women in Islam

Report: Migrant-Heavy French Suburbs No-Go Zones for Women

Women are invisible in public spaces and are unwelcome in cafés and bars in France’s migrant-heavy suburbs, a shocking report broadcast on France 2 last week revealed. Reporting from Saint-Denis, a commune where 36 per cent of residents were born overseas,

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Kingdom’s Employment Plan For Women Irks Saudis

JAFFA, Israel – The Saudi Ministry of Labor has come under fire for a recent resolution encouraging women’s employment in the hotel industry. In light of the kingdom’s sagging economy, the ministry has sought to lower unemployment by replacing migrant workers with

A Yemeni girl looks on during a protest by women in front of United Nations (UN) office in

Egyptian MP Seeks to Ban Face Veil, Says It’s a ‘Jewish Custom’

JAFFA, Israel – A female Egyptian lawmaker is supporting a bill that would ban women from wearing a face-covering veil, a custom increasingly common in hardline Islamist circles. Dr. Amneh Nusseir, a philosophy and religious studies professor at Cairo’s Al Azhar University, welcomed

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