Muslim Women and Family Law
The 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.
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Darwin: A Muslim Perspective
The question of whether Muslims believe in evolution is a knotty one. Here’s some background.
Read MoreInauguration Captures US Patchwork
The door is not just open to Muslim Americans; we are not sitting in the living room; there is a room for us in the house now.
Read MoreSenior Saudi Cleric Supports Child Marriage
Sheik Abdul-Aziz Al Sheikh says if it was good enough for preceding generations it is good enough for contemporary folk.
Read MoreWomen Worshipers Banned From Shi’a Shrine
Turns out it was a man who blew himself up at the shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim, not a woman as originally thought. But women are now barred from worship at that holy site.
Read MoreDoll Says “Islam Is The Light”: People Freak Out
Protesters claim that a toy is summoning young girls to join Islam. We just wonder what’s going on at the Mattel factory…
Read MoreMedia Overplays Rihanna Concert Coverup
Really, is it such big news when a Western performer wears a longer skirt to conform to different cultural standards?
Read MoreMuslim Anti-Semitism
Responses to the taking of innocent life vary according to whose innocent life has been taken.
Read More2008: A Good Year For Egyptian Women
In the land of Cleopatra and Hatshepsut women are beginning to make strides toward equal rights. Here’s hoping 2009 will be even better.
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Missing the Anger for the Shoes
In the wake of the Bush/Shoe incident, much has been said about the shoe in the Muslim world. The important thing is that a man sought to express anger.
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