Melissa Matos, converted to Islam, sometimes feel alienated from her family and friends but she has substantial reasons for embracing Islam. If asked, she would go back to the seventh- century of Arabia, where it was believed that Prophet received Holy...
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It's really tough to spraed awareness about HIV/AIDS among Muslim women. Due to this very reason campaigns in the Muslim countries do not turn up to be very successful. The prejudice prevailing among the Muslim community that the West tries to spread ...
Women are treated as commodity in the Muslim World and Ethiopia is an example for it. The Muslim women are being brutally beaten by the males, even to the extent of slitting the throat or putting a bullet in woman’s head on the pretext of “honor...
There is general misconception among non- muslim that sex is a western culture and in Islam it is regarded as something shameful, indecent and and unethical. Infact it is not so. Islam never prohibits sex between husband and wife.
However, it...
How could anyone say that Islam does not differentiate with women when men are permitted polygamy, there are still cases of female genital mutilation(FGM). But then before labeling Islam as an anti- women religion one must give a look on the teachings...
The book, "Unveiling Islam", by Caner Brothers, provides an open forum for debate on Islamic beliefs. The book is an honest attempt to portray a picture of Islam from a Christian prospective. It also provides informative pieces about the Islamic faith....
The Prophet words “Seeking knowledge is mandatory for every Muslim” appears to be followed by the Muslim community not just in words but also in deeds. According to the report revealed by UNESCO the ratio of Muslim women pursuing graduation and working...
It's wrong to say that Islam does not allow women to participate in politics.
According to the Quran(60:12), Muhammad was told that when the believing women would come to him and swear their loyalty towards Islam then he must accept their oath....
The Muslim women have the privilege to work or start the business of their own. This is what Quran states in Verse 4:34.
The Quran gives men the responsibility of guardianship as they are physically stronger than women. Not only this the holy book...
The Verse 4:32 of Quran has always been controversial. Many experts has judged the Verse in their own way. In this regard I find the comment of Sheikh Muhammad 'Abduh very silly. According to him wife must not receive male strangers nor they must accept...
Muslim women are not allowed to entering mosques. But who imposed this restriction on them? Many of us would reply, "The tenets of Islam." But that's not the truth.
In Islam, both sexes have equal access to the teachings and preachings of the...
An article appearing on the website of Muslim Women's League, titled “An Islamic Perspective on Violence Against Women”, appears to be biased in favour of Muslim women.
It is quiet true that the Quran forbids female infanticide, women beating, and...
I was highly amazed by an article published in the Nepalese English neswspaper, Gorkhapatra National Daily, on 21st October 2005. The article, titled “Muslim women in Saptari use family planning means”, read that more and more Saptari women are adopting...
The Quran, which generally talks about giving equal status to women, at times appears to be deceitful as well. The Verse 23:5-6 of Sura clearly legalizes sex with slave girls. It talks of sex with wives and those who are “legally in possession”.
Well, I...
Islam considers every life sacred and a gift of God. No one is allowed to take the life except under certain circumstances as specified in the Quran.
According to the Chapter 6, Verse 151 and Chapter 17, Verse 31, killing a child is regarded as a sin,...
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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.
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