Islam, Women and Feminism
Child marriages are rampant in this world, particularly in the under-developed and developing nations. It is not limited to one race, culture or religion but is a product of poverty and lack of opportunities. More often than not though, it is simply a practice of oppression, dictated by money, call it dowry in Hindu tradition and Mehr in Islamic tradition. Forced marriages of girls and young women in immigrant communities are also taking place in Western societies....
Wanted Saudi Woman Taken Off Interpol List
Sexual Violence in War Is Our Generation's Slave Trade
Sons of Saudi Women Married To Foreigners Get Citizenship Privileges
Bali Man Reported to Police after Marrying 13-Year-Old
Salafists Snub Brotherhood for Funding Concert with Skimpily-Clad Racy Singer
On the Job in Afghanistan, Female Soldiers Reflect
Persecuted Citizens of Saudi Arabia, Iran and Tunisia
Call to End Discrimination against Women at Workplaces in Karachi Summit
‘Sindh Women Development Undertaking Women Empowerment Projects’
A Costly Amnesty for Ethiopian Expats from UAE
Abandoned Girl Happy At Care Centre in Sharjah
Dubai Conference to Discuss Means of Saving the Lives of Mothers and Children
Somali Women Seek a Brighter Future in Mogadishu
The One Voice 2013 Women’s Conference Opens in Tripoli
Afghan Female Artist Beats the Odds to Create Art
Wife of Syrian President Is Pregnant: Lebanese Newspaper
Dr Atia of Bangladesh Gets Award for Role in Nuclear Medicine
Saudi Co. To Finance 250 Women-Run Projects
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Photo: Prince Mohammad Bin Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
Saudi Arabia shops told to build sex-segregation walls
Islamic Clothing Getting More Hip In Southern California
PLO Fury over Al Aqsa University’s Female Dress Codes
Israel Orders Halt to Injectable Contraception for Ethiopian Women
Newlyweds Fight Together On Syria Frontline
Sharjah Girl Guides Get New Identity
Accused Attack Family Members of 15 Yr. Old Victim, In Bangladesh
U S Congresswoman urged France not to release Abdallah
Woman Muslim Minister to Bring Sense of Community to Alma Mater
Sri Lankan Woman’s Body Found in International City, Dubai
Abandoned Three-Year-Old Girl’s Father Arrested
Save 2-yr-old Tasmia
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Photo: Rights Group Challenges ‘Discriminatory’ Citizenship Laws for Arab Wives
Imagine waging a grand struggle for something for 30 odd years and still being unable to make even a small incremental change towards your goal. Pakistan’s so-called feminist movement is a story of foibles, missed opportunities, humongous egos and personal enrichment. Meanwhile, in Pakistan, a woman’s testimony is considered half that of a man in terms of financial transactions, and Hudood Laws...
‘Bias Makes Muslims Women Shun Govt Hospitals’ In India
Women Employment at Lingerie Shops in Saudi Arabia Gets New Boost after Haia Agreement
Muslim Abuser Who 'Didn't Know' Sex with A Girl of 13 Was Illegal Is Spared Jail
Trial against Minor for “Consensual Sexual Relations” In Maldives to Continue
Saudi Religious Scholars Support Role for Women in Shura
Woman Held In Connection With Acid Attack in Pakistan
Pakistani Woman Set Herself and Her Daughter on Fire
Tahrir Square Sexual Assaults Reported During Anniversary Clashes
Prosecutors Call for Death Penalty of UAE Torture Dad and His Girlfriend
Despite Setbacks, Women’s Rights Activists in Lebanon Press Forward
The Right to Wear a Cross Should Be a Practical Matter
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Photo: Wadeema, The girl tortured by her father and his girlfriend
Babies – For – Sale Racket, 33 Held, Mastermind — a Malaysian Woman
Bridging Gender Divide in Nigeria’s Internet Access
Syrian Refugees Told To Say 'I Don't' To Egyptian Marriage Proposals
Selling Little Girls to Pay Back Debt in Afghanistan
Saudis Turn to Ethiopian Maids after Beheading Limits Supplies
Syrian Girls 'Sold' Into Forced Marriages
Muslim Women Finally Able To Embrace Manicures, Nail Polish That Fits Religious Restrictions
Soccer Groups in Middle East Push Women’s Right to Participate
Afghanistan’s Pedagogy of the Invisible
Daughters Demand Contact with Detained Iran Opposition Couple
The Word On Women - Can Afghan Women’s Rights Soldier on without Foreign Troops
