A social and political psychology lecturer at University College London says “many” Muslim women have indicated that various ...

Meanwhile, the fundraiser for the woman in the video tops $180K.

The second session of the “The Islamic World Today: Issues and Perspectives” conference featured two female speakers, both members of the Islamic community, on Monday. Each of them has studied and ...

A critique of Mai Vaapas Aaunga director Imtiaz Ali’s remarks on the burqa, questioning who gets to define Muslim women’s ...

For his day, the Prophet Muhammad was a feminist. The doctrine he laid out as the revealed word of God considerably improved the status of women in 7th century Arabia. In local pagan society, it was ...

Ideas can be dangerous. I have learnt that the hard way. But I know that when it comes to freedom and human rights these precious ideas, so valued in the West, are worth fighting for. As a young ...

This story is part of a series by The Associated Press, Religion News Service and The Conversation on women’s roles in male-led religions. CAIRO (AP/RNS) — Shortly after Kholoud al-Faqeeh was ...

(CNN) -- Many people in the West associate Islamic civilization with war, fanaticism and intolerance. TV and newspapers cover seismic events first, like wars and bombings, and tend to focus on issues ...

Usually, it tends to be Muslim men who go to pray on Fridays in the mosques of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As is customary in Islam, women are not required to go to the mosque to pray on the holiest day ...

First I start with a salute to all women globally in recognition of International Women's Day which was celebrated on Wednesday. Every year on March 8, we are encouraged to commemorate and honour ...

Dispelling myths and misperceptions about the status of Muslim women was the goal of a panel discussion led by several Islamic women on Nov. 22 as part of International Education Week activities at UB ...