ILLUME discusses sexual harassment. Our lady Yusra writes about her life as a Libyan-American Muslim woman for The Huffington Post. The Sydney Morning Herald profiles Shakira Hussein’s activism. Female health workers in Pakistan have no maternity leave and are facing pay shortages. A man murdered his 20-year-old stepdaughter. May Allah give her peace and justice. […]

A Turkish opinion poll revealed that the overwhelming majority of Turks are in favor of allowing women wearing headscarves to serve as Parliament members. Women in Bangladesh use the W.A.S.H. program to learn how to stay healthy. The Philippine Muslim Women Council has appealed to the public to help protect and preserve Lake Lanao. The […]

Mukhtaran Mai’s appeals against her rapists have been struck down by a Pakistani court. Don’t miss the Online Conference of Islamic Feminism! The Chairman of the Azerbaijani State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs believes several families force their children to wear the hijab. Common Ground News Service looks at currents of change for […]

So…the burqa ban has gone into effect in France as of Monday. Arrests have already been made, and a whole lot of people are talking about it: see here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. The Washington Post looks at American women who wear niqab, and The West Australian looks at Australian women who […]

In Nigeria, women in purdah vow to vote. The Huffington Post talks about Daisy Khan and her work with WISE. Amid protests, Syria has lifted the ban on niqabs in classrooms. Tunisian women will be allowed to wear hijab in their ID cards. More from Bikya Masr. Muslim women in Canton, Michigan, gather for a […]

Eman al Obeidy’s family speaks out about her rape, her detainment, and Libya’s regime. Al Obaidy has now been charged for defamation. The National profiles other women who are working against Qaddafi’s regime. Women will not be allowed to vote in Saudi Arabia’s long-delayed municipal elections. A 14-year-old girl was raped and then died during […]

Salam, readers! Some of you may know that both Krista and I attended the Muslim Voices: Rescripting Islam conference at Indiana University last Thursday. You may not know, however, that this was the first time Krista and I had ever met in person! It was really wonderful to connect with her and with our other […]

The All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board in Lucknow, India, is petitioning the governor to amend the law to allow Muslim women to get the rights provided for them in Shariah law. On Kazakhstan’s unofficial hijab ban. More on discrimination against headscarf-wearing Kazakhs here. Will the revolutions in the Middle East trigger revolutions in […]

A Lebanese politician calls Saudi women “trash bags” and then hurriedly backpedals. Hilarious satire about a Pakistani ban on bras is presented as fact by American outlet. This week, the Virginia Festival of the Book aimed to go beyond flat stereotypes of Muslim women. Three thousand Muslim women attended a seminar on employment in Dadar, […]

Veils that cover the face will be officially illegal in France beginning next month. And just in time, France is rolling out a new anti-niqab campaign. On how sexual violence was used to suppress Safia Ishaq’s activism. Two prominent Malaysian women, Zainah Anwar and Marina Mahathir, were included on a New York-based global advocacy’s list […]