Saudi Women Get To Work
Although women’s rights are still rather limited in Saudi Arabia, there have been remarkable improvements of late. Women are joining the work-force more, and according to the Los Angeles Times, “are … [Read more...]
Against All Odds, Gaza’s Women Making A Difference
Gaza is home to 1.8 million Palestinians, making it the most densely populated place on earth. It also has the highest employment, coming in at a frightening 43%. But there’s a large group of people … [Read more...]
Mental Health and the Afghan People
A recent study published with the National Institutes of Health concluded that 62% of Afghans had experienced at least four traumatic events in the last ten years with women at an even higher rate. … [Read more...]
UK Muslims Gender Roles, Traditional or Modern?
“A husband’s job is to earn money, a wife’s job is to look after the home and family.” This question was posed to 38,952 British Muslims from randomly selected households, and according to Dr. … [Read more...]
Film Industry On The Next Great Arab Actor
On the heels of beloved Omar Sharif’s recent passing, The Hollywood Reporter asks the question: will there ever be “another Arab figure in the entertainment industry to ever come close to reaching the … [Read more...]
TLC Launches Talk Show for Middle East Women
Launching this fall in the Middle East and North Africa is a talk show called “Nida’a” which means “the calling” in Arabic. Hosted by Iraqi-American journalist and activist Zainab Salbi, the TLC show … [Read more...]
ANGLE ON: Japanese Muslims and Ramadan
Though Buddhism and Shinto are the principal religions of Japan, there are about ten thousand Japanese Muslims according to the Japan Muslim Association. In this photo-essay, the AP shows you how they … [Read more...]
Scholar Says Iranian Arts Are Alive and Well
Scholar William O. Beeman (Chair of the Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota) has just returned from a cultural tour of Iran, and reports back that he has seen an “increased attention … [Read more...]
SoCal Iranian-Americans On The Deal
Outside of Iran, Southern California is home to the largest Persian community with population estimates between 200,000 and 500,000 people, and therefore it should come as no real surprise that the … [Read more...]
Iran’s Nuclear Deal: ‘Soviet Union Wall-Coming-Down Moment’
Middle East Correspondent Azadeh Moaveni lives in Tehran and in this op-ed, talks about the Iranian perspective on the nuclear deal agreement: “It is difficult to enumerate the endless ways – … [Read more...]
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