Muslim African-American women in the U.S. sometimes wear a hijab to signal their religious affiliation. They also want to dispel the assumption that all African-Americans are Christians, and that only ...

Muslim Women Gear to Break New Ground in DC Changemakers Conference ….

OC Sheriff’s Department officials denied the accusations and said they did not violate the women’s religious rights.

Iqbal Akhtar, Florida International University. Saudi Arabia has changed its decadeslong rule that mandated single women be accompanied by a male relative when performing an Islamic pilgrimage, ...

(RNS) — In “Queens of Islam: The Muslim World’s Historic Women Rulers, ” journalist Tom Verde shares stories of 15 Muslim women rulers, dating back to the early Islamic era through the ...

Women’s rights have slowly progressed throughout the Western world over the last century, with more women than ever voting, going to college and choosing career paths to follow. Yet in Islam, women ...

In many Muslim communities, it’s common knowledge that Muslim women don’t attend burials. This tradition is deeply rooted in Islamic principles and culture. However, there’s no definitive prohibition ...

Jamilah, Zaynah and Latifah McBryde grew up wrestling one another in Buffalo, N.Y. Coaches recognized their talent, but they ...

So, in 2013, she started World Hijab Day – a day for both Muslim and non-Muslim women to experience wearing a headscarf. Celebrated on Feb. 1, ...

Muslim African-American women in the U.S. sometimes wear a hijab to signal their religious affiliation. They also want to dispel the assumption that all African-Americans are Christians, and that ...