For his day, the Prophet Muhammad was a feminist. The doctrine he laid out as the revealed word of God considerably improved the status of women in 7th century Arabia. In local pagan society, it was ...

Dispelling myths and misperceptions about the status of Muslim women was the goal of a panel discussion led by several Islamic women on Nov. 22 as part of International Education Week activities at UB ...

Reporting from Beirut — Thousands of foreign-born women left their homes and lives to join Islamic State and marry its fighters. But now that the militant group’s so-called caliphate is reduced to ...

Researchers at Pew have said their analysis of data on the educational attainment of Muslim women across the world shows that religion plays a much less significant role in limiting their achievements ...

This story is part of a series by The Associated Press, Religion News Service and The Conversation on women’s roles in male-led religions. CAIRO (AP/RNS) — Shortly after Kholoud al-Faqeeh was ...

At a time when the western world is curious about Muslim women in Islam, Imani Jaafar-Mohammed spoke Thursday to people at Coffman Union about the issue. This is a very important issue to bring to the ...

DUBAI (Reuters) - It's not unusual to hear people ask why Islamic finance does not embrace women. Given the global finance industry is dominated by men isn't it even more difficult for Muslim women to ...

Justice Kauser Edappagath was hearing a plea challenging a 2012 family court decision that denied maintenance to a divorced ...

Islamic Gender Apartheid: Exposing a Veiled War Against Women, by Phyllis Chesler (New English Review Press, 462 pp., $29.99) Phyllis Chesler’s crucial early encounter with the reality of Muslim ...