At a gathering on Friday to mark one week since the mosque attacks in Christchurch, women of all faiths were seen wearing headscarves similar to the traditional hijab worn by...
Read More »Women before the Qādī under the Abbasids
In this article, the writer examines the appearance of Muslim women before the judge during the Abbasid period (132-334/750-945), both in theory and practice...
Read More »Book: Polygamy and Law in Contemporary Saudi Arabia
he purpose of this book is to shed light on the often misunderstood polygamous situation in modern Saudi Arabia...
Read More »Women in Traditional Sharīʾa: a List of Differences between Men and Women in Islamic Tradition
This article surveys early Islamic legal opinions concerning differences between women and men related to law, politics, and personal conduct...
Read More »Without Fairness, Polygamy Is Forbidden: Al-Azhar’s Imam
Egypt’s leading imam drew criticism from other Sunni clerics for referring to polygamy as “an injustice to women and children” that the Quran restricts...
Read More »The Legacy of Fatima: The Role of Women in Shia Islam
One-Day workshop on “The Legacy of Fatima: The Role of Women in Shia Islam” will be held in Woolf Institute Cambridge on March 4. This event will bring together scholars and practitioners to discuss the role and legacy of Fatima in Shia Islam. Discussants and moderators include: Father Christopher Clohessy, …
Read More »In Pictures: Birth Anniversary of Lady Fatima al-Zahra Celebrated in Turkey
The Birth Anniversary of Lady Fatima al-Zahra (p.b.u.h) and World Muslim Women’s day was held in Küçükçekmece, Turkey...
Read More »First UK University Unveils Sports Hijab
Brunel University London has become the first UK university to unveil a sports hijab for its Muslim sportswomen...
Read More »Conversion to Twelver Shi’ism among American and Canadian Women
Little research has been done on Western women who convert to Shi‘i Islam. To fill this gap, this study was conducted on American and Canadian women who have converted to....
Read More »The Practice of Khulʿ in Germany: Pragmatism versus Conservativism
In this article, the writer examines how Muslim women who are religiously-married in Germany might initiate no-fault divorce in the absence of a German registered civil marriage...
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