As Ramadan draws to a close, Muslims around the world prepare to celebrate the festival of Eid al-Fitr to mark the end of a month of fasting from dusk till dawn and additional acts of worship. On Eid, ...

(RNS) — In late March, Rabi’a Keeble, the founder of Qal’bu Maryam, a women-centered mosque in Berkeley, California, announced her decision to close the place of worship due to diminishing resources ...

During Ramadan, household work often becomes a greater burden for women, leaving them with little time to step away from their daily routine. Even when their families allow them to visit mosques, many ...

A women-led mosque held its first jumma'a, or Friday prayer service, in Los Angeles this week. The group is hoping to strengthen the Muslim community in America by empowering the faith's women. This ...

Then several young Muslim women privately confided in Tricia Pethic, 22, the only woman on the mosque board of directors. They found it difficult to fully engage in prayer guided only by a disembodied ...

One Muslim woman in California has made history by starting the first all-female mosque in the United States. It opened last week in Los Angeles. The Women's Mosque was hosted in a modest, multifaith ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. M. Hasna Maznavi, one of the co-founders of the Women’s Mosque of America in Los Angeles, died Wednesday from ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Centre and the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on a petition filed by a Muslim couple from seeking the right for women to pray in ...

In the largest Muslim-majority country in the world, women are asserting their voice as authorities on Islamic values ...