Islam, Women and Feminism
Iranian Rips Off Hijab After Cleric
Orders Her To Wear It Properly, Threatens Arrest
Islamic State Survivor Nadia Murad
Engaged To Yazidi Activist
LA Authorities Looking Into Sexual
Assault Allegations against #MeToo Activist Asia Argento
Hanan Donates Rs.1.5 Lakh She Got As
Support to Flood Relief Fund
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Saba Ali
But there was
comfort in taking that walk, in acknowledging the jagged, imperfect edges of my
religious practice and in allowing myself room to breathe. So every morning
since, I wrap the piece of fabric around my face, an unspoken promise to
continue challenging myself, held together by straight pins and a sometimes
fragile faith....
Runaway
ISIS Bride Rescued By Female Kurdish Fighters
Road
Romeos and Women behind the Wheel in Pakistan
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Saudi Innovative Women Present Community Development Projects in US
Iran
Accuses Georgia of Violating the ‘Decency of Muslim Women in Hijabs’ In Tbilisi
Airport
Egypt’s
National Council for Women Launches a Poll App, With Interesting Results
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A clear
majority of the British Muslim couples who settle down together today opt for a
religious ceremony, known as a Nikah, but choose not to complement it with a
civil ceremony. This can place a Muslim woman in the worst of all worlds in the
event of a marital breakdown. Her marriage has no obvious standing in law, so
there is nothing to dissolve and no chance to claim joint assets. In Islamic
law, meanwhile, the unilateral dissolution of a religious marriage is a male
prerogative....
Iranian Women Drug Addicts Upsurge to
750,000 in New Statistics
20% Indian Muslim Women in Slums Face
Health Risks: Survey
Females in Raqqa Work for Women’s
Rights after Islamic State Rule
Saudi Women Incubate Creative Ideas
for Community Development
Family Taxi Cabs to Be Licensed For
Saudi Women Driver Only
Iranian Women Are Ready To Stand Up
For Their Rights: Activist Masih Alinejad
Did a Muslim woman design Indian
National Flag?
Malala Willing To Work with Imran to
Improve Girls’ Education in Pakistan
Boris Johnson’s Facebook Page Mobbed
by Racists after Burqa Furore
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Tunisia
Mayor: Ban Muslim Women from Marrying Non-Muslims
Tunisian
President Challenges Quran with Greater Rights for Women in Tunisia
Iranian
Cleric in Altercation with Woman over Hijab
Iraqi
Girls Take Up Swimming in IS-Free Mosul
US
Police Officer Uses Taser on Syrian Woman, 87
Women's
Groups Rally at Sunway Pyramid to End Child Marriage
Female
Political Prisoner Zainab Jalalian Denied Medical Care for 11 Years in Iran Prison
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Ayman S. Ashour
Liberal Muslims
have viewed Awrah for men or women to be the parts that a typical
swimsuit would cover, while more conservative Muslims have interpretations of Awrah
for women expand to the necessity of long sleeves and covering the legs
below the knees, nearly to the ankles. Salafi and Islamist Islam goes further,
viewing women’s hands, feet, even voice to be Awrah and also requiring
the outer outline of a fully covered woman’s body to be non-distinguishable. As
such, depending on the interpretation, a woman’s hair and face can be perceived
as Awrah....
Muslim girls in
increasing numbers all over the world are breaking down religious and social
barriers and pursuing higher education in multiple disciplines. Scholars like
the Moroccan Professor Fatima Mernissi, American Laleh Bakhtiar who translated
the Quran, Egyptian American Leila Ahmad, a sociologist and author of Women and
Gender in Islam, American Quran exegetist, Amina Wadud and British Sayeeda
Warsi are a few of the shining examples of this new generation. ...
