women's rights

White Feminism’s Absence in the Plight of Middle Eastern Women

On March 31, 2024 By MPAC

By: Amna Asad, MPAC Policy Intern Palestinian women have faced widespread oppression from the Israeli government since 1948, but recently, this oppression has taken on atrocious forms. According to the United Nations Population Fund, “Over 690,000 menstruating women and girls struggle to access hygiene products and facilities” while pregnant women…

Op-Ed: Hijab or no Hijab…the Dilemma of Political Patriarchy!

Muslim Representation

On March 16, 2023 By Dina Ramadan, Syrian Writer & Researcher

By: Dina Ramadan, Syrian Writer & Researcher Co-Founder & CEO of the AlSalam Institute for Women’s Studies SWS The debate over hijab (headscarf) in Turkey was revived on October 4th when Mr. Kilicdaroglu, the leader of the CHP, the main opposition party, expressed regret for the party’s support of…

Statement: Not In Our Name- The Taliban and Women’s Education

Muslim Representation

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On January 4, 2023 By MPAC

In August 2021, American troops withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban took over control of the country. Despite their initial claims to the contrary, their rule has been a complete reversion to fundamentalism. Most recently, this manifested in a declaration prohibiting girls and women from access to education. Sadly, this…

Islamic Declaration Against Religious Police

Muslim Representation

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On January 4, 2023 By MPAC

The distressing events transpiring in the Islamic Republic of Iran impress upon us the need to issue a clear and declarative statement against the institution of religious or morality police in particular, and the ideology of compulsion in general. We do so not from a political or partisan perspective but…

Lifting the driving ban is long overdue | Marwa Abdelghani on CNN

On September 28, 2017 By MPAC

Marwa Abdelghani, MPAC media analyst, joined CNN Newsroom to discuss Saudi Arabian women finally winning the right to drive. The lift on the driving ban is long over due and has been perpetuating the damaging stereotype that Muslim women are oppressed. Saudi Arabian women have been fighting against discriminatory and misogynistic laws for years and still have a long way to go. Watch more commentary by MPAC's policy and media analysts: http://bit.ly/2t5jqYN

Womens Rights – Islam: Questions You Were Always Afraid to Ask

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Public Affairs Council

On June 17, 2013 By MPAC

This is one in a series of 17 short videos created by the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC). In the videos, Dr. Hathout, a long-time leader in the American Muslim community answers point-blank questions about some of Islam's most controversial subjects, including women's rights, homosexuality and ideological violence. The conversations between Dr. Hathout and a diverse array of young Americans, were filmed at 89.3 KPCC's Crawford Family Forum. Learn more...http://www.mpac.org/speaktruth