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

MP Steve Reed said it was absolutely unacceptable for women to be blocked from the run and that the Equality and Human Rights ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

Portugal’s parliament on Friday approved a bill seeking to ban face veils worn for religious or gender-related reasons in ...

New fitness clubs accommodate the needs of Muslim women who want spaces where they can work out with or without a hijab. As a teen, Fatma Sheekh played soccer and tennis. Later on, her uncle ...