Women welcome female muftis in Syria

Syrian female graduates of Islamic law colleges are being trained to counsel women on religious matters.

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Saudi Arabia: Women can issue fatwas and act as Muftis, says senior Sheikh

A senior member of the Board of Senior Ulemas has said women are allowed to join the board in order to break the monopoly held by men. Sheikh Abdullah Al-Manea said women have the same Shariah obligations in creating religious edicts or ‘Fatwas.’

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Mona Eltahawy on women & Olympics - MLT, USA

Mona Eltahawy wrote "Ain't No Sisters on the Team," published by Agence Global, to express her concern about the role of Muslim women, or the lack of, in the 2008 Olympic events.

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Aisha Rifea educates children on spirituality

Aisha Rafea, a WISE woman based in Egypt, educates groups of children on spirituality. Recently, at the Ma’adi public library. She shared diverse meditation exercises with children, contemplating and discussing spiritual stories, playing games and singing. This was part of a program she has designed for character building based on Islamic values and principles. The program is named: "The True 'Me': Focused, Free and Fulfilled."

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Journalists invited to write on Islam and other religions

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) in Washington, D.C. invites print and TV journalists from the United States or majority Muslim countries to propose reporting projects on issues of importance to audiences in both places.

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Sumbul Ali-Karamali on NGC's "Inside the Koran" for Informed Comment

In a guest op-ed piece, Sumbul Ali-Karamali responded to the National Geographic Channel's recent airing of "Inside the Koran." Informed Comment is Juan Cole's blog, where he reflects his "Thoughts on the Middle East, History, and Religion." Cole is the president of the Global Americana Institute.

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