CNN.com —- Alarming findings related to women’s safety have come to light with the release of a Thomson Reuters Foundation survey that looks at harassment on public transportation systems in the world’s largest cities. According to the new report, six in 10 women in major Latin American cities report they’ve been physically […]
theguardian: by Emma Graham-Harrison — Iranian authorities have arrested a photographer who documented a string of acid attacks on women, and detained a top human rights lawyer at a protest about the assaults, even as President Hassan Rouhani made a public show of sympathy with the victims. The apparent effort […]
‘We want everyone to know that a woman is no different to a man when it comes to defending her country.’ That is the message from a group of incredibly brave women who have signed up to fight for the Kurdish Peoples’ Protection Unit (YPG) against the self-proclaimed Islamic State […]
Dawn.com — A student from the Shimshal Mountaineering School uses ice axes to climb a slope on a glacier near the Shimshal village in the northern Hunza valley. –– AFP Photo HUNZA: A group of young girls sit on a carpeted floor listening as their teacher writes on a whiteboard, […]
National Post: by Kate greene Slate — Courtesy of Sian ProctorAuthor Kate Greene seen during the fake mission to Mars. In February of 1960, the American magazine Look ran a cover story that asked, “Should a Girl Be First in Space?” It was a sensational headline representing an audacious idea […]
CBC: Jason Kenney took to Twitter on Friday to publicly promote his directives while immigration minister to forbid Muslim women from wearing niqabs while taking the oath of citizenship. “I […]
Kristin Szremski is a 53-year-old mom from Palo Hills, Illinois. Born into a Missouri-Synod Lutheran family, she first converted to Catholicism before finding her place in Islam. This year, Szremski […]
theguardian: by Enjoli Liston — As the secretive state’s leader remains out of the public eye, analysts wonder if Kim Yo-jong has assumed the leadership The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, with his younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, left, who may be biding her time while ruling from behind the […]
“We can thrive even when we are a minority.” Dalia Mogahed was propelled into the international spotlight when she became President Barack Obama’s advisor on Muslim affairs. Born in Egypt, […]
The Sydney Morning Herald: by Michael Mcgowan and Dan Proudman — James Turvey, Patrick Burgess, Justin Lanz and Mark Wojcik intervened in an alleged attack on two Muslim women. Photo: MAX MASON-HUBERS Patrick Burgess has a message for those who would stand by while minority groups are persecuted. “It’s the […]
Ten non-Muslim women, wearing hijabs and carrying flowers, have touched Canberra’s Islamic community with their simple message of love and solidarity. After a week of heightened anti-Islamic rhetoric in Canberra, […]
by Sarah Whyte — Christmas Island: A report has shown 80 per cent of paediatricians believe offshore processing of children constitutes abuse. Christmas Island: A report has shown 80 per cent of paediatricians believe offshore processing of children constitutes abuse. Photo: James Brickwood Doctors have warned that a royal commission […]
Source: The Huffington Post Reuters | By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said it would consider whether a Muslim woman denied a job at an Abercrombie & Fitch […]
theguardian: by Nabila Ramdani — Teenage angst can cause all kinds of unfortunate behaviour, but when schoolgirls tell their parents they want to join the fight in Syria and Iraq, then society has a serious problem. Alarmingly, this is increasingly happening in France, as young Muslims express their desire for jihad. […]
theguardian: by Faiza Zerouala — Every day Meryem Belmokhtar turns her tidy sitting-room into a workshop. She lays out the equipment on the table, puts on rubber gloves and dips into various jars to make up 250g bags of sweets. Each packet is marked with her logo, featuring a stick […]
theguardian: Julia Gillard and Cate Blanchett — We both grew up in Australia, where our education provided strong foundations to meet our potential as female leaders. Millions of girls throughout the world deserve the same chance “If you educate a man, you educate one person. If you educate a woman, […]
The western perception of Muslim women is often contradictory. Although generally pitied as objects of oppression, visibly Muslim women also bear the brunt of anti-Islam sentiment. …………….. Myth: Muslim women […]
Mic.com: by Marcie Bianco — For the bacha posh of Afghanistan, life is an open secret. From the Dari language, bacha posh translates as a female cross-dresser, a girl “dressed like a boy.” It also represents a small community of girls who pass as boys in Afghanistan, a country “that the U.N. says is theworst in the world to […]
Huffington Post | By Carol Kuruvilla Residents of a London neighborhood were shocked after noticing street signs banishing women to one side of the road. The Hackney Council removed the controversial […]
Huffington Post | By Carol Kuruvilla Residents of a London neighborhood were shocked after noticing street signs banishing women to one side of the road. The Hackney Council removed the controversial […]