Saudi King fires cleric for criticizing breakthrough gender mixing initiative at a new university in Jeddah. Egyptian scholar is demanding death penalty for those caught importing virginity faking kits. Iranian Nobel laureate to deliver speech on women’s rights in Colorado. Afghanistan’s burqa boxers train for 2012 Olympic Games.
Read MoreThis week, New York’s Robina Niaz was celebrated for her work helping Muslim women victims of domestic violence, a woman takes off her niqab to testify in Spanish court, Irshad Manji critiques a book for going soft on Islamic fundamentalist’s deplorable treatment of women, a 32-year old Malaysian woman may become the first woman to be caned in the country while the Ashaari sect in Malaysia starts a Polygamy Club to revive the practice.
Read MoreUnderstanding the purpose and reasoning behind abaya is not something a Muslim girl learns the day she is born. For many, like myself, it was a slow and steady journey; one that required much research and reflection.
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By instituting a physical separation as the vessel for modesty-management the responsibility for modesty is devolved to the physical partition rather than necessarily imbuing the men and women with the social graces of modesty and respect in the way that they interact with each other.
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While author Dave Eggers gives readers a lot of insight into what Kathy Zeitoun faces and her incredible character and spirit, there really has been little attention given to her following the book Zeitoun’s release. This lack of interest is a part of a larger problematic trend when it comes to highlighting the power of Muslim women in effecting change and being change agents in their respective societies.
Read MoreThis week, sharia law is extending to Indonesian province and is (yet again) enforced in Malaysia, psychiatric plea likely for Muzzammil Hassan’s January trial, new site, “Flying While Muslim,” recently launched, America’s first Special Representative to Muslim Communities is sworn in, Jerusalem sees increased rate of Arab-Jewish dating, and Abercrombie is under fire for rejecting hijab
Read MorePerhaps it’s time for a new question. Can Muslim women save western feminism from its ethnocentrist arrogance?
Read MoreWestern feminists should not assume everyone’s struggle mirrors their own – their obsession with the burqa has a patronising whiff.
Read MoreMany myths exist about how quickly women are moving up the ladder. With this Everywoman Quiz, you can test yourself and your friends on how well women are doing. The facts will help you discard the pervasive “good girl” myths about women’s inevitable rise.
Read MoreIt makes me really sad, that we fast the entire month, strive for excellence in behavior and worship, but come the day of Eid, we miss out on one of the most significant aspects of our religion.
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