Ilhan Omar, a 34-year-old, hijab-wearing Muslim-American woman, has become the United States’ first Somali-American legislator after winning a seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives. A group of women in Jordan are defying gender roles for a career on the road. While it’s not easy working in a male-dominated sector, the country’s female taxi drivers […]

Two teenage girls in Morocco face up to three years in jail on homosexuality charges after they were caught kissing. According to Article 489 of the Moroccan Penal Code, any person who ‘commits an unnatural act’ with an individual of the same sex may be sentenced to six months to three years of imprisonment. In […]

Yusra Mardini, an 18 years old refugee from Syria nearly died in the Mediterranean after fleeing her country. Today, she is getting ready to compete at the Olympics as part of the refugee team. A doctor who carried out female genital mutilation (FGM) on a 13-year-old girl who later died from her injuries has been […]

Amid all the violence happening in Iraq, a workshop at a Californian University aims at building a working group consisting of women within the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education to increase the number of women in leadership roles in Iraqi universities. Egypt’s National Council for Women launched last month a media campaign under the slogan […]

Saudi Arabia announced it will be sending four female athletes to Rio Olympics. It follows separate release about male squad amid ongoing sensitivity about the issue in the Gulf kingdom. Indian Muslim women defy tradition and men to be judges. The year-long program aims to produce a steady stream of female “Qadis” across India. She […]

Photography Project Lets Young Afghan Girls Share Their View of the World. Most of these students have never held a camera. When Islamic State stormed her town, Layla Mohammed fled, but she is now back and determined to rebuild against the odds. Mohammed is breaking boundaries in Syrian town freed from Islamic State. In a […]

Software engineer Mezbeen and social activist Farah Usmani were among the scores of women who scripted history on Thursday by stepping inside the prestigious Eidgah of Aishbagh in Lucknow‎, an “only for men” venue. Wearing “burqinis,” a modest piece of swimwear used by some Muslim women, to a public pool has now become illegal in […]

Naballah Chi is a 26-year-old fashion blogger and designer who works at a local hospital in Trinidad and Tobago, and she wears her hijab in the coolest ways for work. Her style speaks volumes, but there’s also a beautiful story behind the stunning shots of her hijab. Switzerland has rejected citizenship requests from two Muslim […]

Ramadan is a time of discipline and self-control, and a month to slow down the pace of life – to focus on faith, family and charity. For professional CrossFit athlete Shaikha Al Qassimi, the test is also to maintain her fitness and nutrition program. California cafe sued for ejecting women wearing hijabs files countersuit, led […]

A Muslim girls’ soccer team tries to tackle stereotypes, inexperience, and Ramadan together. The girls in it bond together as they are able to unleash their feelings and share similar worries and challenges. Ruqsana Begum is a British boxing champion who wants to encourage other young Muslim girls to get fit and strong. That is […]