Feminism in the United States is back in the spotlight, but it looks a lot different than it has in the past. Muslim-American women know this all too well. The stereotypes they face are many — that they are terrorists or subservient to men or lacking their own agency. If you haven’t yet heard of […]

The Edward Hopper House Art Center current exhibition, “Where We Are Standing: Contemporary Women Artists from Iran,” examines idea that artists’ roots have an enduring influence on their creative development through works by three artists who grew up in Iran and now live in North America. In her hometown of Aleppo, Loury was a budding […]

Separated from their husbands, or simply in need of more money, many Syrian refugee women find themselves supporting their families for the first time. Many of them have become the sole breadwinners for their families. Dolce & Gabbana’s abaya collection integrates key elements of the brand’s spring/summer 2016 collection, such as daisies, red roses and […]

The launch of hummel’s new Afghanistan national team shirt is another huge step forward in our brand’s mission to Change the World through Sport. It also represents an historic first for women’s football in Afghanistan. Sports is generally viewed as a male dominant field in Saudi Arabia but many women are breaking stereotypes associated with […]

Saraswati, a make up artist from Malaysia, has captured the attention of thousands on Instagram, after using her hijab to help transform herself into popular Disney characters. Under the name Queen of Luna, Saraswati has shared over 300 posts with her 27,000 followers – each of them incredible and accurate recreations of different cartoons and […]

 Amaal Said, a 20-year-old Danish-Somali photographer and poet, has quickly garnered a following through not only her striking selfies, but also in the illuminating portraits she makes of fellow Londoners. How the unique Arabimalayalam dialect came in handy to Muslim women in Kerala to connect with each other and overcome muting efforts from conservative sections […]

An Australian boxer talks to Maria Khwaja Bazi of Fair about being a Muslim woman and someone from an ethnic background. Some Muslim women say they feel insecure in wake of Paris and San Bernardino attacks. As a result of that, many of them learn self-defense moves in a class near Nashville, Tennessee. London Fashion […]

The International Rescue Committee recently sent photographer Meredith Hutchison to meet with young Syrian girls in two refugee camps in Jordan and ask them about their hopes and dreams. The project, called Vision Not Victim, saw the girls draw pictures of what they want to be when they grew up, now that they have escaped […]

Engy Abdelkader raises questions about when Muslim women are celebrated, pointing out that “Muslim women are often celebrated as courageous when pushing back against legal, social and cultural norms within their faith communities.” But what about other situations, such as protesting racism, or fighting to be allowed to wear a long skirt in school? ModMarkit, is a pop-up […]

David Cameron has been accused of stigmatizing Muslim women after he announced plans to help them learn English and warned that migrant spouses who fail language tests may have to leave the UK. Cameron made it to the top headlines, when he decreed that Muslim women need to learn English, and came up with plans […]