Muslim women
Egypt fights Islamic extremism by allowing women leaders at mosques
By Amr El Tohamy — June 20, 2018
CAIRO (RNS) — The move to introduce women preachers – wa’ezzat in Arabic – marks the first time females have formally addressed worshippers in these spaces as officially sanctioned clergy.
A new streetwear line for Muslim women takes the frills out of modest fashion
By Aysha Khan — March 19, 2018
(RNS) — Seek Refuge, a new crowdfunded streetwear brand for millennial Muslim women, issues a challenge to the traditional modest fashion industry — all while taking up the cause of refugees.
This Muslim artist is giving Valentine’s Day a subversive twist
By Aysha Khan — February 14, 2018
(RNS) — In their sixth year, Taz Ahmed's satirical Valentine's Day cards point the arrow at the White House.
Tunisian women’s rights plan rattles Muslim traditionalists
By Jerome Socolovsky — September 15, 2017
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — An initiative by Tunisia's president to make inheritance and marriage rules fairer to women is reverberating around the Muslim world and risks dividing his country.
A look at why a Saudi woman’s miniskirt sparked an outcry
By Jerome Socolovsky — July 20, 2017
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The woman was eventually released without charge, but the incident and the online debate it ignited point to the tension in Saudi Arabia between proponents of its conservative, state-enforced strictures and those pushing for greater rights.
Saudi woman in miniskirt video arrested after public outcry
By Jerome Socolovsky — July 18, 2017
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The woman was detained by police in the capital, Riyadh, for wearing 'immodest clothes' that contradicted the country's conservative Islamic dress code.
Nike to launch ‘Pro Hijab’ for Muslim women athletes
By Aysha Khan — March 7, 2017
(RNS) The new product, developed with help from hijab-wearing Olympians in the UAE, will be commercially available in spring 2018.
In quest for equal rights, Muslim women win right to enter sacred Indian tomb
By guest — December 13, 2016
MUMBAI, India (RNS) In August, Bombay’s highest court agreed that nothing in Islam forbids their entry and that safety concerns were unsubstantiated.
Assaults on Muslim women force some to rethink hijab
By Yonat Shimron — December 12, 2016
(RNS) Many Muslim women would never think of giving it up, even as it exposes them to assaults. But some say the situation has become intolerable.
French court suspends burkini ban
By Jerome Socolovsky — August 26, 2016
PARIS -- A top French court on Friday suspended a ban on full-body burkini swimsuits that has angered Muslims, feminists and civil liberties campaigners.
Troubled Europe debates burqas, niqabs and burkinis
By Jerome Socolovsky — August 25, 2016
BERLIN -- Restrictions on face and full-body veils are back in the spotlight in parts of Europe after some French cities banned the burkini swimsuit, saying the garment, which leaves only the face, hands and feet exposed, defies laws on secularism.
Muslim women adjust the volume: #CanYouHearUsNow, Trump?
By Aysha Khan — August 1, 2016
(RNS) Muslim women around the country have joined on social media to address Trump's comments, as well as the popular notion that Islam oppresses women.
Hijab is not another word for freedom
By guest — June 6, 2016
Let’s not be fooled by Ramadan clothing ads or well-intentioned intellectuals into thinking that hijab is a means of self- or fashion expression.
Muslim scholar wins prestigious Grawemeyer Award
By Omar Sacirbey — November 30, 2012
(RNS) For the first time, a female Muslim scholar has won the prestigious Grawemeyer award. By Omar Sacirbey.
Muslim woman files suit against Disney over headscarf dispute
By David Finnigan — August 14, 2012
LOS ANGELES (RNS) The ACLU is suing The Walt Disney Co. on behalf of a Muslim woman who claims the company discriminated against her by not allowing her to wear a headscarf while working in a Disney restaurant in Anaheim. By David Finnigan.
