- Ramadan isn’t just a time where millions of Muslims fast – it’s also a time where they’re subjected to ignorant and irritating questions. Radhika Sanghani lists the worst.
- ‘Miss Muslimah’ Photos Show Just How Outdated Western Views Of The Muslim World Really Are. Instead of bathing suits there are headscarfs, competitors pray five times a day, and the winner is chosen by a jury of orphaned children. But the girls are similar to the girls in the West.
- Given the rise of hate crimes and misunderstandings that the general public has towards Muslims, it is important to take a moment to reflect on the mammoth diversity contained within the term “Muslim. So, here are 10 badass female Muslim leaders you should know.
- Not enough Muslim women are involved in counter-extremism operations in the UK, say activists, a problem which could be leading to more women and teenage girls deciding to travel to Syria to join extremist groups.
- Human Rights Watch on Monday criticized a Malaysian Islamic court for fining nine Muslim transgender women for cross-dressing and jailing two of them for a month.
- Not all Muslim women cover their bodies. Not all Muslim women who do are forced to do so. Like freelance writer Hanna Yusuf, who chooses to wear a hijab in a daily act of feminism.
- Ramadaan, the Muslim month of fasting, is upon us, and while it is no doubt a blessed time which everyone looks forward to, it’s a time that’s got some Muslim girls making some changes. Aaisha Dadi Patel rounded up some of the things they’ll be doing differently this month.
- Now that two young Muslim “yoga gurus” are set to have BJP chief Amit Shah and, possibly a slew of Union ministers, twisting and turning to their command, they are aiming higher for their next pupil.
- For millions of schoolgirls in Egypt, Summer days represents the darkest nightmare: the start of the female genital mutilation (FGM) season.
- A British Muslim woman’s Facebook post claiming she was racially abused by a National Express driver has gone viral.
- The Daily Mail writes about an “Islamic tribe” (The Tuareg) where “women embrace sexual freedoms.”
- Muslim women in Pahang, Malaysia told to dress ‘decently’ during Ramadan
- Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), a movement of Muslim women, has hit out at All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) for its opposition to yoga.
- Wazina Zondon writes that “The annual celebration of Ramadan (which began on June 17) coincides with Gay Pride Month this year, providing a unique opportunity to consider the current state of LGBTQ Muslims, as well as their likely future.”