CAIRO, Egypt -- Amira Khairy is mobbed by housewives kissing her cheeks in greeting as she arrives to give a lesson on reciting the Quran to women at the Al-Sedeeq mosque in a Cairo suburb. Students ...

When Zariah Horton stepped to the front of a mosque in Los Angeles last year and prepared to address a congregation of Muslim women, she was assuming a position she never imagined being in. She had ...

In late March, Rabi’a Keeble, the founder of Qal’bu Maryam, a women-centered mosque in Berkeley, California, announced her decision to close the place of worship due to diminishing resources and ...

(RNS) — Hindi Makki has spent the past seven years bringing the discussion on women's inclusion in Muslim spaces into the mainstream, beginning with her blog Side Entrance. (RNS) — When Hind Makki ...

After the recent controversy over women being barred from entering a Hindu temple in southern India, India is now debating whether Muslim women be allowed to pray inside a mosque. For rights activists ...

Just a few years ago, a woman's place in the mosque was a fringe issue. Now, a younger generation is using social media to draw attention to what... Muslim Women Challenge American Mosques: 'Now Is ...

The story of Rabia al-Basri is one that Muslim kids learn early. She ran through her hometown of Basra, Iraq, with a torch in one hand and a bucket of water in the other. When townspeople asked her ...

AMSTERDAM (AP) - Yassmine el Ksaihi doesn't see herself as a feminist rebel. She covers her head and wears modest clothing. She learned to read the Quran at age 5 and promotes traditional Muslim ...

(RNS) — In late March, Rabi’a Keeble, the founder of Qal’bu Maryam, a women-centered mosque in Berkeley, California, announced her decision to close the place of worship due to diminishing resources ...