The funerals of elementary school students are a reminder that women and girls are often among the first to bear the burden of political violence.

Muslim women are breaking stereotypes worldwide, entering fields once dominated by men. From law, activism, media and architecture to science and space exploration, they are changing how people see ...

Muslim women have spoken about how wearing the hijab is “empowering” in the face of a new poll that has revealed almost half of Britons believe that women are pressured into putting it on. The survey ...

Saudi Arabia has changed its decadeslong rule that mandated single women be accompanied by a male relative when performing an Islamic pilgrimage, facilitating the participation of thousands of single ...

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As a young girl growing up in New Jersey in the wake of 9/11, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh concealed the fact that she was Muslim to avoid negative judgment from her peers. When she was 13, her family ...

Women’s History Month may be coming to an end, but we can’t end it without turning our focus to Muslim Women’s Day (Mar. 27). You might be wondering why Muslim women need their own day when ...

BAY RIDGE— A STRING OF ATTACKS AGAINST MUSLIM WOMEN just a few blocks apart has received condemnation from elected officials. News12 Brooklyn reported on Wednesday that a Staten Island woman ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman is claiming Chicago police discriminated against her because she was dressed in traditional Muslim clothing including a hijab covering her face. She is filing a federal ...

Women across the country are having their civil rights blatantly violated while in police custody. On the morning of April 25, Sumaya Hamadmad, a research scientist at Ohio State University, was ...

Santa Clara County has agreed to a $90,000 settlement with a Muslim woman who said her hijab was inappropriately removed when she was being booked into jail last year. As part of its agreement with ...

Two Muslim women are suing the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, alleging they were forced to remove their religious head coverings while they were in custody and photographed in front of other ...