women’s rights
As Kuwait cracks down, a battle erupts over women’s rights
By Isabel Debre and Malak Harb — February 21, 2022
KUWAIT CITY (AP) — For Kuwaitis, it's an unsettling trend in a country that once prided itself on its progressivism compared to its Gulf Arab neighbors.
Will the ‘Taliban lite’ respect Afghan women’s rights?
By Daisy Khan — August 24, 2021
(RNS) — Or will the Taliban — as in the past — misread or distort Islamic doctrine?
Co-chair of Poor People’s Campaign among nearly 100 women arrested at march for voting rights in D.C.
By Renée Roden — July 19, 2021
(RNS) — The arrested protesters were part of the Women’s Moral Monday March, advocating for legislation to protect voting rights and demanding relief for marginalized and impoverished Americans.
Calling all women: It’s time to take our stand together against tyranny and injustice
By Faith in Public Life — September 30, 2020
(RNS) — Every holy text we follow, from the Quran, Torah and Bible to the teachings of the Guru Granth Sahib, demands a moral obligation to the most marginalized people in society.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday, was shaped by her minority faith
By Yonat Shimron — September 18, 2020
(RNS) — A phrase from the Book of Deuteronomy hangs framed on the wall of her Supreme Court chamber: ‘Justice, justice you shall pursue.’
Beyond belief: Religion as a motivating force for 5 women suffragists
By Yonat Shimron — August 18, 2020
(RNS) — Some of the suffragists were freethinkers who did not attend church and saw Christianity as hostile to women’s rights. But as the group grew and coalesced, it also included women of many faiths.
For one Afghan activist, her burqa is the shield allowing her to denounce corruption, Trump
By Claire Giangravé — December 9, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) – In a school in downtown Rome on Friday (Dec. 6), the “bravest woman in Afghanistan” spoke to students about her faith, the Trump administration and the difficult legacy of four decades of war in her home country.
Nun in South Sudan honored for protecting education for girls
By Fredrick Nzwili — March 8, 2019
(RNS) — Sister Orla Treacy received a Women of Courage Award from the U.S. State Department for her efforts to educate girls in a war-torn country that values brides over female scholars.
Somali sheikh leads a seven-year campaign to end female genital mutilation
By Doreen Ajiambo — February 27, 2019
MOGADISHU, Somalia (RNS) — With sermons and through local media, Sheikh Ibrahim Hassan has made it his mission to convince parents and girls in his country that FGM is a cultural practice, not a religious one.
Indian temple priests turn back women, defying court ruling
By Ashok Sharma — October 19, 2018
NEW DELHI (AP) — The priests threatened to stop rituals and prayers in the Sabarimala temple in southern Kerala state if women ages 10-50 tried to enter the shrine.
Indian temple set to allow entry to females who menstruate
By Ashok Sharma — October 17, 2018
NEW DELHI (AP) — Some 1,000 police officers cleared protesters from the vicinity of the Sabarimala temple in Kerala state on Wednesday, hours before the temple's doors were to open to females ages 10 to 50.
Israeli court fines ultra-Orthodox radio station for banning women from the air
By Michele Chabin — September 21, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — After a lawsuit was filed, the station began permitting women to speak during limited hours, "and only on stereotypically female topics like recipes or education,” said an activist.
Nepal bans Hindu practice of exile during menstruation
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — August 23, 2018
KATHMANDU, Nepal (RNS) — Placing menstruating girls and women in sheds or huts is a centuries-old tradition called chhaupadi, practiced throughout the Hindu-majority country. But on Aug. 17, it became an offense.
How Roe v. Wade changed the lives of American women
By Constance Shehan — July 5, 2018
(RNS) — Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement has ignited widespread speculation about the future of Roe v. Wade. Roughly two generations after the landmark decision on abortion, how would overturning Roe change women's lives?
Tunisian women welcome repeal of interfaith marriage ban
By Akram Khalifa — September 28, 2017
TUNIS, Tunisia (RNS) — But Islamic conservatives aim to undo the repeal of the law, which they maintain was based on Muslim teaching.
