Category: Woman's Voice
Malaysia: Woman in Leading Post
A bioterrorism expert recently became Malaysia's first female counterterror chief, taking the helm of the Muslim-majority nation's agency in char [...]
Yazidi Girls Seek to Find Healing
When Rainas Elias was 14, 'Islamic State' militants overran her Yazidi homeland in northern Iraq, kidnapped her and sold her to a fighter who repeate [...]
Indonesian Islamic Women’s Group Help Transgender School
In line with its inclusive policy and moderate approach, the Yogyakarta branch of Fatayat Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the women's wing of the Indonesian Is [...]
Muslim Board has Little to Offer Muslim Women Demanding Right to Pray in Mosques
While welcoming the submission of the All India Muslim Personal Board (AIMPLB) in the Supreme Court that Islam permits Muslim women to pray insid [...]
46% Women Among 17,000 Saudis Registered to Become Conciliators
The Saudi Ministry of Justice recently announced that as many as 17,000 people had applied to register as conciliators at the Reconciliation Center u [...]
Egypt: Outcry Against Female Genital Mutilation
After the death of a young girl in upper Egypt during a botched circumcision, women and doctors in Cairo launched a number of protests in recent days [...]
Woman Ensures Dignity in Death for Unclaimed Bodies
Jubeda Akbar Ali
Women are not usually allowed into burial grounds. But in NR Pura of Chikkamagaluru district in Karnataka, a Muslim woman has bro [...]
Rana Ayyub Gets Mcgill Medal 2020 For Journalist Courage
Global Opinions Writer at Washington Post and an author Rana Ayyub recently won the 2020 McGill Medal for journalistic courage. Ayyub, after winn [...]
Qatar’s First Female Minister Passes Away
Sheikha Al Mahmoud, the first female minister of education and higher education of Qatar, passed away recently. After obtaining a bachelor's degr [...]
Saudi Woman Appointed Arab World Goodwill Ambassador
A woman from Saudi Arabia, Lamia bint Majed, secretary-general and a member of the board of trustees of Alwaleed Philanthropies, has been appoint [...]