Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
In this New York Times profile, we follow a day in the life of busy Muslim-activist Linda Sarsour. Ms. Sarsour is one of the founders of the Arab American Association, and is known for helping unravel … [Read more...]
Forced to leave their home country, Myanmar, many Rohingya Muslim women find themselves stranded in nearby Thailand where smuggler fees are often exorbitant, and are forced into another tough and … [Read more...]
After winning best dressed by her senior class at Clifton High School in New Jersey, Abrar Shahin story went viral and was also picked up by many mainstream publications. Even Ashton Kutcher commented … [Read more...]
Talks have begun for Britain’s first “female-managed” mosque in Bradford where a quarter of the population is Muslim. The mosque will be inclusive of both sexes, and run by the local Muslim Women’s … [Read more...]
Scholar Orbala shares a comprehensive list of recommended books on Islam and feminism. … [Read more...]
Marie Claire presents a listicle of ten fashionable Muslim women who not only shatter stereotypes but do it in “very chic ways.” "My faith teaches that modesty is the best jewel of a woman, but … [Read more...]
Team Shirzanan (“female heroes” in Persian) is comprised of Muslim female athletes with a clear goal of promoting female sports in their faith. Last week, they biked across Iowa, traveling 470-miles, … [Read more...]
From Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, to Megawati Sukarnoputri, President of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004, to the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, Huffington Post … [Read more...]
When Alaa Murabit was fifteen, she and her family (of ten siblings) moved from Canada to Libya, and for Alaa, it was a tremendous cultural shock, given the country’s restrictive attitudes on women. … [Read more...]
Muslim women’s rights in China vary – greatly. On the one hand, in the Northeastern Chinese city of Jina, female imams lead evening prayers in women-only mosques, following a long tradition of … [Read more...]
