As a Muslim woman, I am empowered by my religious identity. But for many women, religion holds them back. As long as Muslim women suffer social and cultural marginalization, political exclusion, ...

It’s the women who suffer most in the aftermath of riots,' said the center's founder. 'I wanted a place where women could ...

Over 7000 Ahmadi Muslim women and girls from around the UK assembled for a unique 3-day event, contradicting common ...

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 ...

ANKARA, Turkey — She has been called a “bad Muslim” for sitting with her legs crossed during a televised debate on Islam. She has been derided by nonobservant women in this officially secular, but ...

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 ...

I see myself as a strong, empowered young Muslim-American woman who has overcome bigotry, ignorance, and racism that attempted to make me feel ashamed of my Islamic beliefs and values. It’s common for ...

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 ...

Islamic Gender Apartheid: Exposing a Veiled War Against Women, by Phyllis Chesler (New English Review Press, 462 pp., $29.99) Phyllis Chesler’s crucial early encounter with the reality of Muslim ...