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Photo: Saudis turn to Ethiopian maids after beheading limits supplies
South Asian Women Call For “Gender-Just’’ Laws in India
Girl Raped In Moving Bus in Dhaka
Lahore Religious Conservatives Make Insinuations about Female Performers
Police Arrest 50-Year-Old Indonesian for Allegedly Raping Neighbour Girl, 13
Family of Woman Seeking Civil Marriage Voices Disapproval in Lebanon
Malala Inspired Children Worldwide, Say Key Figures In a UN Campaign
Support for Women’s Rights in The Maldives Declining
To Fight African Terrorism, Start by Educating Girls
IPU welcomes Saudi’s decision to appoint women in Shoura
Central Java Woman Named Suspect after Crash That Killed Her Daughter
Top 100 Arab Women Leaders: How More Can Join the List
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Photo: Malala Yousafzai
There is, however, a pattern of violence against women that’s broad and deep and horrific and incessantly overlooked. Occasionally, a case involving a celebrity or lurid details in a particular case get a lot of attention in the media, but such cases are treated as anomalies, while the abundance of incidental news items about violence against women in this country, in other countries, on every continent including Antarctica, constitute a kind of background wallpaper for the news....
School Hijab Ban Shocks Cape Town Muslims
43-Year-Old Indonesian Maid Raped In Sharjah
Hearing Cancelled For 15 Year-Old Girl Facing Fornication Charges, In Maldives
Three Arab Women Fined For Swearing At Each Other
She Cares For Sick Father; Autistic Son Is Desperate For a Job, In Dubai
Gaza Teens Graduate from Hamas Military School
14 Children Injured In School Fire in Pakistan
A Young Woman’s Dream for a Peaceful Palestine
Making Arabic the Language of the Young
Sri Lanka to Ban Women from Being Maids Abroad
35% Jobs for Saudi Women Targeted In Hospitality Sector By 2015
Quite A Few Female Shops without Licenses: Assistant Mayor for Ladies Jeddah Municipality
One Saudi Woman’s Visual Journey of Belonging
APNS, Uks Invite Entries for Women in Media Awards 2013
Kim Kardashian Poses As ‘Cover Girl’ For Luxury Arab Women Magazine
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Photo: School Hijab Ban Shocks Cape Town Muslims
Rizana Nafeek: Mother Forgives Over Saudi Beheading
Fashionable Islamic Wear; a Lucrative Venture in Pakistan
Chechen Girls and the Rise of Islam
Fetish and Desire for Arab Sex Superwoman Brought To London Stage
Dubai Mall Metro Turns into Fashion Catwalk
Afghan Woman Sues Police over Daughter's Murder
More Women Inspectors Needed for Jeddah’s 3,000 Women’s Shops
Sania Mirza Tells of Life and Marriage
Ambulance Training For Women Paramedics in Jeddah ‘20 Years Overdue’
Mother Abducts Sons on Way to School in Mount Lebanon
Mexico Quashes Frenchwoman’s Kidnap Charge, Ends Seven-Year Ordeal
Academy Award Winning Pakistani Filmmaker Honoured With Crystal Award
Rs2b Spent On Benazir Income Support Programme Ads in Four Years: Chairperson
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Photo: Sania Mirza
Imams in India Urged To Speak Out Against Abuse of Women
Indonesian Rights Groups Push for Female Circumcision Ban
Morocco to Outlaw the Penal Code Which Allows 'Rape Marriage'
Peace, Please: ‘I Didn’t Raise My Boy to Kill or Be Killed’: A Pakistani Woman
Women Join Ranks of Assad Forces in Syria’s Homs
Woman Burnt To Death on Kidnap Suspicion in Bangladesh
100,000 Lady Health Workers in Pakistan Get Their Service Regularised
Saudi King Backs Nomination of Dr. Al-Amoudi to UICC Board Based In Geneva
Afghanistan's First Female Local Leader Since the Taliban Assumes Her Post
Spouse of the President of Azerbaijan: A Woman of Substance
Senegal Seeks To Curb the Baby Boom
Let Our Girls Enjoy Their Childhood without Fear
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Photo: Saudi King Backs Nomination of Dr. Al-Amoudi to UICC Board Based In Geneva
The announcement did not occur in a vacuum. Before now, some women served in an advisory capacity, but not as full members, on the committee. In 2011, King Abdullah, known for relatively moderate views on women’s roles in society, announced that women would be appointed to the Shura Council and that women would be able to run and vote in the country’s 2015 municipal elections. ” [T]his mixed-gender Shura Council may well pave the way to greater opportunities for Saudi women, however incrementally.”….