Saudi
Female Artist Depicts Hajj Journey on Ihram Clothing
Early
Marriages of 35 Girl Children under 13 in Just One Iranian Town
Bans
on Full-Face Muslim Veils Spread Across Europe
Chinese
Buddhist Woman Who Complained Of Loud Azan Could Be Convicted On Blasphemy
Charges
Stop
Dehumanising Muslim Women for Political Gain
Millennium
Celebrates 3 Outstanding Female Employees for Emirati Women’s Day
Afghan
Women Key to Sustainable Peace in Afghanistan
Female
Athletes in Iran Lack Sponsors Regime’s Ban On Broadcast Of Women’s Tournaments
Has Deprived Them Of Financial Backing
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Pakistan
Born Mehreen Becomes Australia’s First Female Muslim Senator
Justice
Musarrat Becomes First Woman to Head A Poll Tribunal
Muslim
Woman Wins Handshake Discrimination Case in Sweden
From
Dubai to Disaster Zone: One Woman’s Indonesia Earthquake Story
The
Minority Women Taking On Pakistan's Political Elite to Campaign For Better
Health
Egypt's
Feminists Laud Mass Appointment of Women as Top Judges
Equality
in inheritance stirs controversy in Egypt
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Burak Bekdil
Where would you
like your daughter to be when she is 13? In school, or in bed with a grown man?
The answer to this question is largely beyond argument in much of the world. In
Islamic societies, however -- including non-Arab and theoretically secular
Turkey -- the answer is anyone's guess. Usually in such states, the police
power of the government does not fight the patriarchal tradition...
Malaysia: Two Muslim Women to Be Caned
For ‘Attempting Lesbian Sex’
US Women Counter Islamophobia with
Hip-Hop
Indonesia Woman Irked By Mosque Noise
on Trial for Blasphemy
74% of Saudi Women Found Begging
Illiterate
Sangh Parivar Affiliated Muslim
Rashtriya Manch Launches Pension Scheme For Needy Muslim Women In Maharashtra
How Boris Johnson’s ‘Letterbox’ Gaffe
Has Impacted UK Women in Niqab
Triple Talaq Has Ruined Lives of Muslim
Women in India: PM Modi
Pepsico Empowers Saudi Women with
Launch of Region’s First MWM Chapter
Women played prominent roles in recent
protests in Tehran and Rasht
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Tanzeela
Qambrani, First Sindhi Sheedi Woman MPA in Pakistan
The
Woman Leading the Way for Rohingya at a Bangladesh Camp
Iranian
Female Photographer Defies Football Match Restrictions
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Dalia Mogahed
As an American
woman who is visibly Muslim, I can personally attest to the wide prevalence of
this perception, especially on the part of other women. Even among many
liberals, the unquestioned assumption seems to be that I am deserving of their
pity before their respect. A well-meaning woman approached me recently in a
public bathroom to inform me that I was now “in America” (what?) and that I
didn’t have to wear that thing on my head here. ...
India: Muslim Women Welcome Suggested
Changes in Triple Talaq Bill
Hajjah Project: A Down Payment on
Making Hajj Easier For Muslim Women
Early Marriages Threaten Health And
Safety Of Girl Children In Iran
Dozens of Women, Most Related To Pak Politicians,
Ex-Statespersons, Make It to NA
Branded as Bank Robbers, Burqa-Wearing
Britons Fear Attack
West Regional Minister Urged Muslim
Women to Inculcate Peaceful Virtues in Children
ECP Cancels Shangla Polls over Low
Turnout of Women
EU Seeks Details from Saudi Arabia on
Women Human Rights Arrests amid Canada Row
Syria's Druze Vow to Free Women And
Children Kidnapped By IS
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Breaking
Tradition: 16 Women from Maharashtra Leave For Haj without Male Guardian
Girls
under 10 got Married In South-western Iranian Province
Modi
Govt’s Triple Talaq Bill Places Burden on Muslim Women to Prove the Offence
Women
in UAE Come Together To Celebrate 'Naya Pakistan'
Sufi
Women Deprived Of Their Rights at Varamins’ Qarchak Prison
Scottish
Tory Councillor Likened Muslim Women to Umbrellas
Bus
Driver in Bristol Demands Muslim Woman Remove Niqab
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Khaled Ahmed
Qandeel Baloch
was strangled to death in 2016 by her brother to “redeem” the honour of his
dirt-poor, mud house-dwelling family. That year, the Human Rights Commission of
Pakistan announced there were 326 honour killings in the country. “Of the 326
murders, 67 were committed by a husband or ex-partner; 64 by siblings; 41 by
parents; 30 by other relatives; 15 by in-laws; and 10 by the deceased’s son or
daughter,” the Commission pointed out....
