By nihalmubarakFor women who grew up in the West, it is often easy to forget that we have access to many resources that other women might not always have. For Afghan women and young girls, the radical rule of the Taliban in their war-torn country meant that they lost many of their rights, including the right…
By lailakhanAn Emirati man has taken a brave first step this week and has applied to the courts for a sex reassignment surgery. He is the first to do so in the country, soon after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) passed a bill allowing the surgical procedure in their country. This bill recognizes gender dysphoria as…
By Guest BloggerTwo years ago, history was made when FIFA finally allowed soccer players to wear head coverings for religious reasons. This development was literally a game-changer for many men and women. Prior to this allowance being made, women who normally wore the hijab would either have to play soccer without it, or not play at all….
By carolnisarConservative British columnist Kelvin Mackenzie has received tremendous backlash from the Muslim community and its allies for penning a column which derides Channel 4 for poor editorial choice. Mackenzie wrote in The Sun that the news channel should not have allowed a hijabi woman to report the Bastille Day attack in Nice back in July….
By yathripabdelgadirTwenty-five Pakistani civilians were pronounced dead, while twenty-eight were left wounded after a suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Northwest Pakistan Friday September 16th, 2016. The Taliban took full responsibility for the attack on the mosque, which was said to be a Sunni mosque. The Taliban’s statement was made by Ahsanullah Ahsan, who claimed there…
By Halema WaliAs hundreds of thousands of Muslims from all around the world gather this week in Mecca and Medina to complete their Hajj pilgrimage, Iranians will be noticeably absent during this holy and spiritual journey. Hajj is a mandatory religious visit, that is to be fulfilled by all able Muslims. Tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia…
By Fatima NToday marks one year since Hungarian camerawoman Petra Laszlo tripped and kicked migrants who were running from a police line in Southern Hungary. “The accused, while she continued filming the scene, kicked a young man in the shin with a swift movement of her right foot, and immediately after that, she also kicked a minor…
By Asmaa Elkhaldi“It’s the rejections day!” said the woman sitting in front of me in a cab. She was on the phone. Some minutes later I discovered that she was preparing herself and other family members to travel through the Erez Crossing, and her permit was rejected. “Did you know why was it rejected?” she asked the…
By Salma ElkhaoudiMohammad JD, a native Chicagoan and current graduate student in San Francisco, is on a mission to call the world’s attention to the Syrian refugee crisis. “No Place Like Hope,” is the title of this mini-documentary, a product of Mohammad’s time spent teaching and helping with medical attention in Northern Greece’s refugee camps. It was written and…
By lailakhanRemember all those times people would comment about the burqa ban in France saying how telling women they can’t cover up is the same thing as telling women to cover up? And that patrolling women’s bodies whether its telling them to cover up or not is still wrong? This comes after several high ranking Daesh…
By Naaz ModanThe Islamic headscarf began as a religious commitment over 1,400 years ago, recently transformed into a political statement, and now seems to be taking on the face of Islamic extremism for some fearful and paranoid political leaders. As of this month, authorities of Khujand, a city in Tajikistan, are keeping track of women who choose…
By carolnisarKind of. On Monday, United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein drew some pretty straight, parallel lines connecting the practicing ideologies of populist politicians such as Donald Trump and Dutch Geert Wilders to that of none other than their supposed greatest enemy, the Islamic State. In particular, Zeid pulled out the common thread between them…
By Guest BloggerThe barekini, where you bare it all without bearing anything at all?? Can you guess if this is satire or not just by looking at it? I know I couldn’t. Twitter @JenCPig The “barekini” reminded me of a study my friend told me about which showed men who look at women in bikinis, and…
By Maysoon KhatibThe Saudi Supreme Court has confirmed that Eid Al-Adha will begin on September 12, 2016 this year. So, if you need to take some time off of work, now is the time to start putting in those requests, people! And just in case you were a weeeee bit concerned about how you were going to…
By Guest BloggerMany disabled children live between four walls in simple houses in Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, Occupied Palestine. These disadvantaged children are not able to enjoy their rights due to life hardship under Israeli occupation and inaccessibility to education. Mothers had to act independently to draw a smile on their disabled children’s faces. As a…
