Muslim women students in Karnataka, India, were not only actively prevented from accessing their right to education, but also bore the brunt of a climate of hate, hostility. This denial of the right to education of Muslim women is part of a larger politics of the attempt to erase Muslim …
Read More »Canada: Muslim women in Calgary share their experiences of facing of Islamophobia
Muslim women in Calgary are sharing their experiences of discrimination in the face of Islamophobia. As the prime victim of Islamophobic attacks, Muslim women usually have many sad stories about facing hate on the streets, on public transports, and even at work. Giving Muslim women a chance to speak out and share their experiences, a Calgary …
Read More »England: Veils ripped from Muslim women’s faces in Birmingham
A Muslim woman has spoken of vile Islamophobic abuse in which friends had veils ripped from their faces and were threatened with burning if they covered up again. The incident in Birmingham, England deterred her friends from wearing their veils in the future. But Meena Bibi said despite verbal, and …
Read More »India: Huge job market discrimination facing Muslim women
Over the past two decades, there has been a noticeable decline in women’s participation in the labor force in India. This is while Muslim women are at a further disadvantage as they are isolated based on religion. Also, they are underrepresented in the working environment significantly. A recent study has …
Read More »Nigeria: Education Minister highlights Muslim women’s right to wear Hijab
Nigeria’s constitution allows Muslim women to wear Hijab in line with the teachings of their faith, the African country’s minister of education said. Adamu Adamu noted that all citizens are allowed to practice their religions as long as no harm or inconvenience is caused to other people. He spoke at …
Read More »India: Investigation underway as fake website puts Muslim women for sale
The Indian government says it is investigating a website that purported to offer Muslim women for sale, the second time in less than a year that a fake online auction of this kind has sparked outrage in the country. The website was created on GitHub, an American coding platform which …
Read More »USA: Kansas City Area gun range accused of discriminating against Muslim women
A federal lawsuit was filed by a Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization against Frontier Justice in Lee’s Summit in the US state of Missouri claiming the gun range’s dress code discriminates against Muslim women in Hijab. Rania Barakat, who was named as the plaintiff in the lawsuit, contends that …
Read More »Nigerian Muslim female on playing football with Hijab
Abdulazzez Zulfah is a 17-year-old Nigerian female Muslim who stands out on the pitch because she plays football wearing Hijab. When she is not training on the pitch, she sells candies and sweets at the Ojota Bridge in Lagos as a means of helping out her parents. Zulfah believes her …
Read More »Belgium: Muslim women are allowed to wear Hijab in courts
Muslim women in Belgium no longer have to take off their headscarves in the courtroom as the corresponding article of the law was overturned on Monday, media reports said. Most judges in Belgium have made exceptions to the wearing of the Hijab in the past, but many judges have nevertheless …
Read More »Canada: Muslim women offered self defence classes in wake of attacks in Edmonton
ABNA: There’s a sense of fear in Edmonton’s Muslim community after several attacks on Black, Muslim women in recent weeks. “It’s been a trend where we’ve seen five in a span of weeks so the community came together and felt that action needed to be taken,” said Noor Al-Henedy, the …
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