The EWIC Scholars Database is an invaluable listing of scholars from all over the world and from all disciplines whose work focuses on women, gender, and Islamic cultures.
"Zahed, who prays regularly and wears a head scarf even when outside Saudi Arabia, said that nothing in Islam bans women from sports. "Our society just has to get used to it," she said."
"Few athletes will have overcome the obstacles 21-year-old Abdul-Razzaq has faced to reach the Beijing Olympics, from a sniper's bullets to a paucity of adequate training facilities and religious and cultural opposition to female athletes."
Ali Noer Zaman argues that the impact of an innovative approach to Islamic studies has resulted in "a fresh reading of some Islamic treatises, which are not regarded as being fixed, or unalterable, in the way that the Qur'an is".
Coordinated by the Democratic Association of Moroccan Women (ADFM), the Coalition "Equality Without Reservation" includes over 600 Arab organizations and calls for the removal of all reservations to CEDAW and the ratification of the Optional Protocol.
Répondez à l’Appel de Rabat "Egalité sans réserve" et signez la pétition pour la levée des réserves sur la Convention internationale sur l’élimination de toutes les discriminations à l’égard des femmes CEDAW et la ratification de son protocole facultatif.
The Conflict, Security and Development Group at King's College London announces a call for applications for Peace & Security Fellowships for African women. Click to download more information.
