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The Human Status of Woman in the Qur’an
As what kind of entity does Islam envisage Woman? Does it consider her the equal of man in terms of dignity and the respect accorded to her or is she thought of as belonging to an inferior species? This is the question which we now wish to…
Quranic Circles for Women Launched in Egypt
Egypt’s Awqaf ministry has launched Quranic circles for women in four governorates of the country for the first time.
Awqaf Minister Mohammed Mukhtar Gomaa said the Quranic programs are held in the governorates of…
Saudi Arabia: Women’s rights activist given 34 years in prison
Salma al-Shehab , women’s rights defender has been sentenced to 34 years in Saudi Arabian prison, the longest sentence ever given to a women’s rights defender in the kingdom, researchers and activists say.
al-Shehab , a Leeds University…
France: Muslim Woman wearing hijab targeted
A Muslim woman faced a racist attack by an administrator in a special center for the elderly in France because of her hijab.
According to a video clip posted by a woman named Namita on her social media accounts, the French woman…
Demystifying Women of Karbala
by Dr Khairunnisa Aga*- The Pilgrims of Karbala are privileged to fit Ashura of their imagination in actual Karbala, including the representative symbols of that momentous day in history. When I visited Karbala, I also tried to bring to…
Study: Women with headscarves face discrimination in Germany, Netherlands & Spain
Women with headscarves face more discrimination than others when applying for jobs in Germany, the Netherlands and Spain, revealed a survey conducted by researchers from the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK.
Utrecht University in the…
Hijabi Woman Targeted with Hate Speech on London Bus: Report
A Muslim mother wearing hijab who was travelling with her children on a London bus, reportedly faced a torrent of anti-Muslim abuse as a man started shouting at her.
The perpetrator shouted “Go back to your…
Hijab Is A Spiritual Guard: US Muslim Woman
Hijab is far beyond clothing and physical guard of a Muslim as it is also a spiritual guard, said an American Muslim woman.
“To me, hijab and chastity is far beyond the veil/clothing and physical guard of a Muslim.…
Germany bans vigil in memory of Al-Jazeera’s Journalist killed by Israel
Police in Berlin have banned a vigil in memory of Al-Jazeera’s ournalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
The event is one of a number of gatherings that have been forbidden by the authorities under an unprecedented and wide-ranging ban on…
Women in Islam
At a time when the rest of the world, from Greece and Rome to India and China, considered women as no better than children or even slaves, with no rights whatsoever, Islam acknowledged women's equality with men in a great many respects. The…