Anida Yoeu Ali’s Lava Rising, The Red Chador: Genesis I. (2019). Studio Revolt/Photo: Masahiro Sugano September 15, 2021 Women at the height of their artistic powers present a powerful reckoning in SOUL Fury Alison Carroll, The University of Melbourne A new exhibition featuring works by16 women artists who share backgrounds in Islam is a tour de force.
Syrian refugees in Passau, Germany: many of those seeking refuge are from more conservative rural regions where divorce is stigmatised. Jazzmany via Shutterstock December 7, 2020 Why so many Syrian women get divorced when they move to western countries Rola El-Husseini, Lund University Divorce isn’t forbidden by Islam, but patriarchal societies make it almost impossible.
Indonesian female Muslim students read books in a library. Dadang Tri/Reuters June 7, 2017 How a growing number of Muslim women clerics are challenging traditional narratives Rachel Rinaldo, University of Colorado Boulder There isn’t just one single narrative in Islam. Indonesia and China have a long tradition of women religious leaders – a trend that is catching up in other Muslim majority countries as well.