Sabbah Haji is the Director of Haji public school, a not-for-profit school established in 2009 in a tiny Himalayan village in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir. She opened a school to give education to children there as she felt that education is the base for progress and development. Founded and driven by Mr. … Read more
She rose above words and imagination, viewing the ordinary with a new eye to create eternal pieces of Islamic art. To commemorate the second anniversary of Agha Lubna’s passing, Najwa Abdullah speaks to her husband Yusuf about her inspiring life. Born in 1949 in Quetta, Pakistan, Lubna Agha was an accomplished realist whose works are widely … Read more
How a Muslim woman who fought for gender equality had her sanity questioned in a South African mosque. By Merium Kazmi. Contrary to popular belief, Islamic history is full of stories of extraordinary Muslim women. These women have assumed positions of power and respect by challenging cultural norms of women’s role in society and contributing to their … Read more
These supermums are part of a growing wave of women who use the Internet to spawn success. By Afia R Fitriati. Iim Fahima Jachja CEO, Virtual Consulting A little girl with bangs squeals upon my arrival to the third floor of the Graha Sentana Building, the headquarters of Virtual Consulting, Indonesia’s up-and-coming digital marketing consultancy firm and … Read more
A Muslim woman can be many things. But can she be a feminist? Fatimah Jackson-Best muses about how Muslim women worldwide are defying norms and setting new standards. Recently, a student approached me after class. Whispering, she asked if it was possible for Muslim women to be feminists. She came to me in a manner that let me … Read more