CTV: Prayers by a liberal Jewish women’s group at a key Jerusalem holy site passed without incident Sunday, in contrast to violent scuffles with ultra-Orthodox protesters a month ago. […]
YUSRA OWAIS (AMATULLAH) | JUNE 20, 2012 SubaibWebb.com What comes to your mind when I say, “A beautiful Muslim woman”? Many of us may think of a woman in hijab (headscarf) or modest attire. Hijab is indeed beautiful, but by thinking Islamic beauty is only because of hijab, we are […]
Source: Pew Research Center A new survey report looks at attitudes among Muslims in 39 countries on a wide range of topics, from science to sharia, polygamy to popular culture. The survey finds that overwhelming percentages of Muslims in many countries want Islamic law to be the official law of their land, […]
Epigraph: O ye who believe! wine and the game of hazard and idols and divining arrows are only an abomination of Satan’s handiwork. So shun each one of them that you may […]
courtesy: BBC News Women elected speaker of Bangladesh’s parliament Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury has close links with the governing Awami League party Bangladesh’s parliament has for the first time elected a woman, Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, as speaker. Mrs Chowdhury is a member of the governing Awami League party and was […]
Source: UPI.COM A terminally ill Irish woman does not have the right to be assisted in ending her life, the country’s Supreme Court ruled Monday. Marie Fleming, who has multiple sclerosis, appealed to the court after losing a challenge earlier this year to Ireland’s absolute ban on assisted suicide, The […]
Venue Wednesday, April 24 7-10 p.m. WSU Vancouver campus Dengerink Administration building, room 110 FREE and open to the public For more information, visit vancouver.wsu.edu Theme of Discussion Moderated by […]
Epigraph: Surely, men who submit themselves to God and women who submit themselves to Him, and believing men and believing women, and obedient men and obedient women and truthful men and truthful women, […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 10 April 2013 Arwa Al-Hijeili received the first definition of a trainee lawyer as a start to obtaining a license to practice law. A Justice Ministry […]
Huff Post: Contrary to popular belief, Muslim women have served as revolutionary and heroic leaders. However, in recent years, due to the global socio-political climate, the phrase “Muslim woman” might […]
KHAR, Pakistan: A Pakistani housewife, who cannot read or write despite being married to a headteacher, has made history by becoming the first woman approved to run for election in […]
Berkeley Daily Planet: By Khalida Jamilah: March 8th is a celebration for a worldwide Women’s History Month. It is an appreciation for women’s contribution to society’s progress. For instance, American women were struggling to pursue a higher education as society believed that they were incompatible in developing their intellectual skills. It was […]
BBC: Not so long ago, the idea that women might rule the world seemed slightly ridiculous – like something out of science fiction. But in an essay to mark International […]
US Department of State, Office of Global Women’s Issues: These women are as follows: 1. Malalai Bahaduri First Sergeant, Afghan National Interdiction Unit (NIU), Senior Instructor, Afghanistan First Sergeant Malalai […]
AMMAN —University of Jordan (UJ) President Ekhleif Tarawneh on Tuesday said that 65 per cent of the 39,000 students at the university are females. Tarawneh made the remarks during a […]
SABRIA S. JAWHAR ARABNEWS Monday 4 March 2013 .IN THE “hey-this-is-kinda-funny” category of newspaper reporting, the Saudi media published articles recently about Saudi women taking scuba diving lessons in the […]
Reuters ARABNEWS Friday 1 March 2013 MADRID: Spain’s Supreme Court has overturned the city of Lleida’s ban on women wearing full-face veils — such as burqas or niqabs — in […]
By Al Arabiya An influential Saudi cleric has issued a religious edict, commonly known as Fatwa, allowing women to travel without a male guardian, uncover their faces and eat alongside […]
Courtesy: DAWN.com Bangladeshi students and pro-government supporters gather during a rally demanding death to Islamic political party leaders who are on trial for alleged war crimes during the country’s 1971 independence war, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. Eight top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, the country’s largest Islamic party, are […]