But the organisation said it was also ‘concerned about the disproportionate media attention given to the event’.

MP Steve Reed said blocking women was "absolutely unacceptable" and that the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) ...

Zainab Ibrahim, 18, is a Muslim member of the women's wrestling team and a first-year political science major at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. Zainab Ibrahim was excited to compete in ...

ILORIN, Nigeria (Reuters) -In north central Nigeria's Muslim-majority state of Kwara, where religious traditions shape daily ...

A moral crusade to rescue oppressed Muslim women from their cultures and their religion has swept the public sphere, dissolving distinctions between conservatives and liberals, sexists and feminists.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A group of local Muslim women in Chicago are redefining what it means to be an athlete. The groups says they were often forced out of playing sports because of their attire tied to ...

Women’s History Month may be coming to an end, but we can’t end it without turning our focus to Muslim Women’s Day (Mar. 27). You might be wondering why Muslim women need their own day when ...

(RNS) — The thrill of it will never get old for me: seeing Muslim women, especially Muslim women wearing hijab, playing sports, in school, amateur level or professionally. As the NCAA and WNIT women’s ...

A ban on women and teenage girls running in a 5K charity race will only contribute to Muslim stereotypes, a woman’s charity ...

Saddyna Belmashkan spent Saturday learning weight training for free at Endorphin Gym in Denver. "In our faith we believe our body is an amana," she said. "A trust to be taken care of." Her teacher was ...

Two women detained for wearing Islamic veils on day ban takes effect. April 11, 2011— -- Muslim women defied France's new ban on full-face veils today and two protesters were arrested outside ...