Nahideh, a 13-year-old Afghan girl, dreams of becoming a doctor but is forced to attend a madrassa due to the Taliban's ban on girls' secondary education. With religious schools as the only ...

For six hours every day after school, Nahideh works in a cemetery, collecting water from a nearby shrine to sell to mourners visiting loved ones’ graves ...

For six hours every day after school, Nahideh works in a cemetery, collecting water from a nearby shrine to sell to mourners visiting loved ones’ graves ...

The primary purpose of the hijab is to observe modesty, a value deeply emphasised in Islam for both men and women. Islamic law traditionally mandates modest dress and behaviour beginning at puberty, ...

The leaders’ initial resistance was rooted in mistrust and misinformation, believing that the HPV vaccine was a ploy to ...

The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has expressed concern about the Taliban's arrest of women and girls for alleged failure to comply with the authorities’ dress code ...

Eman Abdelhadi and Anna Fox, “Walking the Orientalism Tightrope: How Muslim Americans Construct their Gender Ideologies,” ...

Minority rights groups on Thursday highlighted ongoing atrocities against Hindu minorities in Pakistan, particularly the ...

The women – mostly outspoken journalists and human rights defenders – had one thing in common; they were all Muslim, and ...

Explore the pressing challenges faced by Muslim girls globally in this comprehensive overview from the International Forum for Muslim Girls. Participants aged 16 to 20, representing 45 countries, ...

A Muslim girl who was bashed so badly by a classmate she needed reconstructive facial surgery says it started with her defending another student. The 15-year-old student at Ardrey Kell High School ...