Teen Muslim Girls Condemn ISIS
The BBC interviews a group of Muslim teenagers about reports of girls being drawn into the "allure" of ISIS. As one teen says, “I find it ridiculous. I’m a Muslim and the fact that they think ISIS is … [Read more...]
Women’s Mosque Movement
Comedy writer Hasna Maznavi recently did something rather extraordinary in Los Angeles. She opened a female-only mosque. As PRI reports, this is the first women’s mosque to open in the United States … [Read more...]
Adoption and Islam
As Al Jazeera reports, adoption is often incorrectly thought to not be permitted in the Islamic faith. However, that is definitely not true in the United Arab Emirates, where marriage rates have … [Read more...]
Female Cinematographer Captures New Ground in U.S. and Pakistan
Female cinematographers are an extreme rarity in Hollywood (there’s only a few working in independent cinema) but what about Pakistan? Meet Nausheen Dadabhoy who’s Pakistani and Muslim… and yes, she’s … [Read more...]
Afghan Girls Become Computer Literate
In Afghanistan, a nonprofit called Digital Citizen Fund teaches Afghan girls to use computers and “express themselves” on social media. So far the non-profit has trained 7,900 girls in their … [Read more...]
International Women’s Day in Syria
Even the war-torn country of Syria celebrated last Sunday’s International Women’s Day where women who were at the forefront of the protest movement against the government of Bashar al-Assad gathered … [Read more...]
State Dept Awards Courageous Women
Last Friday in Washington DC, ten women received this year’s Women of Courage Award from the U.S. State Department. Winners included female activists on the front lines of the Syrian war to those … [Read more...]
Girl Scouts and Islam… Go Together?
In this op-ed, Rose Hamid, President of Muslim Women of the Carolinas, talks about her experience as a Girl Scout leader. “I wanted my children to build camaraderie with fellow Muslims while engaging … [Read more...]
Syrian Refugee Who Once Had “Big Dreams”
Two years ago, she was a Syrian doctor with “big dreams” but then ISIS appeared and soon this doctor and civil society activist (who once campaigned against violence against women) was living a … [Read more...]
Middle East’s New Karate Champ
Meet the karate champ who recently won gold medals in the Karate World Championship in Germany. The champ is Egyptian, and oh yeah, a woman, and her name is Abou el-Yazed. … [Read more...]
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