December 18, 2013‘Gender apartheid’ is real in UK universities, writes Emma Pearce in Britain’s Telegraph, so why aren’t more people fighting it?‘Gender apartheid’ is real in UK universities, writes Emma Pearce, so why aren’t more people fighting it? Read […]
March 18, 2013The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s strident statements against women’s rights in areas such as guardianship and domestic violence are reinforcing fears among many Egyptian liberals about the potential consequences of the Brotherhood’s rise to power.The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s strident statements against women’s rights in areas such as guardianship and domestic violence are […]
February 19, 2013Iran has banned men and women from using educational facilities at the same time.In line with its policy of introducing gender-segregation to every social environment, the Iranian government has banned men […]
February 19, 2013Sexual violence in Egypt takes on a political dimensionThousands of protesters took to the streets of Cairo last Tuesday, demanding an end to endemic sexual violence […]
January 23, 2013An unexpected decision on ban women from working in boys’ schools in Qatar has left the establishments, teachers and staff struggling to readjust.An unexpected decision on ban women from working in boys’ schools in Qatar has left the establishments, teachers […]
December 7, 2012At a London conference, founder of the AHA Foundation Ayaan Hirsi Ali proposed to end placing women under the control of male guardians.At a London conference on the rights of women in the Middle East, founder of the AHA Foundation […]
October 9, 2012Ikea has apologised for airbrushing women out of the Saudi version of its furniture magazine – which was previously identical across the world.Ikea has apologised for airbrushing women out of the Saudi version of its furniture magazine – which was […]
September 5, 2012A children’s play center in the UK has banned fathers from the premises to avoid offending Muslim women.A children’s play center in the UK has banned fathers from the premises to avoid offending Muslim women. […]
May 8, 2012New York Times reports on all-female prom for Muslim girls in MichiganThe New York Times reports on an all-female prom at a school in Michigan for Muslim girls that […]
October 18, 2011Ida Lichter writes that archaic Saudi laws are impeding true progressIda Lichter writes that archaic Saudi laws are impeding true progress. Via:[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ida-lichter-md/saudi-women-rights_b_1006830.html]
March 29, 2011Saudi Arabia ‘not ready for women voters’The head of Saudi Arabia’s electoral committee charged with preparing for next month’s municipal polls said the kingdom […]
February 5, 2011Turkish woman recounts difficult life in Saudi Arabia with bookThe difficulties of living as a woman in Saudi Arabia are the subject of a new book by […]
January 7, 2011Somalia’s al-Shabab bans mixed-sex handshakesMen and women have been banned from shaking hands in a district of Somalia controlled by the Islamist […]
October 18, 2010GW University starts female-only swim hoursAt George Washington University, the Muslim Students’ Association and the University opened up “Sisters’ Splash,” a female-only hour […]
July 30, 2010Islamic Feminists Storm Some BarricadesIslamic feminists are holding pray-ins at US mosques to protest gender-segregated worship: while women’s rights activists like Asra […]
June 22, 2010Saudi Arabia convicts 15 men, women for mingling at partyJudicial officials say a Saudi court has convicted four women and 11 men for mingling at a party […]
June 19, 2010Saudi Women vow to breastfeed their driversSaudi women plan to turn a controversial fatwa (religious ruling) to their advantage and launch a campaign to […]
May 22, 2010Mosque pray-ins against segregation of sexes are springing up“Pray-in” protests have sprung up in Muslim communities across the country in the past decade as women’s rights […]
April 11, 2010British girl of 10 kept in Saudi hell hole for 11 years by her dadA British girl kept in Saudi Arabia by her father has succeeded in reuniting with her British mother: […]
February 22, 2010Muslim Women Protest Policies At Islamic CenterOver the weekend, approximately 20 women protested gender segregated prayer facilities at the Islamic Center of Washington (District […]