Muslim women
Israel's 'Captain Ella,' highest-ranking Muslim officer, named IDF's new Arabic spokeswoman
Major Ella Waweya, known as "Captain Ella," will replace Col. Avichay Adraee as the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesperson, taking charge of Arabic outreach across platforms.
New Italian bill targets Islamic face coverings and religious funding
Don’t ban the burka in Denmark - opinion
'Our humanity cannot be kidnapped': Being Jewish, Muslim women in Jerusalem - comment
Meet CAM's four Muslim women standing up against extremism and promoting peace
The Combat Antisemitism Movement's "Voices for Humanity" campaign highlights four Muslim American women fighting extremism and promoting tolerance.
Muslim fertility rate in Israel continues 22-year fall as Eid al-Adha approaches
Jerusalem has the highest population of Muslims in the country - with around 380 thousand people, which makes up more than a third of city's residents.
Iranian state media: Teenage girl Armita Geravand is 'brain dead'
Iran has denied that Geravand was hurt after a confrontation on Oct. 1 with officers enforcing the mandatory Islamic dress code in the Tehran metro.
Somalia's first all-women newsroom spotlights female taboos
Bilan has revolutionized the news agenda in Somalia, the director of the United Nations Development Programme Regional Bureau for Arab States said.
French ban of Muslim abaya robes in schools draws applause, criticism
France has enforced a strict ban on religious symbols in state schools since 19th-century laws removed any traditional Catholic influence from public education.
Sixty Afghan girls hospitalized after school poisoning - police
In neighboring Iran, poisoning incidents at girls' schools sickened an estimated 13,000 mostly female students since November.
Should pregnant women fast on Ramadan? - study
During Ramadan, adult Muslims – both men and women and some children – abstain from food and drinks during daylight hours.
Archeological discovery strengthens Scottish-Islamic identity
The glass is the first archeological find of its kind and it is believed that the original vessel it was part of would have been made in Syria, Iraq or Egypt in the 12th or 13th century.
Iranian women protest hijab laws, Mahsa Amini killing in viral TikToks
Tehran police allegedly said Amino’s arrest was for “justification and education" about the hijab, a head covering that is mandatory for women in Iran.
70 Afghan refugees arrive safely in Italy after Sylvan Adams, IsraAID rescue operation
Among those rescued are the Afghan women’s national cycling team, a female robotics team, families of diplomats, female judges, police officers, human rights workers and more.