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People were glued to their Twitter feeds this week, as Iranians microblogged their updates of the civil unrest following the election. But is it possible that we’re not able to see the forest for the twee...ts?
Oprah's skepticism toward FLDS girls about their devotion to unusual beliefs reminds one writer of the questions asked of Muslim women.
Worried about what the neighbors think? Egyptians now have a serious reason to.
Will gender parity in the mosque end with a bang or a whimper?
Co-sponsored by the only Muslim member of Congress, the new bill could pave the way for greater acceptance of LGBT families in the American Muslim community.
Muslim leaders in Uzbekistan want women to wear traditional dress, not the Arab-imported hijab, and they've enlisted fashion experts to make the case.
Many are quick to blame Islam or Pakistani culture for the brutal murder of the wife of a TV executive but there is no evidence at all of a connection.
The fact that laws are changing does not mean that there is real progress toward justice for women in the Muslim world. Change on the ground takes a long time.
An imam argues for less modest headwear for women, because he disapproves of the break with national tradition that full hijab requires.
Fundamentalist Mormons are in the news again, in Canada, where two men are being tried for polygamy. But what if it were legal? Women might benefit.
The Portuguese Cardinal's warning manages to be a cocktail of Islamophobia, racism, sexism, xenophobia...
Sheik Abdul-Aziz Al Sheikh says if it was good enough for preceding generations it is good enough for contemporary folk.
Turns out it was a man who blew himself up at the shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim, not a woman as originally thought. But women are now barred from worship at that holy site.
Really, is it such big news when a Western performer wears a longer skirt to conform to different cultural standards?
In the land of Cleopatra and Hatshepsut women are beginning to make strides toward equal rights. Here's hoping 2009 will be even better.
There are better ways to educate on LGBT rights than to pass a toothless resolution that isolates conservative leaders.
The old story of Muslims seeking this or opposing that, is transformed as Indian Muslims pull together to help heal a nation.
The hip-hop artist attempts to solve one problem only to create another.
For the first time in years, it looks like al-Qaeda might actually be shaking in its boots.
Two recent studies reveal that Westerners are more aggressive toward perceived Muslims and less likely to be sensitive to Muslim patients' needs.
Amid both controversy and support, women are playing a larger role in religion in Muslim countries all over the world.
Is "an eye for an eye" the best that imams and scholars can prescribe for domestic violence in the Muslim community?
Defining pornography as things that “arouse sexual propensity, desires or longings” sets a moral tone without a concrete definition of “sexual desire” or “incitement,” a problem that worries the non-Muslim population.
The landmark event depicts a religion in transition, but what of the criticisms that it's just a publicity stunt?