The Muslim Woman

In Islam, there is no such concept of free will, especially with respect to women folk. They are treated as mere commodities in the hands of men. They are battered, molested, killed when they ask for freedom. To make the situation worse, women have...

A section of poor Muslim women often face the brutality of a male-dominated society. Women and girls all over the world(of all religions and nationalities)are not safe from violence and exploitation in the so called 'age of globalization and...

Women are less than cows, but yet their sexual allure is distracting Muslim males who are no less than lions. The Taliban in Afghanistan publicly thrashed women for joy. And now a mullah in Malaysia has blamed women for snatching men's sleep. Nik...

Qatar, an Emirate on the western shores of Persian Gulf has made headlines for the wrong reasons. A study on violence against women, 'surprisingly and eventually' the first of their kind in the Emirate 'has made a new statement'. 'Women in Qatar...

Over the years, in every religious society, women have always been considered as physically and mentally subordinate and unproductive to men. The trend might have reduced somewhat in the 21st century due to the advent of media, women commissions, NGOs,...

Sharon Chadha has written for various publications, including RUSI Journal, the publication of the Royal United Services Institute, the world's oldest security and defense think tank in London; RFE/RL Newsline, a publication produced by Radio Free...

Despite graduating from universities at a faster rate than men, Saudi women face an array of challenges in this conservative Arab country. Women's life in Saudi Arabia is not easy, they have to face innumerable restrictions sometimes from their...

Two women were forced to part with their heads, you read it right, I'm talking about heads! They were beheaded after getting a tag of prostitution; Islamic militants in Pakistan reprimanded the Taliban- style justice to the vulnerable women....

No doubt, the monster of terrorism is engulfing the world day by day but along with this, there is a creeping predicament that too is swallowing up human race but there's a difference in this case. Here the victims are women, from 'crimes of passion' to..

The Fourth Women Islamic Games held recently in Tehran gave women the chance to stand hand in hand with the preaching of Islam. The Muslim women should be given the right to decide whether she wants to follow her passion for sports or her religion. The...