Islam Forbids Hitting Ones Wife
PHOTOS: It’s official. The Women’s March has swept the globe
As tens, even hundreds, of thousands of women pour into Washington, DC, for the Women’s March on Washington, thousand of sister marches around the world have already taken place. From Australia to India, the Czech Republic to the UK, thousands of women have taken to the streets in the name of equality, equal rights, civil […]
Miss Minnesota Contestant Wears Muslim Headpiece, Burkini
A -19-year-old Somali-American beauty queen became the first woman to wear a burkini and hijab during the Miss Minnesota pageant over the weekend. Halima Aden wore the burkini during the swimsuit portion of the event and the traditional Muslim headpiece during the entire competition. Aden, a student at St. Cloud State University, was born in […]
What the hijab means to me
Women from around the world share their thoughts and feelings about wearing – or not wearing – the hijab. ‘Hijab makes me feel free’ Ifat Gazia is from Kashmir and recently graduated from the University of London. After the Paris attacks of November 2015, I faced an assault-like situation on Oxford Street in London when […]
Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women: Why It’s Important
On November 25 we celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. This date was chosen after the horrible deaths of Minerva, María Teresa and Patria Mirabal, three women who fought for the freedom of the Dominican Republic while it was under the dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. On November 25, 1960, […]
Steve Bannon and His History of Attacks Against Women
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Stephen Bannon to be his chief strategist and right-hand man in the White House, prompting outrage from women’s rights groups. Bannon is the executive chairman of Breitbart News, a politically conservative news, opinion and commentary website noted for its connection to the alt-right. He joined Trump’s election team as […]
‘Sold like cows and goats’: India’s slave brides
The first time Muklesha was sold, she was just 12 years old. Her buyer was a man in his 70s. Marriage and a baby quickly followed. But, three years later, the man died and Muklesha was again put up for sale. This time, her buyer was a horrific abuser. “He didn’t feed me. He’d take […]
US Women, Minorities Aim for Equal Representation
On Election Day, American voters could elect the first female president to follow the nation’s first African-American president. But even with those historic firsts in the White House and an expected rise in the number of woman and minorities elected to the U.S. Congress this year, the nation’s highest elected offices still don’t reflect the […]
Indian PM Criticizes Controversial Muslim Divorce Law
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday waded into a controversy over a Muslim divorce law he said was destroying women’s lives, drawing criticism from rivals that he was fishing for minority votes in a major state election next year. Modi criticized the so-called “triple talaq”, that allows a Muslim man […]
This Pakistani police officer is on the leading edge of a trend that could lead to a more peaceful world
The stench of diesel in the air. Asima Naqvi is a lone woman standing on the side of a noisy highway. She wears a stiff grey police uniform, and has a gun at her hip and rose perfume in her purse. She is ticketing drivers for traffic violations. The perfume reminds her of who she […]