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 […]

A recent BBC News article has provided an astonishing suggestion that, far from being the monolithic oppressed group that many readers of mainstream Western media have come to expect, Muslim women can come from a wide range of possible experiences and backgrounds.  Who knew? Journalist Christopher Landau begins his article by telling us, The role […]

A prominent Tunisian academic, Amel Grami, calls for ijtihad. Rafia Zakaria writes for Pakistan’s Daily Times about the Pakistani Taleban’s increasing violence against women in Swat and elsewhere, despite Zardari’s pledges for women’s rights. IPS jumps in about what Pakistani women are doing to resist the violence. Dubai’s mufti declares that women can issue fatwas […]

The Independent reports on how activists are working to end female genital cutting in African countries. Women who give birth in U.A.E. jails may soon be able to keep their children with them for the duration of their sentence. Saudi poet Ayda al-Jahani is leading in Millions Poet. Women’s rights groups in Turkey voice concern […]

The Hijablog gives her thoughts on situation in Norway regarding the police forces’ rescinding of the allowance of headscarves on the force. More on the story at the Gulf Times, Islam in Europe,  and The Norway Post. An Oklahoma woman who wasn’t allowed to renew her driver’s license because of her headscarf was finally allowed […]

MuslimMatters has a four-part post on child molestation in the Muslim community. Parts one, two, and three have been published. In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a group of women gathered this week for “Musawah,” a global movement to promote justice and equality in the Muslim family unite. Coverage here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, […]

On Syrian TV dramas and their portrayal of women. Two women are holding a workship for aspiring writers of Arabic children’s books in Sharjah, U.A.E. IslamOnline covers the recent submission to parliament of a headscarf ban in Danish courts. In an attempt to attract more women to use public transportation, Dubai will soon launch pink […]