Syria’s minister of social affairs and labor, Hind Kabawat, led the delegation, as few Afghan women were represented in their ...

Pakistan hosts the 9th OIC Ministerial Conference on Women in Islamabad on July 12-13, focusing on socio-economic and ...

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 ...

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 ...

The debate surrounding Muslim women’s entry into mosques is no longer confined to courtrooms or religious committees. It has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets to protest the death of Mahsa Amini. AP Photo/Emrah Gurel The death of 22-year-old ...

The second session of the “The Islamic World Today: Issues and Perspectives” conference featured two female speakers, both members of the Islamic community, on Monday. Each of them has studied and ...

(CNN) -- Many people in the West associate Islamic civilization with war, fanaticism and intolerance. TV and newspapers cover seismic events first, like wars and bombings, and tend to focus on issues ...

Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world. Almost 90% of its population, around 236.5 million people, are Muslim. Women make up almost half of it. With the increasing popularity of ...

Meanwhile, the fundraiser for the woman in the video tops $180K.

CAIRO – Shortly after Kholoud al-Faqeeh was appointed judge in an Islamic religious court in the Palestinian territories, a woman walked in, laid eyes on her and turned around and walked out, ...