And speaking of trash bags, here’s a poster for Germany’s International Human Rights ad campaign: The translation reads: “Oppressed women are easily overlooked. Please support us in the fight for their rights.” Outrageous. Thanks to Kawthar for the tip!

A few weeks ago, Jonah Goldberg wrote an op-ed claiming that feminism’s work in the West is “mostly done” and that’s it’s time to take feminism “overseas” to Muslim women. We disagree. Diana: Where do you begin in tearing apart Jonah Goldberg’s “Talking feminism overseas?” I can almost see Gayatri Spivak shaking her head as […]

In Nigeria, women in purdah vow to vote. The Huffington Post talks about Daisy Khan and her work with WISE. Amid protests, Syria has lifted the ban on niqabs in classrooms. Tunisian women will be allowed to wear hijab in their ID cards. More from Bikya Masr. Muslim women in Canton, Michigan, gather for a […]

This was written by Chally and originally published at Feministe. Last month, Women Deliver – a fantastic organisation dedicated to improving women’s and girls’ health and wellbeing globally – released the Women Deliver 100. It’s a list of inspiring people, well, delivering for girls and women in all kinds of areas: health, politics, the media, […]

Eman al Obeidy’s family speaks out about her rape, her detainment, and Libya’s regime. Al Obaidy has now been charged for defamation. The National profiles other women who are working against Qaddafi’s regime. Women will not be allowed to vote in Saudi Arabia’s long-delayed municipal elections. A 14-year-old girl was raped and then died during […]

Salam, readers! Some of you may know that both Krista and I attended the Muslim Voices: Rescripting Islam conference at Indiana University last Thursday. You may not know, however, that this was the first time Krista and I had ever met in person! It was really wonderful to connect with her and with our other […]

The All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board in Lucknow, India, is petitioning the governor to amend the law to allow Muslim women to get the rights provided for them in Shariah law. On Kazakhstan’s unofficial hijab ban. More on discrimination against headscarf-wearing Kazakhs here. Will the revolutions in the Middle East trigger revolutions in […]

Here’s yet another video campaign on why women should wear hijab: This movie shows a woman stumbling through a dark and scary forest, running away from snakes and wolves and unknown–yet terrifying–dangers. But all of that goes away when–surprise!–she puts on a headscarf. The differences in the movie between life without a headscarf and life […]

A Lebanese politician calls Saudi women “trash bags” and then hurriedly backpedals. Hilarious satire about a Pakistani ban on bras is presented as fact by American outlet. This week, the Virginia Festival of the Book aimed to go beyond flat stereotypes of Muslim women. Three thousand Muslim women attended a seminar on employment in Dadar, […]

Salam alaikum, readers! We’re finally back up and running after an unplanned hiatus! We apologize for the lengthy delay—our server was having some major issues, and then I got really sick, and…well, when it rains, it pours! But we’re back and happy to report that you can look forward to regularly scheduled programming starting Monday! […]