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Muslim women are suing jails and police over hijab removal at booking. And winning.

More Muslim women across the United States are turning to the courts to challenge prison and police policies that force them to remove their hijabs for booking photos, arguing the...

Stop competing for fashion, clothes and beauty, women told

Muslim women have been urged to avoid competing in fashion, clothing and beauty trends and instead focus on good morals, fear of God and proper family upbringing.

'There's reason why women offer namaz at home,' says SC judge

Discussion-paper-Social norms, religion and Muslim family laws in the Middle East and North Africa region

This paper discusses how feminist engagement with legal-religious discourse has challenged gender norms governing the family in the Middle East and North Africa region. Drawing on...

No restriction on women entering mosques, AIMPLB tells Supreme Court

Islamic practice does not bar women from entering mosques, though their participation in congregational prayers is not mandatory, says senior advocate M.R. Shamshad

As India weighs new approach to religious law, Muslim women see opportunity

In India, a group that advocates for Muslim women finds itself caught in the crossfire of the broader debate over a Uniform Civil Code, a sweeping reform that could redefine India’...

Refer differing views on women’s role in jihad to religious authorities, says minister

SEPANG, April 11 — Any differing views on issues questioning women’s participation in jihad should be referr...

Female Saudi Border Guard officers join Hajj duty to guide, protect pilgrims

Women add colour to Eid preparations

Heavy activity seen in livestock markets, bazaars, beauty salons despite intense heat

Reclaiming Public Spaces: How Muharram Majlis Enables Kashmiri Shia Women’s Religious Expression in Public

One may argue that public spaces of worship are largely considered male spaces, where women must negotiate with existing patriarchal norms to gain access. The post Reclaiming Publi...

Six women among 17 accused arrested during raids

Why Liberation Is Sexual(ized) – The Forces Driving The Unquenchable Thirst To Emancipate Muslim Women

Chairman of the American Conservative Union and former White House Director Matthew Schlapp recently offered a bit of illustrative wit. When asked about the 160 Iranian schoolgirls...