Dr. Zahra Rahnavard threatens to file a complaint against President Ahmadinejad. More coverage on Dr. Rahnavard here, here, and here. Changing clothing mores in Baghdad. Spain is considering removing religious symbols from public, which really means another hijab ban. Via Islam in Europe. Women in Lebanon are battling for their citizenship rights. A district in […]

A Muslim woman in Surrey, U.K., was attacked by a passenger in a car, who threw an egg at her. The Al-Janabi matriarch faces the man in court who raped her granddaughter and killed her son’s family. On the role of headscarves in Indonesian elections. More from The Malaysian Insider. Two Swedish politicans offer up […]

The Khaleej Times profiles Maryam bin Fahad, the executive director of the Dubai Press Club. The Times of India recounts the political gains made by Muslim women recently. Speaking of politics, Iran’s presidential election is down to four candidates, one of which promises to pay housewives. Meanwhile, the Coalition of Iranian Women has stated the […]

Asma Uddin writes for Patheos about the difficulty of being a modern Muslim woman. Muslim Lookout takes down The Ottowa Citizen for their coverage of the Afghan Shi’a law. Gulf News profiles Fatima Obaid Al Jaber as a role model for Emirati women. Hurriyet Daily News covers Jasad magazine. The American Civil Liberties Union, along […]

The eight-year-old Saudi girl who was previously denied a divorce has finally been granted one. Doctors are worried about the levels of anorexia nervosa among teenage girls in the Emirates. Dr. Fahmida Mirza, Pakistan’s first female speaker of the national assembly, asks for help for Pakistan. Women’s employment in Turkey is rising despite the economy. […]

Domestic workers in Lebanon may have a new hope about fair treatment. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy travels through her native Pakistan to look at the toll that the war has taken on children. Kurdish women are looking to get in on the football frenzy. Obtuse lawmakers in Yemen are trying to stall the ban on child marriage. […]

epiphanies critically looks at Swedish women’s groups’ messages to Muslim women. A nurse in Zaria, Nigeria has been fired from the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital because of issues with her hejab. Muslim organizations have demanded her reinstatement. The nurse in question speaks out here, while the officials who fired her clarify their position. A […]

Even other Muslims are hating on the bus-using niqabis in Denmark. Brotherhood, huh? The Kipp Report outlines why Saudis are having such a difficult time with women working. Arab News examines the negative impact of the law on non-Saudi women. Nuseiba weighs in on why feminists need to get down with the hijab. More fallout […]

Arabian Business profiles the world’s most powerful Arab women, many of whom are Muslim. In Nigeria, the Federation of Muslim Women’s Association in Nigeria meet with medical experts to determine how to improve adolescent health. A Saudi women’s conference stressed the “role of the family in reinforcing intellectual security,” whatever that is. The 12 members […]

Ethar writes about how Egyptian universities and banks are teaming up to improve Egyptian women’s business skills. Hurriyet Daily News profiles Yaşar Seyman, a political powerhouse in Turkey. The New York Times examines Sheikh Hasina’s political troubles. Government offices in Dubai are getting ready to implement childcare in every office. YEAH! More here. Muzzammil Hassan […]