Posts Tagged: Womens Rights
Recent Case Spotlights the Rampant Abuse of Saudi Women
When Rahaf Mohammad Alqunun barricaded herself in a Bangkok hotel room earlier this month and took to Twitter, begging the world to protect her from...
Crown Prince: Saudi Women Should Have Choice Whether to Wear Abaya Robe
Women in Saudi Arabia need not wear headcover or the black abaya -- the loose-fitting, full-length robes symbolic of Islamic piety -- as long as...
UN Palestinian Refugee Aid Agency Called Out for Hypocrisy of Women’s Rights Tweet
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was called out on Twitter on Sunday for hypocrisy on...
Protecting Afghan and Muslim Women Is a National Security Issue
There was the woman whose husband sliced off her genitalia, and then reached inside her with his hand, damaging her inner organs. There was the woman whose husband cut...
Linda Sarsour’s ‘Jihad’
Linda Sarsour knows how to attract attention. She may be the most visible Islamist activist in the United States today, and her use of the word...
My Journey Away From Radical Islam
I grew up in Rawalpindi, a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan, in a family that had links with both the Deoband school of thought...
Why the UK’s Sharia Courts Should Be Banned
Girls are married off at 15 to men they've never met -- men who may beat and rape them, or who do not permit them to leave the...
Do Women’s Rights Matter to J Street?
JNS.org - J Street's controversial response to the sexual harassment of one of its staff members raises questions as to whether its attitude toward women's...
Women’s Flotilla About Everything But Helping Gaza
Arguably, more humanitarian aid now flows into Gaza than ever before. And strong evidence indicates that Hamas chooses to divert significant amounts of construction material that should...
At Rio Games, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia Lose Their Olympic Spirit Over Israel
JNS.org - More than 11,000 world athletes have converged on Brazil’s second largest city, Rio de Janeiro, for the 2016 Summer Olympics, which began on Aug....
Why the Fuss Over Ban on Orthodox Jewish Women Driving Cars?
There has been much neurotic outcry about the Belz Chasidic Yeshiva in London (note, not in Israel) for issuing a ban on women driving and...
In UN Speech, Israeli Ambassador Challenges Middle East Countries on Rule of Law
Ron Prosor, Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, on Wednesday addressed the UN Security Council on the "Rule of Law," challenging Israel's Middle Eastern neighbors to...
Abbas Reneges on Promise to Reform “Honor Killing” Laws
Mahmoud Abbas has pivoted away from earlier promises to amend laws that offer leniency to men who use the "honor killing" defense. In May 2011, Abbas...
American Jewish Groups Enter Contraception Debate
Amid controversy between the Obama administration and the Catholic Church over the use of contraception, Jewish groups have started voicing their opinions on...
