Tag: Women

New York City authorities said they will shut down a city bus service run by Orthodox Jews if the group doesn’t stop making women sit at the back of the bus.

“In fundamentalist branches of all the major religions, crimes against women take place egged on by the patriarchal tenets of the religions themselves.”

The Independent writes about “honor killings”, mainly done in religious societies.

A Saudi lawyer says a female journalist has been sentenced to 60 lashes for her involvement in a TV show in which a Saudi man publicly talked about sex.

They have no uniform and little training but a small band of Afghan women are taking the battle to the Taliban after becoming Helmand’s first female police recruits the Ministry of Defence said. ///

One in every 33 women who attend worship services regularly has been the target of sexual advances by a religious leader, a survey released Wednesday says.

Al Qaeda’s north African wing threatened revenge against France for launching a “war” against Muslim women who wear full burqas that cover them from head to toe, according to a Web statement posted in the group’s name.

Wedad Lootah, a Muslim woman from Emirati now living in Dubai, counsels Arab individuals and couples about sexual relationships. She recently published a book, “Top Secret: Sexual Guidance for Married Couples.”

Suraya Pakzad still receives death threats for teaching women how to read and write in Taliban-controlled parts of Afghanistan.