Category Archives: Breaking Down Stereotypes

WII, Inc. joins 117 Signatories on Letter to US Attorney General Holder

Organizations asked the Attorney General to investigate the NYPD, noting the “failure of state and local officials to act in response to the NYPD’s abusive conduct.” http://www.muslimadvocates.org/

WII, Inc. joins 117 Signatories on Letter to US Attorney General Holder

Organizations asked the Attorney General to investigate the NYPD, noting the “failure of state and local officials to act in response to the NYPD’s abusive conduct.” http://www.muslimadvocates.org/

Reviving the Spirit Without Recognizing Half The Audience?

January 10th, 2012 Guest Contributor Editor’s Note: As previous RIS-themed posts have noted (see our post from 2008, two posts from 2009, and two posts from the 2011 Convention), the lack of women scholars is a persistent problem at the

Reviving the Spirit Without Recognizing Half The Audience?

January 10th, 2012 Guest Contributor Editor’s Note: As previous RIS-themed posts have noted (see our post from 2008, two posts from 2009, and two posts from the 2011 Convention), the lack of women scholars is a persistent problem at the

Sahar Aziz: Time to Address Violence Against Muslim Women

A law professor at Texas Wesleyan, Sahar Aziz recently published the blog below on the Huffington Post.  We had a chance to hear Prof. Aziz at a conference recently held at Columbia University on Muslim-American Citizenship. You can listen to

Sahar Aziz: Time to Address Violence Against Muslim Women

A law professor at Texas Wesleyan, Sahar Aziz recently published the blog below on the Huffington Post.  We had a chance to hear Prof. Aziz at a conference recently held at Columbia University on Muslim-American Citizenship. You can listen to

The Power of One Woman!

                                       Aisha Al-Adawiya, Founder, Women In Islam, Inc.  on the passing of Wangari Maathai: Can you imagine the transformative power of the simple

The Power of One Woman!

                                       Aisha Al-Adawiya, Founder, Women In Islam, Inc.  on the passing of Wangari Maathai: Can you imagine the transformative power of the simple