Muslim women
Meet the Kickboxing Expert Teaching Muslim Women to Defend Themselves from Racist Attackers
With Islamophobic hate crimes up 70 percent in London according to one recent police stat, Khadijah Safari is helping Muslim women fight back.
How Islamophobia Hurts Muslim Women the Most
Violence against Muslims has skyrocketed in recent years, and especially since the Paris terror attacks. For an increasing number of hijab-wearing women, misogyny is combining with Islamophobia to especially toxic effect.
The Key to Fighting Gendered Islamophobia
Muslim women are turning to self-defence courses after an alarming number of attacks on identifiable Muslims occurred in the Greater Toronto Area in the wake of the tragedies in Paris and San Bernardino.
The Conservatives’ Bullshit Niqab Ban Might Be Popular, But It Cost Them Votes, Poll Shows
The election's worst fucking issue probably helped the Liberals, in the end.
The Tories Are Still Fighting the Niqab Citizenship Court Decision
Courts and policy-makers are drawing up unneeded rules to make life hard for women wearing the niqab.
This Ex-Muslim Started a Tumblr for Women Who Have Abandoned the Hijab
I talked to Hiba Krisht about the 15 years she spent wearing the Muslim head covering against her will and how Islam can hypersexualize women.
The Rise of the Sheikha
The Islamic world has (contrary to some silly assumptions) known many influential female social and political leaders, as far back as the time of the prophet Muhammad—and his quite intimidating wives Aisha and Khadija. Today one of them oversees a...