Islam, Women and Feminism
Underage
Marriage Continues To Haunt Malaysia
Houthi
Rebels Free Yemeni Activist Awfa Al Naami After Three Weeks
UK
Cannot Make Islamic State Bride Stateless, Justice Secretary Admits
Young
Afghan Girl’s Valentine’s Day Song ‘I Kiss You amid Taliban’ Goes Viral
Saudi
Women Now Occupy Nearly Half of Retail Jobs, Says Report
Media
Committee for GCC Women Football Event Meets in Saudi Arabia
600,000
Saudi Women Join Workforce, Says Official
Iranian
Women Actively Participate In Protests, Demonstrations
Woman
Imam Who Braved Death Threats Calls For Ban on Foreign Funding Of Europe's
Mosques
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Saudi
Defends App Allowing Men to Monitor Women Relatives
Egyptian
Writer’s Life Turns into Ordeal after Penning Book against the Hijab
Five
Women among 61 Candidates in Kuwait’s By-Elections
Don’t
Abandon Us to Taliban, Afghan Women Beg Donald Trump
Two
Young Girls Saved From Morality Police By Public Intervention
Civil
Activist Sahar Kazemi Sentenced To 5 Years’ Imprisonment
Islamic
State Making Last Stand behind Women, Children
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Family
of British Girl Who Joined ISIS Call for 'Compassion'
Will
The US Betray Afghan Women In Talks With Taliban?
Sexual
Violence Rampant in South Sudan’s Unity Area: UN
Saudi
Women Bowling Team To Make First International Appearance in Egypt
Unemployment
of Female Graduates in Iran Three Times Higher Than Men
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Property
Loans for Saudi Women Approved
40
Years of Crimes against Iranian Women
Meet
Sadaf Jaffer, America’s First Female Muslim Mayor
Muslim
Women’s Network Calls for Legal Change to Allow Muslim Women to Divorce
Husbands More Easily
Swedish
Female Swimming Chairwoman Unseated for Calling Muslim Veil 'Oppressive'
To
Write, To Protest: 8 Female Egyptian Writers Who Broke Barriers
Women
Recall the ‘Hell’ Of Soviet War in Afghanistan
Stadium
Gates Gradually Open For Iranian Women
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The Holy
Prophet (SAW) said, “The biggest of Al-Kabeer (the great sins) are (1) to join
others as partners in worship with Allah, (2) to murder a human being, (3) to
be undutiful to one’s parents (4) and to make a false statement” (Bukhari)
Keep
an Eye on Democratic Politician Yasmine Taeb
British
IS Schoolgirl 'Wants to Return Home'
Bangladesh
Gets First Female Christian MP
Scholarships
Help Afghan Women Pursue Higher Education
Iranian
Arrested For Hijab Protest In Tehran Says She Did It For Daughter
Valentine's
Day: The Country Guy Who Converted To Islam for the Girl of His Dreams
Stop
Muslim Women Being Trapped In Marriages, Charity Pleads
Arab
and African Businesswomen Gather in Marrakech
U.S.
Lawmakers Call on Saudi Arabia to Free Imprisoned Women’s Rights Activists
UAE
Committed To Protect Children and Women in War Zones
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The Syrian
parliament this month quietly passed new measures restricting polygamy, banning
child marriage, and updating inheritance and custody rights. The amendments to
Syria’s 1953 civil law have struck a nerve in a conservative Muslim society
that has seen its traditional social structures debilitated by eight years of
war....
Reema
Al Juffali: Saudi Woman Driver Breaking Barriers on Fast Lane
Tributes
Paid To Women Torch- Bearers of Rights Movements in Pakistan
Pakistan
Boosts Female Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations
Suicides
of Young Women on the 1979 Revolution Anniversary Shock Iran
‘It’s
About Freedom’: Women Are Taking Frontline Positions in Sudan’s Uprising
Meet
the 'Muslim Mother Teresa' who feeds 500 people a day!
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“Women have
more opportunities open to them in society, like politics and the economy, and
even in sub fields like the military and police forces. They are present in all
fields and sectors and have proven themselves to be successful in all these
opportunities...
Turkey
Outpaces EU in Percentage of Female Scientists
UK University
Unveils Country's First Sports Hijab to Encourage Muslim Women To Participate
India’s
Triple Talaq Bill Unlikely to Get Parliament Nod
Gaps
Still Remain Before Achieving Gender Balance: Mona Al Marri
12
Abducted Yazidi Women, Children Freed In Northern Iraq
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The question
every democratic government, would-be investor and celebrity guest ought to
address to the Saudi regime is this: Why are these women still in prison while
their torturer roams the royal court?...
...we see
Hazrat Khadija as a successful businesswoman, councillor and support. We see
Hazrat Aisha as very active and supportive in decision making and at times
leading armed forces as a commander; she was a brilliant orator with excellent
speaking skills....
