It might seem unusual or even completely new to some of you but it happens. Our sisters are praying like our brothers; feet apart, hands on their knees, loud voices and perhaps worst of...
Read More »Fatwas regarding Women’s Issues in the Month of Ramadan
For fasting, women have some additional rules that apply to them due to issues such as pregnancy, menstrual cycles, and breast feeding. The following provides some insight into those matters that may be helpful when women are considering fasting in Ramadan and other months. Rules during pregnancy and breastfeeding A …
Read More »The Role of Women Towards the System of Wilayat+PDF
This book is a translation of the Urdu Seminar "Nizam-e-Wilayat" delivered by: Hujjatul Islam Sayed Jawad Naqvi. It is an eye opener for us...
Read More »Verona Collection: Modern Islamic Clothing+Pics
When Lisa Vogl, a single mother, photographer and also a Muslim revert, converted to Islam in 2011, couldn’t find many options for modest clothing and realised that many other Muslim women shared the same sentiments. Gone are those days when it was difficult for Muslim women to find clothing that …
Read More »British Teachers at Union Conference Support Palestine and Oppose Islamophobia
Anti-racism was a big theme of NUT teachers’ union conference this week. It took place as Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is under intense attack from right wingers over antisemitism...
Read More »A Note on Muslim Women on International Women’s Day
There is much debate to be had, there is much that Muslim women can add to the debate, in their diversity of views and opinions, we don’t want voices from within our diversity to be cherry picked and given a platform as icons when they are not representative...
Read More »Crowdsourced Database of Muslim Women in University of Nebraska Omaha
Women of Islamic Studies is a crowdsourced database of women scholars who work on Muslims and Islam. This ongoing project is in its beta version...
Read More »Hijab: A Muslim Woman’s Freedom and Identity
Undoubtedly, hijab is one of the most debated issues concerning Muslim women in contemporary society and the typical modern view of hijab is that it is a symbol of woman’s oppression and her inferior status; thus, many people think that liberation and freedom come with the unveiling...
Read More »Call for Papers: Muslim Women’s Religious Leadership & Authority in Europe & North America
This interdisciplinary workshop, will be held in 13 September 2018, aims to facilitate a dialogue and scholarly exchange on the topic of Islamic female scholarship and leadership...
Read More »Speaking in God’s Name: Islamic Law, Authority and Women
A challenging new book that reviews the ethics at the heart of the Islamic legal system, and suggests that these laws have often been misinterpreted by authoritarian readings of the sources, resulting in the repression of Muslim women...
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