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