With the onset of Islam and its special teachings, the life of women entered into a new phase - a phase which differed vastly from the previous one and became one in which women availed of...
July, 2020
March, 2020
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21 March
Women and Gender: The Middle East and the Islamic World
This research focused on gender issues affecting Muslim societies elsewhere in the world as well as masculinity and men within a gendered framework form part of the scope of this...
February, 2020
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15 February
An Interview with Nazneen Karim on the Occasion of Lady Fatima’s Birthday (as)
There are too many characteristics of Lady Zahra (as) to choose from her but I think the spiritual connection with Almighty God is the most important one because of the way she...
November, 2019
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29 November
Fatwa of al-Azhar about Hijab
The global center for fatwa in al-Azhar emphasized that, hijab is obligatory based on the apparent text of the Glorious Qur’an and traditions which are definite in positiveness and implication, without the need to...
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6 November
Role of Women in the Government of Imam al-Mahdi
The reappearance of Imam al-Mahdi (ع), like the original appearance of Islam itself, will instigate revolutionary changes in the world. In particular, his movement will challenge the...
July, 2019
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22 July
Woman’s Identity and Rethinking the Hadith +PDF
This book is a first step in a comprehensive attempt to contrast Hadith with the Qur`an in order to uncover some of the unjust practices by Muslims concerning women and....
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21 July
Does a Wife Have the Right to Work according to Ayatollah Sistani?
The basic condition is that the work would not be incompatible with religious obligations such as covering and hijab, not being present in a place where is not secure from committing sin, caring for the....
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10 July
Book: Woman’s Identity and Rethinking the Hadith
This book is a first step in a comprehensive attempt to contrast Hadith with the Qur`an in order to uncover some of the unjust practices by Muslims concerning women and gender issues...
June, 2019
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29 June
The Right to Marry: Daughters and Elders in the Islamic Courts of Zanzibar
In rural Zanzibar, both lay people and legal professionals argue that women’s options in marriage could be improved by closer adherence to Islamic law....
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25 June
Muslim Women in Indonesian Religious Courts
This essay investigates the reasons underlying women’s increasing use of the Islamic courts by examining the attitude of Indonesian Muslim women towards divorce and divorce law as reflected in the narratives they present when petitioning for divorce in court....
