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Looking for an authentic Muslim woman’s voice?

DATE : June 10, 2013 AUTHOR : adminCOMMENTS : No Comments

How can women’s rights advance if the mainstream idea of an authentic Muslim woman’s voice is strictly confined to the oppressed? What is an authentic Muslim voice? Raheel Raza On 10 June 2013 07:30 A few days ago I received a call from a producer at BBC World Service asking if I knew of a […]

On Israel’s President’s Conference

DATE : June 7, 2013 AUTHOR : adminCOMMENTS : No Comments

“I would, in retaliation, host Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan “Apartheid Weeks.” Stephen Hawking has, apparently, no issues speaking in China and Iran, two countries with appalling human rights records. No one speaks about BDS of Saudi Arabia, where the list of human rights violations is endless. Where were their voices?

A Woman’s Voice at the Mosque

DATE : May 23, 2013 AUTHOR : adminCOMMENTS : No Comments

In the aftermath of the Boston bombings, Toronto and Montreal saw arrests of two Muslims charged with terror related activities. There’s been some hand-wringing and questions about “what leads Muslim youth towards violence?”

A Woman’s Voice at the Mosque

DATE : May 23, 2013 AUTHOR : adminCOMMENTS : No Comments

by Raheel Raza May 23, 2013 at 3:00 am Most of all, we have to use reason and logic and broaden the use of ijtihad – individual reasoning in religious affairs. In the aftermath of the Boston bombings, Toronto and Montreal saw arrests of two Muslims charged with terror related activities. There’s been some hand-wringing […]

PONDERING PAKISTANI POLITICS By Raheel Raza

DATE : May 10, 2013 AUTHOR : adminCOMMENTS : One Comment

As Pakistanis are hunkering down for an election in which for the first time in 65 years, one elected government will hand over power to another elected government, I’ve been watching from afar and thinking about what we’ve seen unfold in the past year. Sometimes those of us who are physically at a distance can […]

BREAKING THE BOUNDARIES OF FEAR AND SILENCE: The Struggle for Women’s Rights in Muslim Majority Countries

DATE : May 6, 2013 AUTHOR : adminCOMMENTS : One Comment

BREAKING THE BOUNDARIES OF FEAR AND SILENCE: The Struggle for Women’s Rights in Muslim Majority Countries Los Angeles – May 5, 2013 I am in LA upon the invitation of Women’s Voices Now, an organization whose mission is to empower all women living in Muslim-majority socities by promoting their free expression, thereby giving voice to […]

Report on the activities of the IHEU Geneva representatives to the UN Human Rights Council January 2012 – March 2013

DATE : April 1, 2013 AUTHOR : adminCOMMENTS : No Comments

Report on the activities of the IHEU Geneva representatives to the UN Human Rights Council January 2012 – March 2013 Highlights The team now represent not only IHEU but Center for Inquiry and the British Humanist Association Increased size and effectiveness of the team and the promise of some real continuity Greater number of issues […]

Human rights imperiled in Pakistan

DATE : March 15, 2013 AUTHOR : adminCOMMENTS : No Comments

Raheel Raza, Special to QMI AGENCY First posted: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 09:02 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 09:12 PM EDT A Hindu boy stands near his mother and family who are living under a bridge in Karachi, Pakistan January 10, 2013. (REUTERS/Athar Hussain) GENEVA, Switzerland — Here at the 22nd session […]

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Looking for an authentic Muslim woman’s voice?

On Israel’s President’s Conference

A Woman’s Voice at the Mosque

A Woman’s Voice at the Mosque

PONDERING PAKISTANI POLITICS By Raheel Raza

BREAKING THE BOUNDARIES OF FEAR AND SILENCE: The Struggle for Women’s Rights in Muslim Majority Countries

Report on the activities of the IHEU Geneva representatives to the UN Human Rights Council January 2012 – March 2013

Human rights imperiled in Pakistan

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