As the world commemorates the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, Muslims are reminded that confronting ...

Aqsa School shares its name with the third-holiest site in the Muslim world, which includes this famous gold-domed mosque in ...

In Part II, we considered examples from various parts of the world and found that purdah as an instrument of radicalization ...

For his day, the Prophet Muhammad was a feminist. The doctrine he laid out as the revealed word of God considerably improved the status of women in 7th century Arabia. In local pagan society, it was ...

Researchers at Pew have said their analysis of data on the educational attainment of Muslim women across the world shows that religion plays a much less significant role in limiting their achievements ...

A study by the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) reveals that 85% of Muslim women surveyed want polygamy abolished, with ...

It’s the women who suffer most in the aftermath of riots,' said the center's founder. 'I wanted a place where women could express themselves freely and rebuild their identities.' ...

From majoritarian communalism to minority-specific fundamentalism, how have Muslim women navigated new vulnerabilities over ...

This story is part of a series by The Associated Press, Religion News Service and The Conversation on women’s roles in male-led religions. CAIRO (AP/RNS) — Shortly after Kholoud al-Faqeeh was ...

Reporting from Beirut — Thousands of foreign-born women left their homes and lives to join Islamic State and marry its fighters. But now that the militant group’s so-called caliphate is reduced to ...

For his day, the Prophet Muhammad was a feminist. The doctrine he laid out as the revealed word of God considerably improved the status of women in 7th century Arabia. In local pagan society, it was ...