The Endurance of Muslim Female Athletes
During the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Sarah Attar competed in the 800-meters race, and though she placed last, still received a standing ovation. Female judo competitor Wojdan Ali Seraj … [Read more...]
New Study On Hijabi Women Looking For Work
According to Harvard Business Review: “earlier this year the European Union’s highest court ruled that employers could prohibit employees from wearing visible religious symbols at work, as long as … [Read more...]
Dallas Billboard Campaign Addresses Misconceptions About Hijab
A new billboard in Dallas features a woman wearing a hijab, along with a 1-800 number and the words: respect, honor and strength. The Islamic Circle has partnered with a Chicago-area based group … [Read more...]
Dear Mr. Cameron, Muslim Women Are NOT #traditionallysubmissive
UK Muslim women have organized a Twitter campaign against Prime Minister David Cameron after he was reported to have made comments about the “traditional submissiveness of Muslim women." This was in … [Read more...]
Newsweek Counters Reuters Poll on Marginalized Muslim Women
Despite a Thomson-Reuters poll indicating that women remain marginalized in Arab and Muslim countries, Newsweek reports that there have been positive changes. … [Read more...]
Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes… and The Muslim Woman
In this op-ed for Washington Post, Rana Elmir, deputy director of the ACLU of Michigan, writes how Muslim women often bear the brunt of anti-Muslim hate crimes. In her piece, Ms. Elmir cites one … [Read more...]
Brits Calling For WW2 Heroine Noor Khan To Be On The £50 Note
British politicians (such as Transport Minister Nusrat Ghani and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi) and historians are calling for the first British Muslim Second World War heroine, Noor Inayat Khan, to be the … [Read more...]
‘Being Muslim’ Offers History of Islam and Women Of Color
Sylvia Chan-Malik is a scholar of American and gender studies at Rutgers University. She was raised in Northern California by Chinese immigrants who were culturally Buddhist but not religious. In … [Read more...]
Muslim Women See Representation In ABC’s ‘Quantico’
A multi-dimensional female Muslim character is a rarity on network television, and many Muslim women are applauding Lebanese-born actress Yasmine Al Massri for her portrayal of twin FBI agents Nimah … [Read more...]
New UK Report On Hijab and The Workplace
According to a new study on Muslim women who wear the hijab, published in the Oxford University Press’s European Social Review, found that wearing the head-covering leads to an increase in … [Read more...]
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