Source: Huffington Post By Jose Devasia and Neha Dasgupta Two women defied a centuries-old ban this week and entered the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. Two women defied a centuries-old ban […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There is a commonly known verse of the Quran: “If you fear that you cannot treat orphans […]
Freedom of religion is not legally protected in the Islamic kingdom, and people who convert to another religion risk being charged with apostasy By Aisha K. Gill; @DrAishaKGill Source: The […]
Source: Pew Research Center BY DREW DESILVER When the 116th Congress convenes next month, women will make up nearly a quarter of its voting membership – the highest percentage in U.S. […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The very first or the second verse of Surah Nisa, which would be translated as the chapter about […]
Source: Huffington Post The Muslim congresswoman-elect will be the first hijab-wearing member of the House. By Alanna Vagianos As a hijab-wearing, Somali-American refugee, Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar of Minnesota knows just […]
Garry Wills’ Book: What the Qur’an Meant: And Why It Matters Garry Wills has been a leading commentator on political and religious life in America for decades, winner of a […]
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Source: Sputnik Finnish women converting to Islam don’t see the veil as a symbol of oppression, but as a sign of liberation from superficial beauty, a researcher specialising in religious […]
Source: The Local A poster in the Damenwahl (women’s vote) exhibition in Frankfurt am Main promotes the Women’s Day in 1914. Photo: DPA The English suffragettes are world famous, whilst the pioneers of German women’s suffrage are much less known. Now their story is being rediscovered. Who were Clara Zetkin […]
Source: Patheos By Farouq Peru I believe the Muslim world needs a #NoHijabDay to return the power of choice to Muslim women! The hijab, more than any other cultural signal, […]
Source: ABC News By Karma Allen A record number of women were elected to Congress on Tuesday night as an unprecedented number of female candidates ran for the first time. […]
Source: Slate By Aymann Ismail When Minnesota state Rep. Ilhan Omar stepped on stage tonight as one of the first Muslim women ever elected to Congress—the other, Rashida Tlaib of […]
Source: Al Jazeerah The Palestinian-American and Somali-American make history as the first two women headed to US Congress. Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib and Somali-American Ilhan Omar have become the first Muslim […]
Source: Time By JENNIFER FROST / HISTORY NEWS NETWORK “Western Women Wild With Joy Over Colorado’s Election,” journalist and suffragist Caroline Nichols Churchill exclaimed, following the victory for woman suffrage at […]
Moderation: Anne Françoise Weber Die Publizistin Khola Maryam Hübsch zu Gast auf der Frankfurter Buchmesse 2018 (David Kohlruss) Die muslimische Publizistin Khola Maryam Hübsch ist durch Talkshow-Auftritte und Artikel zum […]
Source: Letter to Independent The disconnect between understanding faith and understanding culture is bizarre in this country. Many seem to be under the impression that this is still a “Christian country” despite […]
On International Day of The Girl, Michelle Obama announced her new Global Girls Alliance. pic.twitter.com/yhXclr25V4 — HuffPost (@HuffPost) October 11, 2018 The Muslim Times has the best collection of […]
Source: Christian Today By Rosie Harper I know some fabulous men. People I admire, respect and love as individuals. This week however, has left me thinking that gender wars are at the root of most of the evil in the world. I am experiencing a sort of despair. There has […]
Source: BBC News Sherin Khankan became Scandinavia’s first female imam when she opened the Mariam mosque in Copenhagen. The mosque holds women only Friday prayers but also mixed gender meetings […]
