoning The case has triggered a debate about the rights of the foetus and calls for women who drink excessively during pregnancy to be prosecuted. Pevere damage inflicted on an […]
Julien Blanc: petition urges UK to deny visa to controversial US ‘pick-up artist’
theguardian: by Alexandra Topping — Blanc, who is accused of teaching men sexually abusive and racist tricks to attract women, has series of UK tour dates Julien Blanc at one of his seminars. Thousands of people have called on the Home Office to deny a visa to a controversial US […]
Let Muslim primary school teachers wear full-face veil in class – Rowan Williams
The Telegrapgh Former Archbishop of Canterbury says ‘panic’ about the niqab is ‘largely misplaced’ even if young children cannot see their teacher’s face There is no need to “panic” about […]
Religious Fundamentalism and the Backlash to Women’s Equality
Huff Post: One issue involving religion and its relationship to violence that is gaining greater attention in the media and in academic research is the threat by fundamentalist religious groups to women’s rights and equality. From sexual violence in South Sudan and by the Islamic State, to the abduction of […]
Woman Accused Of Witchcraft Burned Alive In Paraguay
Huff Post — ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — An indigenous woman was burned alive in Paraguay after being accused of witchcraft, a local prosecutor confirmed Wednesday. Prosecutor Fany Aguilera said that members of the Mbya Guarani ethnic group tied 45-year-old Adolfina Ocampos to a wooden pole and shot arrows at her […]
Western Women Coming to Islam
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 […]
I’m a feminist, and I converted to Islam
By Theresa Corbin Editor’s note: Theresa Corbin is a writer living in New Orleans. She is the founder of Islamwich and a contributor to On Islam and Aquila Style. A version […]
The new women’s issues
msnbc.com: by Alex Seitz-Wald — Gubernatorial Democratic candidate and Texas State Senator Wendy Davis speaks about a recent Supreme Court ruling on easing HB2, a Texas state abortion law, on Oct. 16, 2014. The only time President Obama meaningfully talked about women during his speech to the 2012 Democratic National […]
CNN Just Aired The Most Insane Reaction To The Catcalling Viral Video
Huff Post: by Alana Horowitz — “There is nothing more that a woman loves to hear than how pretty she is,” said a man on television in 2014. CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield hosted a segment on Sunday discussing a video of awoman enduring hours of catcalling in New York City that went […]