Tajik women who dress in hijab and niqab face pressure from authorities. Hijab revival in the Maghreb region: fashion, religion or strategy? In Mangalore, India, allowing Muslim women to offer prayers inside the Noor Masjid in Hampanakatta got ugly. Our guest post about Marie Claire is featured in Mother Jones. In the Netherlands, the National […]

Shariah-approved sex aids. ‘Nuff said. In the U.S., everyone’s in an uproar about Imam Rauf. Rafia Zakaria looks at his wife, Daisy, instead. The French Senate approved the burqa ban. Guernica looks at the intersection of women’s rights and Shariah law. The veil debate is dividing Bangladeshis. A 14-year-old girl committed suicide was murdered after […]

The New York Times profiles a Muslim woman whose husband died in the 9/11 attacks. Foreign Policy interviews Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani. Another casualty of the Iraq war: single Iraqi women. Sakineh Ashtiani will receive lashes because a newspaper published a picture of a woman mistaken for Ashtiani without her headscarf. Her son is still waiting […]

ILLUME highlights the “Wrapping for Literacy” campaign for Senegalese girls. Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, an Indian organization, recently completed a survey on the aspirations of Muslim women. They want to “study, work, explore the world.” Bureaucracy in the West Bank is hindering Palestinian women’s progress. CNN profiles female Omani entrepreneurs. Six Saudi sisters are likely […]

Shiva Nazar Ahari has been arrested for “causing unease in the public mind.” Here’s how you can help. How the the Pakistan floods disproportionately affect women. A Muslim woman who sued Disney for refusing to let her wear a  headscarf at her job at Disneyland says she has been suspended without pay for turning down […]

On the barriers that female Shariah judges face in Malaysia. More from 50.50. Women in Kashmir are becoming a larger part of local protests against authorities. The Independent profiles Gaza’s only fisherwoman. Sakineh Ashtiani’s former lawyer speaks about her case after gaining asylum in Sweden. A Muslim woman who works at a Disneyland restaurant alleged […]

A new study says that pregnant women shouldn’t fast. More from The Huffington Post. Yasmin Sajid Sheikh of India aspires to be a policewoman and a role model for “progressive Muslim women.” Campaigning against stoning is still necessary. This is a much better way to address matches with the Iranian women’s soccer team. Take note, […]

A South African rape survivor receives unspeakably offensive treatment while attempting to get justice. The President of Brazil has offered Sakineh Ashtiani amnesty.  Via Jezebel. On Miss California, a Muslim Bangladeshi-American, and her immigration platform. The New York Times reports on the conditions faced by migrant workers in Kuwait. Maybe someone will listen when a […]

In Pakistan, a court has freed a mentally ill woman who has been held without trial for 14 years on allegations of desecrating the Qur’an. Muslim Voices reports that a Saudi sheikh has called for only Muslim women to work as maids in Saudi Arabia. More from the Los Angeles Times. Muslim women in the […]

Muslim girls at the London School of Fashion examine faith and fashion. More on “Islamic fashion” here. Spain’s parliament rejected a proposal to ban the niqab, while Syria has banned the niqab from educational facilities. Sumbul Ali-Karamali explores the burqa ban from an American perspective. More on the Syrian ban here. On how garment factories […]