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France Cracks Down on Abuse of Women With Bold Ads Targeting Muslim Migrant Communities

France has launched an advertising campaign to combat the surge in female genital mutilation, as statistics show that 1 in 10 ...

Congress attacks BJP for 'injustices' against Dalit, Muslim women

Congress leader Alka Lamba alleged that the BJP and its supporters were using intimidation to silence women ...

Fury across India after Delhi Police assault two Muslim women journalists

Two Muslim women journalists say they were dragged to a Delhi police station and brutally beaten while doing their job, and allege the violence intensified after police learned they were Muslim. Their videos have sparked outrage across India.

Two Muslim women journalists allege police assault in India

Two Muslim female journalists allege they were detained and brutally assaulted by police in India’s capital, Delhi. Police have denied the allegations, claiming the journalists were brought to the ...

Why Kanthapuram’s take on Muslim women goes against Islam’s own history

The piece explores the jeopardy of being a Muslim woman. The author notes that none of this started with Kanthapuram, and it won't end with him either. Give it a few months and some other cleric or priest, or some politician, Muslim or otherwise, will say more or less the same thing: that a woman's voice is something to be covered up, that her ambition is a threat to the home, that modesty means being neither seen nor heard.

Comparing Muslim Women to Jewellery Locked in a Box Is an Insult to Islamic History and Women's Dignity

Dr Shujaat Ali Quadri, Convener of the Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO), has strongly condemned the remarks of Kanthapuram Aboobacker Musliyar comparing...

‘Islam does not bury women’: Kerala cleric clarifies remarks after backlash over women’s public role remark

Kanthapuram says it is unfair to suggest that Islam places women in a subordinate position. He says Islamic teachings do not advocate suppressing women or keeping them confined

Because we're Muslim: 2 women journalists allege assault by Delhi Police; cops deny

The journalists alleged Delhi Police asked about their religion before assaulting them after they tried to question Chief ...

France Cracks Down on Abuse of Women with Bold Ads Targeting Muslim Migrant Communities

France has launched an advertising campaign to combat the surge in female genital mutilation, as statistics show that 1 in 10 girls living in districts with

‘I feel more comfortable asking questions’: how we worked with mosques to talk with Muslim women about reproductive health - The Conversation

‘I feel more comfortable asking questions’: how we worked with mosques to talk with Muslim women about reproductive health  The Conversation

French Women Show Online Solidarity With Muslims After Le Pen Revives Hijab Ban

French women are showing support for Muslim women online after far-right presidential contender Marine Le Pen renewed her proposal to ban the hijab in public spaces.

French women don headscarves to protest far-right ban proposal

Women across France are donning headscarves and sharing images online in solidarity with Muslim women as a social media campaign gains momentum against a...

Kerala CM VD Satheesan denies deleting post on cleric amid row over remarks on women

The controversy took another turn after BJP Kerala’s social media handle alleged that Satheesan had deleted a Facebook post criticising Kanthapuram after meeting the scholars.

PhD research spotlights how Muslim breastfeeding mothers experience the workplace

Féranaaz Farista’s PhD research hones in on the lived experiences of Muslim breastfeeding mothers, some of whom returned to work after the birth of their children.

Row over Kanthapuram directive limiting women’s public participation grows as Samastha defends ‘right to preach’

Debate intensifies in Keralam over Kanthapuram's remarks on women's public roles, as Samastha defends religious scholars' preaching rights.

‘Not fit for progressive society’: Keralam CM slams Muslim cleric’s ‘anti-women’ remarks

Keralam chief minister VD Satheesan on Wednesday slammed the anti-women remarks made recently by a prominent Muslim cleric, ...

Kerala CM slams clerics ‘women should stay home’ remark, IUML tiptoes around row

Influential cleric A P Aboobacker Musliyar s remarks came in the wake of Eid Milad-un-Nabi, Onam, when videos went viral of ...

Women should stay home’: Keralam CM Satheesan says no place for such remarks by cleric, as IUML tiptoes around row

Influential cleric A P Aboobacker Musliyar’s remarks came in the wake of Eid Milad-un-Nabi, Onam, when videos went viral of ...

‘Not fit for progressive society’: Kerala CM slams Muslim cleric’s anti-women remarks

Chief minister said that he and his party, the Congress, stand opposed to the remarks made by Muslim cleric Kanthapuram AP ...

‘Not fit for progressive society’: Kerala CM slams Muslim cleric’s anti-women remarks

Chief minister said that he and his party, the Congress, stand opposed to the remarks made by Muslim cleric Kanthapuram AP ...