The Muslim Woman

What is all these hues and cries about un-Islamic dress code? Why the hell can't a Muslim women wear a dress in which she feels comfortable to walk around. The Islamic authorities in Iran have ordered the Tehran police to arrest any women who are...

For decades now 'Honor Killing' is a common practice among the Muslim community: in Pakistan the killing of a woman is so much so in vogue that it is of least importance to anyone. Muslim Women are being continuously forced to adhere to this brutal...

If the top most Muslim bodies are corrupted then who is going to take care of the needy ones? Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, one of the power packed Islamic group, who also is an adviser to the Howard government pertaining to Islamic...

Women members of the parliament of Pakistan have raised their voice against gender discrimination they face in both the houses. They have alleged that gender biasness is evident not only with their male colleagues but also by the speaker of National...

According to a report released by the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) about the life of Afghan women and girls states it clear that they are still facing large scale discrimination. Those females who try to fight for their rights...

If we are to think from the feminist point of view, we will find that most of the Muslim women today are fast progressing breaking the shackles laid down by the society. Most of the American's think that the Muslim women are always the mute...

In the ongoing New York Film Festival, over 30 movies about the Arab and the Muslim world are being screened. All the movies featured in the festival are created by a non-profit group of famous Middle Eastern directors. The movies deal with the war...

In Cuttack district, Orissa, a Muslim woman is divorced by her husband when she chose to vote for his rival candidate in a village meeting. Even though the triple talaq system is being severely opposed by the Muslim women leaders, still the practice is.

With lot many changes taking place in J & K, here is a recent bit of news that should bring a smile to the face of many 'Muslim Women': I have particularly emphasized on these two words because it is these women who forms a majority of the Kashmiri...

In a recent move undertaken by the government, some well planned out policies are being made to help out the business women in Pakistan. The new strategy that has been developed is exclusively to provide a kind of platform for the otherwise unnoticed...