Religion Dispatches
People were glued to their Twitter feeds this week, as Iranians microblogged their updates of the civil unrest following the election. But is it possible that we’re not able to see the forest for the twee…ts?
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Oprah’s skepticism toward FLDS girls about their devotion to unusual beliefs reminds one writer of the questions asked of Muslim women.
Read MoreWorried about what the neighbors think? Egyptians now have a serious reason to.
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Will gender parity in the mosque end with a bang or a whimper?
Read MoreCo-sponsored by the only Muslim member of Congress, the new bill could pave the way for greater acceptance of LGBT families in the American Muslim community.
Read MoreMuslim leaders in Uzbekistan want women to wear traditional dress, not the Arab-imported hijab, and they’ve enlisted fashion experts to make the case.
Read MoreMany are quick to blame Islam or Pakistani culture for the brutal murder of the wife of a TV executive but there is no evidence at all of a connection.
Read MoreThe fact that laws are changing does not mean that there is real progress toward justice for women in the Muslim world. Change on the ground takes a long time.
Read MoreAn imam argues for less modest headwear for women, because he disapproves of the break with national tradition that full hijab requires.
Read MoreFundamentalist Mormons are in the news again, in Canada, where two men are being tried for polygamy. But what if it were legal? Women might benefit.
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