Though modern Muslim women in Kerala are excelling in their careers, their domestic duties and caregiving obligations remain unchanged. Is this true gender equality, asks Dr Sapphire Mahmood Ahmed.
Zakia Soman has been fighting for Muslim women’s rights for decades. Now, her son Arastu Zakia’s short film ‘Riha’ (Unlocked) based on her life and experience of domestic abuse, is being screened at Tasveer Film Festival 2024.
Acclaimed author Bina Shah shares her views on South Asian women’s issues, and what unites the women of India and Pakistan.
While Nilofer Suleman’s works of art are recognisable worldwide, not many know of the personal struggles she has faced in her journey as a single mother.
Scholar and university professor Dr Debotri Dhar’s new book of essays looks at love from a point of view of gender, culture and politics.
Bushra Amiwala was 21 when she won her first election to a public office in the US, making her the youngest Muslim woman to ever do so.
Ten women’s groups and over a hundred activists have released a joint statement calling for justice and unity after the recent riots in Delhi.
Rani Khanam dances Kathak to Islamic verses, and has broken several of her community taboos in doing so.
This is what Indian women have been talking about these past few weeks.
Divorce in Islam is at the centre of a heated tug-of-war between political parties and religious bodies in India. But the most ignored voice is the one the debate seeks to empower.
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