Tag Archives: Women’s rights

The President of Austria has called for all women to wear headscarves in solidarity with Muslims to fight...

This book, a collection of articles from the University of Gloucestershire’s annual Islam conference, is another effort at clarification. In this case, the presumed audience is British; most of the authors are based in the United Kingdom and the material they draw on...

In this book Tanya Walker draws on extensive fieldwork from over 100 cases to argue for a radically different understanding of the setting and dynamics of the...

The author presents a finely honed analysis of women's property rights in the medieval Islamic world based on a series of unique documents originating in the Islamic court of Granada in the...

The Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures (EWIC) is an interdisciplinary, trans-historical, and global project embracing women and Islamic cultures in every region where there have been significant...

The book discusses and expounds various issues regarding the rights and laws that pertain to women in Islam, and unwraps some of the...

Women Judges in the Muslim World: A Comparative Study of Discourse and Practice fills a gap in academic scholarship by examining public debates and...

This book addresses issues on the status and standing of women, their social, political, and cultural activities, housewifery, art, freedom, lifestyle, natural and...

World Hijab day is a wonderful event that seeks to demystify the hijab and help people understand why a woman would choose to...

Hijab is a special outfit of honour. Historically, there has been a custom among kings to give special clothing to...