No burqa required: Muslim world weighs in on women’s dress
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 […]
Survey reveals how people in Muslim nations believe women should dress
CTV: A chart illustrating what people in Muslim countries think women should wear in public is being met with both fascination and derision. The chart was created by the Pew […]
Mustafa Akyol: Faith versus tradition in Islam
The Muslim Times is promoting secularism in every country of the world Mustafa Akyol is a Turkish political commentator and author based in Istanbul. He thinks and writes on iissues […]
China formally eases one-child policy
BBC: China’s top legislature has formally adopted a resolution easing the country’s one-child policy, the state news agency Xinhua reports. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed a […]
Lauren Booth: “A member of the Muslim Ummah, no longer a spectator from the outside”
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10 American Muslim Women
The Huffington Post: As we enter the last few weeks of the Muslima: Muslim Women’s Art & Voices exhibition by the International Museum of Women, I have found myself reflecting […]
Polygyny: Is It Fair?
By Aishah Schwartz …………….. Today polygyny is seen as an exception rather than a rule, and indeed, this is true, as it takes an exceptional man to navigate its oftentimes tumultuous waters. But the Quran and Sunnah do not leave men ill-equipped when making a decision toward polygyny, or in […]
Edmonton Police Service approves hijab for Muslim officers' uniforms
CBC News: EPS says the new addition is part of its proactive plan to recognize changing diversity Female members of the Edmonton Police Service will be allowed to wear police-issued […]
Edmonton Police Service approves hijab for Muslim officers’ uniforms
CBC News: EPS says the new addition is part of its proactive plan to recognize changing diversity Female members of the Edmonton Police Service will be allowed to wear police-issued […]
Women's rights: Wikipedia at its Best
Epigraph: “When seen in the historical context, Muhammad can be seen as a figure who testified on behalf of women’s rights.” William Montgomery Watt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rights Theoretical […]
Women’s rights: Wikipedia at its Best
Epigraph: “When seen in the historical context, Muhammad can be seen as a figure who testified on behalf of women’s rights.” William Montgomery Watt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rights Theoretical […]
Legal rights of women in history
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This illustration, from a medieval translation of Euclid’s Elements, (c. 1310), is noteworthy in showing a woman teaching geometry to male students The Legal rights of women refers to the social and human rights of women. One of the first women’s rights declarations was the Declaration of Sentiments.[1] The dependent position of women in […]
Gender Equality in the Holy Qur’an – In the Beginning Man and Woman Were Equal
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 […]
Senior Most Pioneer Darwesh Lajna of Qadian Passed away
Respected Razia Begum Sahiba was the daughter of Hazrat Chaudhary Maula Bakhash Sahib (ra), the companion of the Promised Messiah (as) Following official announcement have been circulated across worldwide […]
Humber Summit Library hosts Qur’an Exhibition
Report by: Dr Imrana Aziz Munawra BAjwa Saira Malik: Yesterday, at Islington Ave in Toronto many guests visited Humber Summit Library to stop by the Quran Exhibition organized by a […]
How to Enhance Relegious Knowledge- a Women’s Guide
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Poor young women being ‘left behind in life’ as equality gap widens
Nearly half of Australia’s most disadvantaged young women aren’t involved in work or study after leaving school, despite overall rising educational achievements among girls, a government report has found. The Council of Australian Governments (Coag) Reform Council report, which studied outcomes for women and girls in Australia in the past […]
Letter by Sharif Odeh to President François Hollande about Hijab or Veil
Source: Abdul Ghany Jahangeer Khan: Central French Desk, United Kingdom On 17 November 2013, the President of the French Republic François Hollande met Muhammad Sharif Odeh, the leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community […]
Her Brilliant Career: Ten Extraordinary Women of the Fifties by Rachel Cooke – review
theguardian: by Katharine Whitehorn – The 1950s are often talked about as if they held nothing much for women but typing, cooking and looking after children, when in fact they were an era of enormous progress for career women – British women anyway. This excellent book should go far towards […]