A student organization at the University of Illinois is hosting a week-long group of festivities on the Urbana-Champaign campus in order for students to learn about...
Read More »Fighting for Motherhood: The Case for Valuing One of the most Vital Members in Society
Yet in Islamic teachings, a mother is also considered a child’s “first teacher”. In modern societies, mothers who choose to stay at home and raise their children are more and more often considered to be “wasting their time”, and...
Read More »8 Different Hijab Styles from around the World +Pics
For some it's all about religion and conviction, for others it's tradition, for a lot of women it's a choice.With Islamophobia, hate crimes, and burkini scandals taking over the world's headlines, Muslims - particularly hijabis - remain standing
Read More »Workshop: Global Dynamics of Shia Marriages
The workshop focused on various strands of Twelver Shia Islam – defined by doctrinal differences or following different sources of clerical authority, the legal and ethical practices, rituals and everyday lived experience – and investigated how different forms of...
Read More »Reducing Negative Factors of Prenatal Development in Islam
There are many negative environmental factors effecting the prenatal development of a child. Muslim children do not suffer from nearly as many of these factors than non-Muslim children. Hence, the possibility of a Muslim producing strong, healthy, and intelligent babies is...
Read More »Victoria’s First Hijabi Policewoman Says the Challenges
Victoria's first policewoman to be wear a hijab on duty has revealed the challenges she faces being a Muslim on the frontline amid the heightened threat of...
Read More »Commanding Right and Forbidding Wrong in Islamic Thought
This book, an historical survey of the Islamic injunction to command right and forbid wrong, a biographical exposé of Muslims who understood and practiced this principle, and a bibliographical reference, is a...
Read More »A Short History of Hijab in heavenly Religions
By studying the history of prior religions, it is clear that the veil was part of other heavenly religions before Islam and the rules were...
Read More »Book: Gender Justice and Legal Reform in Egypt
Legal Reform and Gender Justice examines the interplay between legal reform and gender norms and practices. It examines the processes of advocating for, and contesting the khul‘ and new family courts laws, shedding light on...
Read More »Muslim Teacher Awarded €7k Compensation for Hijab Job Rejection
The state of Berlin has been ordered to pay a Muslim teacher €6,900 after she was rejected from a job because her hijab contravened a German law restricting religious symbols in the...
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