Category: Woman's Voice
Sayida Ounissi – Tunisia’s Youngest Minister has a Vision
Tunis: In 2011, for the first time in nearly two decades, Sayida Ounissi returned to Tunisia with the freedom to be open about her political belie [...]
Shamsia Hassani – Kabul’s Female Graffiti Expert
Walk down an alley in Kabul, Afghanistan and you might spot a painting of a sharp-featured woman in a blue burqa on the side of a building. That's t [...]
Ginella Massa – Hijab-clad News Anchor Makes History in Canada
Toronto: Ginella Massa, a news reporter for CityNews in Toronto, recently anchored her first newscast in Canada, becoming the first hijabi Muslim to [...]
Muslim Woman Elected Kolhapur Mayor
Haseena Faras (61) of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) was elected the mayor of Kolhapur in Maharashtra on December 8. She stood for municipal e [...]
29 Women Nominated to Saudi Shoura Council
Kawthar Al-Arbash, Mody AlKhalaf and Leena K. Almaeena, all named as new members of Saudi Arabia's Shoura Council by King Salman.
Riyadh: S [...]
Haseena Abdulla – Woman Psychotherapist Wins International Laurels
Mangaluru: Haseena Abdulla, from Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district, recently received an international certificate in transactional analysis psy [...]
Nasreen Al-Issa – ‘Know Your Rights’ App for Saudi Women
Nasreen Al-Issa, a corporate lawyer in Saudi Arabia, launched "Know Your Rights" recently, after realising many women did not know many of their basi [...]
Safa Al Hashem – Kuwait’s Lone Women’s Voice in Parliament
Fourteen women put their names forth and campaigned for Kuwaitis to elect them into the upcoming parliament, but only one woman " Safa Al Hashem " p [...]
Muslim Woman Elected to Minnesota House
Omar, who wears a hijab, walked a long and difficult path to election, and won in a year where Muslims faced a barrage of hate crimes and threats.
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Indian Muslim Feminists: We Are Reformists Not Traitors
As the debate on triple talaq in one sitting continues, a number of Indian Muslim organisations headed by male clergy refuse to even sit and have a ci [...]