Romania’s president has rejected a proposal by the leftist party that won elections this month to appoint the country’s first female and first Muslim prime minister. Niloofar Rahmani, a 25 year old captain with the Afghan Air Force, said she would not be going back to Afghanistan as planned, because of ongoing threats against her, […]

This post was written by Nadirah Angail (@NadirahAngail) and originally posted at her blog. Ya know, I’m not very familiar with Sheikh Hamza Yusuf. When I say “not very familiar,” I mean I used to think he was the guy who formerly went by the name Cat Stevens. (Embarrassing, I know.) So when it comes […]

In a surprise move, Romania’s largest political party nominated a woman from the country’s Tatar minority for prime minister on Wednesday. If she wins, she will be both the first Muslim and the first woman to hold the post. A women’s basketball tournament in Somalia was denounced and declared “un-Islamic” by the Somali Religious Council. […]

Last November, Muslim Girl announced the launch of their subscription boxes. For $20 US a month, you are provided with a box that “intends to package the Muslim woman’s revolution,” offering products to satisfy the needs of Muslim women in today’s world. If you are in Canada, add an extra $15 for shipping. The first […]

Naema, from Lahore, is the first female in her family to own a car and hold a job. She imagines herself as a modernist, and is featured by BBC as part of its 100 most inspiring women of 2016. Masooma Hasani, 18 years old woman from Afghanistan, loves skiing, but she has to go through […]

Last month, Waterstones Book Store in London hosted Muslim Women Speak, “a micro-festival of interactive sessions curated, chaired and presented exclusively by Muslim women.” The festival was curated by Zeba Talkhani and was designed to let Muslim women speak about their own experiences in the publishing and writing industry in the UK. Shereen Malherbe spoke […]

Malaysia recently concluded its fifth peaceful democratic protest last month to call for a ‘cleaner’ electoral system in the country. Organised by the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih, or ‘clean’ in the Malay language), the rally aimed to raise awareness of systemic corruption in government institutions and of the current polling process. Most […]

Tunisia’s youngest minister has a vision and is ready to lead. Middle East Eye met with Sayida Ounissi, Minister of Vocational Training and Employment in Tunisia, who reflects upon her position, the changing face of Ennahda and being a young woman in politics. Jordan is set to open a shelter for women at risk of […]

Halima Aden, a 19-year-old Somali-American became the first contestant in the Miss Minnesota beauty pageant to compete wearing a hijab and a burkini. 2M, a Moroccan television broadcaster, apologized for airing a segment that advised women on how to use makeup to cover up signs of domestic violence. SheFighter is the first self-defense academy for […]

Muslim Mothering: Global Histories, Theories, and Practices edited by Margaret Aziza Pappano and Dana M.Owen is a compilation of essays focusing on what it means to be a Muslim mother. In the introduction, Pappano and Owen reveal that this “volume seeks to show how Muslim mothers experience mothering in their own words” (pg. 3). The […]