Muslim Women

Meeting Meena: Culmination of a year of rescuing Afghan women

Last August, I did not know whether Meena had made it to the airport, whether she was alive or dead. Report.

Miss Universe: 'Wearing a hijab is a personal choice'

India's Miss Universe says Muslim women should be allowed to choose whether to wear a hijab and that no one should decide for them.

Start listening to us Jews and Arabs who live in the 'West Bank'

Research on PA women's rights violations that does not blame Israel

FGM is a crime against humanity

Honor killing - coming to a neighborhood near you

Good news? First Muslim woman set for US Congress

Islam, Sexual Violence, and the West

French women's rights minister calls hijabs 'slavery'

Women's rights minister compares Muslim women in headscarf to 'negroes who supported slavery,' gets social media backlash.

Cameron calls to end Muslim discrimination against women

British PM slams 'backward attitudes' of Muslim men towards women, reveals 22% of UK Muslim women have little to no English.

Iranian actress forced to flee to Dubai over hijab

Iran's ministry of culture targets Sadaf Taherian over bareheaded social media photos, exposes actress to public abuse.

Female Gaza Lecturer: Islam Defends the Rights of Women

Female lecturer from Gaza claims that Islam defends the rights of women and that it is, in fact, the West that doesn't.

Experts: Women Joining ISIS 'Cheerleaders, Not Victims'

Women who join Islamist groups actively support terrorism, experts say - and it may be the key to stopping female recruitment.

On Rape, the Culture of Shame - and Radio Interviews

Muslim Feminist Declaration Blacklisted by Western Feminists

A historic convention in Seneca Falls for the rights of Muslim women is being studiously ignored by their western sisters.

Turkish Man Charged with Electrocuting Wife for Having a Girl

29-year-old Turkish man charged with electrocuting his wife while speaking on the phone to police who failed to avert the crime.

First Female Police Chief in Afghanistan

A landmark move for women: Afghanistan appoints its first-ever female police chief.

Islamists Oppose Women's Rights: 'Freedom Only in Islam'

Hizb ut-Tahrir continues extensive campaign in Judea, Samaria against 'Western values'; 13 year-old speaker condemns women who report abuse.

Police: Muslim Women Arrested for Anti-Jewish Provocation

Muslim women who tried to physically prevent Jews from visiting the Temple Mount were arrested, police say.

‘End Muslim Women’s Provocations on Temple Mount’

Temple Mount activists seek action on Muslim women’s anti-Jewish protests.

‘Immodest' Girls Beat Up Iranian Cleric

‘”You are badly covered,” an Iranian cleric told two girls. “Cover your eyes,” one said before kicking him. He was hospitalized.

WESTERN FRONT: Surge in Assaults on Women in Egypt

Veiled Saudi Women Ejected, Deported from Paris Airport

France is enforcing a year-old ban on the "niqab" and not allowing Muslim women into the country if they refuse to take off a face veil.

Egyptian Revolution Changes Nothing for Women

The Egyptian Revolution appears to have done nothing for women who attempt to support “change” in Tahrir Square.