Sailan Muslimah

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s Islamic authorities have been mulling imposing new post-marriage courses for Muslim couples in addition to the current pre-marriage courses to cut increasing divorce rates. The new course will be different from the pre-marriage course, dwelling more liberally on marital issues including husband-wife health & relationship. "The proposal seeks among others, to compel Muslim married couples to …

By Aishah Schwartz I tested myself to see if I remembered different swimming styles. Once a swimmer, always a swimmer! My life as a practicing Muslim began in 2002 after 41-years of not knowing a single Muslim or having ever heard anything at all about Islam. The journey began after I became acquainted through work with a Somali taxi driver …

Five Muslim women have made it to Forbes’ list of the 100 most powerful women published online on Wednesday. Prime Minister of Bagladesh  Shiekh Hasina Wajid has been given the rank of 47 on the list, the highest among the five. Following Wajid is Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi ;  Minister of International Cooperation and Development in United Arab Emirates at …

By: Altaf Ahmad The 18-year-old Muslim helps support her diabetic mother, father and five siblings by working as a maid while also taking free vocational classes at the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS). “I can’t think of having a comfortable life until I graduate or learn some skills so that I get a good job to feed my family. …

One of the biggest problems facing religion today is modern relevance. For many people of faith, this means coming to terms with reforming their religion to fit modern times by dismissing or “re-interpreting” scripture. The beauty of Islam among religions is in its universality, its compatibility with science, and its versatile legal tradition which remains relevant across times and cultures. …