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 […]

I spent this past Sunday morning at a brunch hosted by the Canadian Council of Muslim Women to honor “Women Who Inspire.”  Five Canadian Muslim women were presented with awards recognizing their contributions in the fields of politics, education, and community activism. Also present was Mona Eltahawy, a U.S.-based journalist who gave a speech about […]

Facebook and other social networking sites have increased Egyptian women’s political activism. On Frozan Fana, a female candidate for Afghanistan’s presidency. A girl in Swat Valley shares her story with the BBC. The U.N. finds that few nations are truly serious about stopping sex trafficking. Gyms for women are doing a world of good in […]

The American Prospect discusses a not-often-heard perspective on female genital cutting. AltMuslimah interviews Dalia Mogahed. Female Kuwaiti biker enthusiasts unite! Forty women in Afghanistan were confirmed as police officers last weekend. More coverage of the Saudi “inner beauty” pageant. The Christian Science Monitor speaks on the importance of small gains, with a regrettable title. (eye […]

If FOX News does anything well, it’s make its bias clear. A recent article entitled “Muslim Women in U.S. Struggle to Balance Western Freedoms and Islamic Culture” makes no attempts to hide the opinion of the writer and the message she wants to convey to her readers. Each line is so riddled with assumptions and misconceptions, I don’t know where to begin.

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 […]

Shahina Siddiqui’s article “True Muslim society protects women,” published this past weekend in the Winnipeg Free Press, presents one woman’s response to some of the sexism and misogyny within Muslim communities that has been in the media recently. Siddiqui condemns the murder of an Afghan women’s rights activist, the flogging of a young women in […]

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. […]

You know things are sad in the world of news about Muslimahs when “Muslim women value sexy” seems like not a bad headline.  After all, it’s a nice change from “Muslim women are oppressed,” “Muslim women are passive objects and could not possibly have any personality” and “Muslim women need the West to rescue them.” […]

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. […]