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Women and Islam

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Photos Probe Spectrum of Female Muslim Identity

By: Dominique Soguel (Women's eNews Arabic editor) | June 15, 2008

In a New York photography exhibit female Muslim students show off a range of work and attitudes toward self representation. While some pose in personal shots, three refuse to be photographed for religious reasons.

Politics

Marriage-Maker’s Gender Ruffles Egyptians

By: Joseph Mayton | May 18, 2008

Egypt has appointed its first female official to certify marriages and divorces. The move has been met by public debate and opposition from some Muslim clerics who say women shouldn’t serve in the role.

Arabic

Saudis Turn Headlights on Male Guardianship

By: Sanna Negus | April 16, 2008

Saudi women’s rights activists are pressing for reforms to lift the sharp restrictions they face in their conservative society. Some believe the time has finally come and they will soon have the right to drive.

Politics

German Muslim Center Wraps Counseling in Faith

By: Naomi Kresge | March 30, 2008

Women’s centers in Germany that cater to Muslims provide counseling for domestic and religious issues that providers say sidestep thorny issues of identity that rise with secular services.

Politics

Turkey’s Political Tensions Weigh on Women’s Heads

By: Yigal Schleifer | March 17, 2008

In the wake of Turkey’s lifting of the head scarf ban women’s groups have been grappling with the damage to tentative secular-Islamist partnerships.

Politics

Somalis Recall Islamic Rule as Brief Visit of Peace

By: Zoe Alsop | February 24, 2008

Since the ouster of Somalia’s Islamic government, women have been caught in the crossfire. One woman who struggled with imams to keep a girls’ school open says freedom’s price came too dear.

Politics

Holiday Dispirits Refugees in Lebanese Camps

By: Iman Azzi | December 20, 2007

It’s the Muslim holiday of Eid but women displaced from a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon are not thinking about feasts.

Arts & Culture

Women and Islam: Pushes and Pulls From All Directions

By: WeNews Staff | December 5, 2007

Women’s eNews launched an eight-part series exploring how Muslim women manage customs, religious practices and women’s rights. This series is supported by a grant from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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Ramadan Feeds Mixed Views on Maternal Fasts

By: Dominique Soguel (Women's eNews Arabic editor) | October 2, 2007

Ramadan fasting raises health and ethical questions for Muslim women who are pregnant, nursing or menstruating. Women who miss some of this year’s fast can make up for it next year.

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New Boss Learns of His Own Biased Blind Spot

By: Michael T. Luongo | September 14, 2006

Managing an all-woman staff taught Michael Luongo he wasn’t as woman-friendly as he thought. In 1992, he worked in a department store where only men were allowed to wear pants. One saleswoman had five children and often missed work.

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