Confessions of a Closet Republican

Believe it or not, Egypt tops the list as the worst Arab country for women, with Comoros coming in as the best, at least according to a Tho...

Egyptian rights activist Dalia Ziada talks about why things were better for women under Hosni Mubarak's regime. Women are 'an int...

Badam Zari 53-year-old Badam Zari (the one in the colorful Islamic garb) is illiterate, even though her husband happens to be a teache...

A depressing article about the fears Afghan women have regarding the NATO troop withdrawal in 2014. They fear having to go back to the burq...

It's the women of the Arab Spring- that turned into a civil war in Syria- that I most feel sorry for. At least those that truly did or d...

According to a recent UN and Pakistani government report, a whopping 75% of girls in that country do not attend school . “Nearly half of ...

What is Anjem Choudary still doing in England?  Yes, I know he was born there, but why is he allowed to freely roam the streets of London pr...

Iran is taking giant steps backwards when it comes to women's rights. Not that women have had much since the Iranian Islamic Revolution ...

This is actually an Afghan burqa and Saudi women wear niqabs. It's still sad, but funny.

There's something righteous about a harassed Muslim woman fighting back. It doesn't happen very often, but when it does, it's te...

There's always something bizarre and surprising going on in Saudi Arabia, one of the most repressive, oppressive countries in the world....

According to Bikyamasr.com (which isn't always a trustworthy source of information), unveiled women are being attacked in Yemen, althou...

Chauvinism is rampant in the Muslim world, particularly in countries like Saudi Arabia where women aren't even allowed to drive. Like ch...

UPDATE:  Apparently not true. Interesting story about how this rumor turned into fact. Women in Egypt are getting quite worried about the ...

Although there are some subservient fools who believe that the niqab (full Islamic face veil with just a slit for the eyes) makes them more ...

It is oft quoted that Islam promotes women's rights- it's a fallacy of course, at least in most Muslim-majority countries.    This ...

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is one of the most horrifying rituals still practiced today. And it's not just Muslims chopping off the ...

According to Kabar, a local  daily paper, a 36-year-old Saudi Arabian woman has been locked up in her room for  18 years.  To punish his ...

A poll sponsored by the BBC found that of the 500 young Asian Brits surveyed, 18% (1 in 5) think it's okay to beat the heck out of wome...

As expected, the response to the planned Dutch burqa ban  has not been positive.  But it's not just the Muslim community that has balk...