Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
In this op-ed, women’s rights activist Shahnaz Taplin-Chinoy makes the excellent point that Islam has always provided excellent female role models – from the Prophet’s first wife, Khadijah, who was a … [Read more...]
In this honest and compelling Huffington Post podcast, two “talented, ivy league educated, social justice- minded” young Muslim women are interviewed – one wears and embraces the hijab, the other … [Read more...]
China has some of the oldest Muslim communities outside the Near East. Located in the city of Kaifeng, is the old capital of the Song Dynasty where one thousand years ago, it was considered to be a … [Read more...]
The Mayor Mezquita de Granada is the first mosque built in Granada, Spain since 1492. In this video clip, the local Muslim women talk about their faith, daily lives, the hijab, and dealing with … [Read more...]
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...]
In Libya, the majority of college graduates are women – 77% compared to 63% for men. However after graduation, only 43% of women enter the workforce. Al Jazeera takes a look at special interest groups … [Read more...]
Along with fighting ISIS on the front-lines, Kurdish women have marked another extraordinary step forward in equal rights with the passing of an Equality Degree which guarantees women’s rights within … [Read more...]
In light of the Driver Ban lifting in Saudi Arabia and other Women's Rights gains across the Middle East and North Africa, scholars Benjamin G. Bishin and Feryal M. Cherif ask some pertinent … [Read more...]
Exasperated at seeing Muslim women portrayed as having no agency in their own narrative, author Dr. Seema Yasmin has "reframed" to write about everything Muslim women CAN do and the powerful, … [Read more...]
Syrian women have been left out of previous peace talks until now. In what The Guardian is calling a “breakthrough move," a "Syrian Women’s Advisory Board" has been launched to advise the UN Special … [Read more...]