Girl
Tops Afghan's Varsity Entry Test Results, Vows to Fight for Gender Equity
Mumbai:
NGO Seeks Hostel for Muslim Girls
Silicon
Valley Sets Out a Path for Saudi Women High-Flyers
Instant
Triple Talaq Outlawed But Triple Talaq Still Valid, Here Is the Difference
Nida
Khan, Farhat Naqvi Are Filing Fake Cases of Talaq and Halala, Using Muslim
Women for Political Gains
Anti-Triple
Talaq Crusader Nida Khan to Join BJP
Syrian
Women Face Heat, Harassment While Picking Jordan's Crops
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Malaysia
Finds Champion for ‘Invisible’ Women in Deputy Premier
Driving
Abayas for Comfortable Journey
Ammara
Athar First Female DPO: Setting Example for Others to Follow
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Egyptian Women Judges Promoted To Top Judicial Positions
Kuwaiti
Women Granted Full Political Rights in Elections, Candidacy, Leadership
Positions
Malaysia
under Fire over Plan to Control What Women Wear To Work
Telangana
Muslim Girls Stay Longer In School than Boys: Study
Mosul
Woman Raising 23 Grandkids Orphaned by IS Conflict
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Zubaida Haque
This week, even
the Prime Minister was moved to call on the ex-foreign secretary to apologise
for claiming Muslim women in Burqas “look like letter boxes” and comparing them
to “bank robbers.” Boxed into a corner, Boris turned freedom of speech into the
last refuge of a scoundrel, claiming his critics were trying to shut down
debate about “difficult issues”....
Sayeeda Warsi
There is a
pattern here – Muslim women are a quick, easy way to make a point that furthers
your interests with certain sections of the media and my party – a useful political
football. Where’s the harm in that, you might ask – it’s just politics. Well,
this approach is not just offensive, it is dangerous. Johnson’s words have once
again validated the view of those that other Muslims....
Women
in Abu Dhabi Urged To Use Female-Only Parking
Pakistan:
Woman Made ‘Moharar’ At Dir Police Station
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Girls School Set on Fire in Pishin District of Pakistan
Couples
in Tunisia Unable To Wed despite Law Change
Youngest-Ever
Pakistani Lawmaker Vows to Work for Youth and Empowerment of Women
Women's
Aid Organisation: Dress Code for Muslim Women in Private Sector Is
Discrimination
New
York Women's Group Opposes Israel-Hamas Agreement
20-Year-Old
Saudi Woman Teaches Filipino Martial Arts
Women
In Iran Enjoy Good Freedom, Are Good Planners: Female Diplomat
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Saudi
Arabia Could Soon Appoint Women as Judges
Women
Lawyers Rejoice Over Growing Legal Role in Saudi Arabia
Pioneering
Saudi Female Director Keen to Film Back Home
Women
Must Lead Iraq's Anti-Corruption Fight, Baghdad Mayor Says
Boris
Johnson: Muslim Women Wearing Burqas ‘Look like Letter Boxes’
10-Year-Old
Abu Dhabi Girl Hasn't Stepped Out Of Her Tin-Roofed Home in Years
Egypt's
Salafists Start Offering Marriage Counselling
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This
Young Progressive Could Become the First Palestinian-American Member of
Congress
Saudi
Women’s Football Team Defies Stereotypes
Persian
Stories Illustrate Afghan Women Clashing With Their Patriarchal Society
Suicide
Took the Lives of Five More Women and Girls in Iran
Remembering
Iran’s Brave Women in the Constitutional Revolution
US-backed
SDF Ready to Help Sweida’s Women Taken by IS
Remarkable
Bahraini Women Doctors Presence Hailed
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Al-Jazirah to Pay for Licenses for Female Customers
Two Women Appointed To Board of Tawafa Body
Malala Urges Rebuilding Of Girls’ Schools Torched In GB
Baha’i Women In Iran Dismissed From Jobs, Sentenced To Jail
Pakistan: Zainab Murder Convict Handed Death Penalty for Rape, Murder of 3 Other Girls
Yemeni Women Rally for 'Resistance' After Saudi Carnage
Ohio State Student Looking For Female, Muslim Sports Fans for Research Project
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