Epigraph: Say, ‘Bring forward your proof if you are truthful.’ (Al Quran 27:64) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If you have not heard about […]
FACTS FROM FICTION 8th February 2021 Reem Shraiky, UK I do not know why the idea of a Muslim woman not leading men in prayer disturbs some minds, as if […]
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba) It’s a stereotype too common to mention: Islam oppresses women and the religion is inherently hostile to the desires, needs and concerns […]
Arab Muslim societies continue to treat women as second class citizens, as protectors of the family’s ‘honour’, as potential sources of disgrace rather than individuals who have rights Hind Elhinnawy […]
The Creator addresses women as being on an equal footing with men, their status as beings and believers is the same as men’s and the requirements of worship are absolutely […]
Source/Credit: Mywebtimes.com By DR. QUDDUSS AYAZ-SHAMS Women in Islam are portrayed by numerous Western scholars in a negative light. This is largely based on an inability to consult original sources of […]
Peter Worthington, The Toronto Sun Moderate Muslims show courage speaking out against extremists TORONTO – It’s somewhat misleading to compare Farzana Hassan to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the extraordinary woman from Somalia who fled to escape an arranged marriage to a Toronto man, and became an MP in Holland and a […]
Huff Post: RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia’s top cleric on Friday warned against the mixing of the genders, saying it poses a threat to female chastity and society, as the kingdom prepares for the first time to grant women seats on the country’s top advisory body. Delivering his traditional […]
The Washington Post: Musa Furber. The earliest generation of Muslims took pride in their compliance to the Koran’s injunction to abandon female infanticide, an act that was often done to prevent shame to the family. Thus for centuries, Muslims have taken pride in their contributions to the rising status of […]
Source: Business Insider We are told not to judge a book by its cover, but new research indicates that sometimes, those inclinations are correct. Women can often tell if a man is likely to be a cheater from their face alone. Men weren’t able to see the same in women. […]
Source: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2012/11/21/Indias-madrassa-schools-refuse-to-teach-math-science/UPI-97291353500451/ Special Report by UZMI ATHAR, Written for UPI BANGALORE, India, Nov. 21 (UPI) — Shabana Rizvi, 17, nervously shakes her legs as she talks. She is overshadowed by her eldest brother, Meer, and appears apprehensive to voice her opinion in his presence. She glances in his direction after […]
A day-long event that focused on exhibition, lecture and souq to demonstrate how to live modestly and protect women’s modesty was held on Monday at the Jamiat Al Islah in Al Qusais. More than 40 countries from across the world exhibited their national costumes, including modern but modest dresses of […]
By Ayesha Mattu and Nura Maznavi Source: The Huffington Post Everyone has an opinion about Muslim women, even those — especially those — who have never met one. As Muslim women born and raised in America, we are tired of hearing everyone — politicians, pundits, men and women of other faiths (or […]
Courtesy: Straight.com November 29, 2011 Catherine Murray and Jen Marchbank Remember Canada’s fallen women next Tuesday. Despite our peaceable self image, Canada has been home to femicide, appalling massacres, and serial killers. December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. But unlike […]