Muslim
Girls Punched In the Face as Islamophobia Grips Europe
Riyadh
to Host First Gulf Women’s Football Tournament In March
Effat
University Celebrates 20th Anniversary Graduating 1,100 Women
Iran
Revolution: 'I Wore a Hijab and Head-Banged To Nirvana'
3
Muslim Girls Target of 2 Separate Racist Attacks In German Capital Berlin
Why
Supreme Court of Kenya Didn’t Ban the Hijab in Christian Schools
Sudanese
Rally to Urge Release of Women Protesters, Clash with Police
Turkish
Women in Belgium Arrange Aid Campaign for Yemen
Meet
The Female Activists Standing Up To Fundamentalism In Eastern Yemen
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The
Politics behind the Hijab in the Arab World
Saudi
Women Carve Their Name In Photography
How
to Succeed in Hollywood as a Muslim Woman Filmmaker
‘Asia
Bibi Still Can’t Leave Pakistan’, Claims Friend
App
Tracks Saudi Women, Hosts Slammed
Saudi
Women And Weightlifting
HRDF
Sets 3-Year Limit For Women Transport Service
UAE
Officials Offer Support To Woman In Distress
Boom
for Women In Business In UAE, But Few Reach Company Boards
Iraqi
Women Artists Face Many Obstacles, Receive Little Support
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Syria
Amends Civil Law Giving Women More Rights
Pakistan
Women's Rights Activist Released From Detention
A
Cafe Giving Hope to Women In Pakistan's Lyari
Khatija
Rahman, AR Rahman's Daughter, Has Now Opened Up On Facebook to Defend Her
Father
Muslim,
Christian Leaders List Evidences against Female Circumcision
Canadian
Women Emerge From ISIS's Crumbling Caliphate
Jeddah’s
Effat University Celebrates A ‘Female Success Story’
This
Young Jewish Woman and A Young Muslim Woman Teach School kids About Racism
Is
Australia Targeting Saudi Women Fleeing Oppression?
60
women complete 5-day trek from Abu Dhabi to Al Ain
Emirati
Women Scale Significant Heights At All Fronts: Shaikha Fatima Bint Mubarak
Very
few women nominated as mayoral candidates in Turkey’s local polls
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The rigidity
with which we structure our filters is a problem, leaving us vulnerable to
developing our own fundamentalist views camouflaged under buzz words like
“freedom” and “equality.”...
While legal
action is important, I firmly believe that education and awareness about the
horrors of FGM is what works in the long term.
The first - and possibly most significant - of these misconceptions is
that FGM makes a girl ‘pure’ and, thus, is encouraged by Islam and other
religions.....
There are
“valid concerns” about the power held by religious institutions, she said. But,
refusing to work with Muslim feminists ironically leaves “wide open the most
conservative within the Muslim community to define what Islam is…
On
Zero Tolerance for FGM Day, Some Still Support Female Circumcision
Meet
the Real Girl from Viral Pope Francis Picture in UAE
When
Arab Women Are Ministers They Make Headlines
Female
Golfers Should Avoid Any Further Saudi Sports Washing
FIFA
Urged to Step in over Sexual Abuse Claims in Afghan Women’s Football Team
Teachers
and Educators in Isfahan and Qazvin Hold Massive Protests
Activists
Call For Regulation to Allow Women in Shelters to Vote
Suspects’
‘Virginity’ Defense Stirs Public Outrage In Case on Turkish Woman’s Death
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FGM exists in
other places including Colombia, India, Malaysia, Indonesia Oman, Saudi Arabia
and the United Arab Emirates, with large variations in terms of the type
performed, circumstances surrounding the practice and size of the affected
population groups....
Bohra
Muslim Women Want FGM Issue in Poll Manifestos of Parties
What
Is Female Genital Mutilation And Where Does It Happen?
Saudi
Arabia Grants Women Right To Serve as Privates at Security Institute
Under-15
Marriages In Ilam Amounted To 94 In Nine Months
Labour
Child Girls Are Physically And Sexually Abused By City Agents
KAUST
Hosts Female-Led ‘Hackathon’ To Create Mobile Apps for Smart Cities
A New
Chapter Has Begun For Female Arab Writers
Over
40,000 Women Die Of Breast Cancer Annually In Pakistan
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The
Rise of the Female Imam in France?
Taliban
Say Women's Rights to Be Protected Under Islam, But Must Not Threaten Afghan Values
Pope
Francis Acknowledges Priests and Bishops Have Sexually Abused Nuns
Niqab-Wearer
Bakes Halal Mooncakes for CNY, Sales Rocket and Good Fortune Follows
We Are
Not a ‘Political Tool’: Afghan Women on Taliban Talks
What
These Muslim Activists Found at the Women’s March
After
Surviving Daesh Militia, Yazidi Women Ask To Go Home
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Quebec is not
alone in passing its “secularism law.” France, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, the
Netherlands and some parts of Germany have all passed different laws, with
different reasoning, aimed at controlling how Muslim women dress in public....
Iran
Women Explore Futuristic Options, Burying Old Barriers
Arab
Women Take Active Role In Promoting Tolerance
World
Hijab Day Celebrated In Solidarity with Muslim Women
How
A Muslim Tried To Help His Christian Wife Attend Papal Mass in UAE
S.
Africa Marks Hijab Day, Calls For Global Tolerance
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Hadiya
Case: NIA Breaks New Ground by Questioning Couple over WhatsApp
Saudi
Women Conquer Jeddah Streets on Bicycle
Visual
Artist, Shahida Ahmed, a British, Inspires Women
Saudi
Arabia Holding Women in 'Torture' Conditions, Say UK Mps
Saudi
Has To Free Woman Activists for Business As Usual
Iran
Women See New Opportunities alongside Old Barriers
‘Remove
The Burqa’: Female Tradie Named as One Nation’s Star Candidate for NSW Election
Malaysia
Must End Female Genital Mutilation — Asian Pacific Resource and Research Centre
For Women
Iran
Women See New Opportunities alongside Old Barriers
Rouhani's
Former Deputy Says His Government Has Failed Women
Teachers
In Khuzestan Protest For Their Rights Once Again
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