Clerics Bat for Education of Girls in MP, India
Nearly 72% of Girls in Sindh Get Married Before They Turn 18
Woman in Pakistan ‘Killed By Brother’, Over Alleged Elopement
Police Stop Saudi Woman Driving Family Car
Muslim Women, Not-So-Muslim Men: Interfaith Marriage in the UK
No Female Quotas in Elections Law in Egypt on the Argument of Salafi Members
Indonesian Court Sentenced UK Grandmother to Death over Drugs
Experts Demand Legislation to Prevent Early Child Marriages in Pakistan
Try Rapists Thru' Speedy Tribunals: Activists in Bangladesh
Women’s Rights Activist Hopes Discriminatory Passport Law in Iran Does Not Pass
Al Azhar Steps In To Help Achieve Millennium Health Targets for Women
Women Hardest Hit by Recession: World Economic Forum
Al-Kuraya Sees Greater Focus on Women’s Issues
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Photo: MUI deputy secretary-general Amirsyah Tambunan
Jewish Women Birthing More Children; Muslim Women Less
Egyptian Bank Giving Loans in Promotion of Polygamy
Another Girl Raped By 'Father of Six' In Bangladesh
I stand by my message, says Facebook girl
Dallas Jewish and Muslim Teens Build Understanding
Child Marriage Restraint Amendment Bill Rejected By Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
Child Rape Incidents on Rise in Recent Years in Bangladesh
Assad's Mother Leaves Syria to Join Daughter in Dubai
Syrian Regime Recruits Female Soldiers To Check Veiled Women
Still Veiled: Saudi Women Deserve Better Future, Must Fight For Rights
Arab-Israeli Woman a Rising Voice in the Wind
Sudanese Samia Elected Chairperson of Muslim Women Parliamentarians
Indonesian Fashion Brand Keeping Muslim Women Up2date
Saudi Activist Defends Pro-Women Stance
Death of a Christian Child Maid: 3 Years On, Mother Appeals to Pak President for Mercy
Focus on Volunteerism, P M’s Wife Asks Malaysian Youth
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Photo: Samia Mohamed Elected Chairperson of Conference of Muslim Women Parliamentarians
Women welcome new Shoura appointees
Morocco’s only female minister says wearing hijab made her a media target
Co-education the problem, educate girls separately: Jamaat chief
The Voice of Libyan Women’s premises vandalized
‘Women perspectives are integral:’ new Saudi female MP Thuraya Obaid
Saudi activist defends pro-women stance
Lady, may I see your driving license please?
Opposing Saudi women in council mirrors some people’s ignorance
Govt, opposition efforts can end problem: Bangladesh
Police arrest underage females from orphanage, detain in Maafushi prison
Renowned Pakistani singer Mehnaz Begum passes away
ICC Women’s WC: Uncapped Diana Baig determined to make her mark for Pakistan
Pakistan: ‘Women judges can help reshape patriarchal society’
Faith provides the strength to fight prejudice
UW students envision designs for a school for girls in Afghanistan
Speaker Urges African Women to Advance
Women’s bloc founded in Congress
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Photo: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind chief Moulana Jalaluddin Umri