10 February 2014
In a tradition that is more than four decades old, girls in a Bihar village wear the janeu or the... Read more
Topic: women
13 March 2010
Orthodox Jewish women in the US are being trained to assume leadership roles in synagogues that are similar to those... Read more
06 September 2008
Pentecostal women are gaining a foothold in politics of Kenya, both on an official and unofficial basis. Many of these... Read more
20 March 2006
'An interdisciplinary, transhistorical, global project covering women and Islamic cultures' - this is how Suad Joseph, Professor of Anthropology and... Read more
07 November 2005
An American woman who claimed she had converted to Hindusim but was denied entry into the 'Hindu-only' Lingaraj temple in... Read more
12 August 2005
Radio Free Iraq (RFI) correspondent Asma al-Sarraj recently interviewed female Islamist activists on the constitution. She spoke with Mahdiya Abd... Read more
25 March 2005
Many Muslim countries have witnessed an upsurge in women studying Islam. But women are still prevented from serving as imams,... Read more
12 August 2004
Getting to the Olympics remains a challenge for many female athletes, particularly those from strictly conservative Muslim countries where beliefs... Read more
16 June 2004
A controversy is brewing in Kerala over Muslim woman students offering prayers at a college mosque. Every Friday many Muslim... Read more
06 December 2003
The collapse of the Ba'athist regime has given Shia women a chance to learn about their once-suppressed faith. Read more