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July 19, 2009

Muslim women sign “Jihad Against Violence”

200 Muslim women from all over the world are taking part in the Women’s Islamic Initiative in Spirituality […]
July 17, 2009

Young Muslims in the Netherlands fear forced marriages during summer break

Many young Dutch Muslims are afraid that they will be forced into a marriage during summer break and […]
July 16, 2009

Muslims seek schools’ OK for religious garb, holy days

In the United States, Muslim students and interest groups are increasingly vocal in demanding the right to wear […]
July 16, 2009

No Islamic attire by pool, Egypt tells Norwegian

A Norwegian Muslim woman has filed a complaint with her embassy in the Egyptian capital of Cairo after […]
July 13, 2009

Pakistani men held in Belgium in suspected honour killing

Two Pakistani brothers were being held in custody in Belgium on murder charges, a magistrate said Friday, on […]
July 13, 2009

Sudan women ‘lashed for trousers’

Several Sudanese women have been flogged as a punishment for dressing in trousers, according to a local journalist […]
July 13, 2009

In the Netherlands, a battle is brewing over gender-segregated classes for Muslim women

City councillor Marka Spit in Utrecht, the Netherlands, says she is going to ignore Dutch Integration Minister Eberhard […]
July 12, 2009

Headscarf dentist is ‘fit to practice’

A dentist in the UK working for the publicly financed NHS has been declared fit to practice although […]
July 11, 2009

Saudi religious police blamed in “honor” killing of sisters

A Saudi women’s group on Friday blamed the country’s religious police in the “honor” killing of two sisters […]
July 11, 2009

Saudi woman activist demands right to travel

Saudi feminist Wajeha al-Huwaider has been prevented from leaving the country: defiant, she says that “I keep telling […]
July 9, 2009

UK: New guidance on forced marriage is ‘a united step forward’

In the UK, new guidance on identifying and protecting victims of forced marriage is ‘a united step forward’ […]
July 9, 2009

‘Hijab martyr’ rally due in Cairo

Further protests are expected in Cairo over of the case of an Egyptian woman dubbed the “headscarf martyr” […]
July 9, 2009

Brandon Robshaw: The burqa should not be worn in class

Brandon Robshaw writes: “when a female Muslim student arrived at my philosophy AS class shrouded from heat to […]
July 8, 2009

French lawmaker suggests gradual ban on burqas

French legislators took up the touchy subject of face-covering, body-length Muslim veils such as the burqa Wednesday, as […]
July 8, 2009

Western Muslim women who talk of choosing the hijab dismiss the struggles elsewhere, says Rahila Gupta

Muslim women in the west who talk about choosing to wear the hijab implicitly dismiss the struggles of […]