Saudi authorities have extended the detention of two women’s rights activists, one of whom tried to drive into the kingdom in defiance of a ban, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world which does not allow women to drive. Loujain Hathloul and Maysaa[…]
The An Nur Sisterhood held their annual Hijab Expo at the Panorama Masjid on Saturday. From 9am to 6pm, the masjid premises was filled with food and clothing stalls and a number of activities to inspire young Muslim women with their confidence when donning the hijab. The age old battle[…]
A Saudi woman who tried to drive into the kingdom in defiance of a ban was arrested Monday after being blocked at the UAE border for a day, activists said. Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world which does not allow women to drive. “I have been at[…]
The Israeli army has shot and wounded a Palestinian woman after she stabbed an Israeli civilian near a Jewish settlement bloc in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, police said. Witnesses told Al Jazeera that 23-year-old Amal Jihad Taqatqa from Bethlehem arrived at the Gush Etzion settlement bloc[…]
Motivated by the struggles of men and women who continue to battle bravely against cancer, a collaboration of schools in the Paarl area have united to generously contribute to VOC’s Pink Hijab Day campaign. The initiative, led by the Al-Azhar high and primary schools, saw students and parents collectively raise[…]
For the second year, VOC took its annual Pink Hijab Day initiative to Masjidul Quds in Gatesville, where almost 1000 women gave a voice to the fight against cancer. Tuesday’s event was the 6th annual Pink Hijab Day project, which aims to bring much needed awareness to cancer, especially amongst[…]
Activists pushing for women’s right-to-drive in Saudi Arabia have declared their online campaign a success, in the world’s only country where women are not allowed to operate cars. The campaign that began last year and revved up again since the beginning of the month encouraged women to post online images[…]
The AIDS Legal Network (ALN) in a joint campaign with twelve other local civil organisations took to the streets of Mitchells Plain to march against gender violence on Wednesday. The march began in Tafelsig and moved through Beacon Valley, two areas Mitchells Plain plagued by violence against women. According to[…]
While the Muslim Marriages Bill (MMB) remains a divided issue within the Muslim community, its relevance will be unpacked at the Islamic Peace College South Africa’s (IPSA) 2nd Annual “Women in Islam – Women in South Africa” (WIWISA) Symposium this weekend. This year, the 2014 WIWISA symposium is entitled “Muslim[…]
While thousands are expected to make their way to what has been tipped as ‘one of the largest protest rallies’ in Cape Town since the fall of apartheid, a group of women plan to do a lot more than just march on Saturday. According to Ayesha Salie, about 500 women[…]
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