The Muslim Woman

Though women are cattle for some men, these latter are constantly disturbed and agitated by mere cows. So when I hear of Iraqi terrorists insisting on killing Christian women if they do not cover their faces in Basra University, I wonder about whom...

It is still a paradox as to what many religious leaders of the Islamic community preaches and practices. Some says that it is the duty of the Muslim women to draw the veil whether they are amidst the public forum or at home, but the unfortunate...

The issue of Islamic dress code has always been a controversial matter. Verse 33:59 of the Quran states that the women should draw over themselves their 'jilbab'(outer garment) when in public. This will be more conducive to their being recognized as...

Veil which was their to protect a women from the outside gaze is turning a real threat to them. After the U.S. Terrorist attack, Muslim American women and Arabian American women are subject of insult and attack, as easily recognized by their veil or...

The male-dominatwed Muslim world has been denying opportunities to its women in almost every sphere of life, be it religion, education or other social issues. This is so because, according to them, all that women are meant for is for getting married,...

A Muslim girl crowned in a beauty pageant is enough to create a rustle in the Muslim community. That is exactly what happened when gorgeous Hammasa Kohistani was crowned Miss England. The moment was enough in itself to hit both feminism and Islam. I find.

The veil is increasingly becoming a torment in Britain, not for those who wear it, but for the rest. Even in a secularly tolerant society like Britain, the veil is becoming hard to absorb. And efforts are going on to place legal curbs on the...

The eviction of a young Muslim girl from soccer tournament for wearing hijab has created a political uproar in Canada. Liberal MP Omar Alghabra said that it was irrational on part of the federation in asking her to stepping out of the soccer match...

After a younger Muslim girl's expulsion from a Quebec soccer tournament, five other teams too walked out of it. The girl, Asi was asked to move out because she was in her traditional hijab. League's spokesperson Lyes Arfa stated that the ban on...

Muslim girls in the US have no problems with their traditional attire, hijab. They have tagged it as a source of strength, pride and a tool to spread correct information about much-stereotyped Islam. However, in the past years, the issue has ignited.