Posts Tagged ‘Shari’ah’

• The Fourth Annual International Congress On Islamic Feminism

  November 10th, 2010 In late October, this year’s Fourth Annual International Congress on Islamic Feminism was held in Madrid, Spain. The...

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• Malaysia’s Newest Cane Campaign

  February 22nd, 2010 In Malaysia, where we are swamped with mixed messages from religious authorities and pop song lyrics, those of...

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• Female Muftis Aren’t Making Headlines. What a Surprise.

  November 23rd, 2009 This was written by Sara Elghobashy and originally published at the elan blog. Whenever a story breaks that...

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• One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Women’s Rights in Kuwait

  October 26th, 2009 Two constitutional court cases in Kuwait raise questions of a paradigm shift in women's...

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• Sisterhood of the Hot Pants: the Media’s Coverage of Lubna al-Hussein

  August 20th, 2009 Lubna al-Hussein’s recent trial for wearing pants has received a lot of attention in the media. Most of...

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• Judgment Day: Muslim Women Earn Judge Appointments in West Bank

  February 25th, 2009 Two women, Khuloud Faqih and Asmahan Wuheidi,  have become judges in Islamic courts in the West Bank. This is such a...

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