Tags: Women
The universality of human rights needs defending
Seventy-five years on from the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, its promise of freedom and equality remains a distant dream for those living under religious rule, says Stephen Evans. Read More »
A monument to hijab is no way to celebrate women
A 16ft steel statue of a grim-faced women clad in an Islamic veil looms over a largely Muslim community. Weighing... Read More »
Sexist state church should be disestablished
Imagine if a colleague of yours, due to his deeply held religious beliefs, refused to follow his manager's instructions... Read More »
Thanks, but no thanks: the US can keep its culture war
American efforts to export regressive religious views under the guise of the 'culture war' are to be resisted, argues... Read More »
Show FIFA’s moral relativism the red card
Human rights defenders are perfectly entitled to ignore FIFA's plea to 'focus on the football' and use the World Cup... Read More »
Salman Rushdie and the women’s revolution in Iran are linked
There is a direct link between the threats and violence faced by Salman Rushdie and that faced by generations of women... Read More »
Iran protests are a reminder that the hijab is symbol of subjugation
In a country where removing the headscarf is a punishable crime, women burning their hijabs deserve our solidarity.... Read More »
The Ayatollah will not have the last word
Salman Rushdie's battle is the battle of all of us who stand on the right side of history, says Pragna Patel.
The television... Read More »
Defending Muslim women’s rights requires a willingness to criticise Islam
Islamic scripture is being used to justify attacks on women's rights in many countries. Secular law is a crucial defence... Read More »
Charity law shouldn’t enable misogyny
A Christian organisation which pushes misogynistic messages, including by blaming women for rape, has registered as... Read More »
Women Leaving Islam: the rights of those who leave religion must be protected
The film Women Leaving Islam shows the risks facing those who stand up for the fundamental right to leave religion... Read More »
Ireland's mother and baby homes scandal shows the necessity of separating church and state
The misery which women and children faced for decades highlights the damage that can be done when states leave religious... Read More »
Secularism is a feminist issue
Ahead of the FiLiA 2019 conference this weekend, Megan Manson argues that secularism is a crucial ingredient in campaigns... Read More »
Do burka bans do more harm than good?
As Denmark's ban on face coverings in public comes into force, Stephen Evans says standing up for fundamental rights... Read More »
What secularism means for African women’s rights and citizenship
In a long read for International Women's Day, Dr Fatou Sow says secularism is a feminist issue and reflects on its... Read More »
Seven women who refused to be silenced by religious bullies
On International Women's Day, Megan Manson celebrates the stories of seven brave and determined women in the UK who... Read More »
Yes, secularism is good for gender equality
Western academics who claim that secularism undermines women's rights are not merely wrong; their assertions are a... Read More »
The Christian ‘legal army’ in hundreds of court battles worldwide
Women's rights advocates say the US legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom is "exporting extreme ideologies... Read More »
A lesson in silencing dissent: the controversy of hijab in schools
Yasmin Rehman was among campaigners who recently met Ofsted's chief inspector to discuss veiling in schools. Now,... Read More »
Al-Hijrah School ruling: The fight to end segregation has only just begun
The ruling that an Islamic faith school's policy of gender segregation is unlawful should force us to have have a... Read More »
UNESCO: Putting religious privilege above gender equality
UNESCO says gender equality is one of its top priorities. But Megan Manson says it is protecting misogynistic attitudes... Read More »
Separate is not equal – not in this ‘faith’ school
Turning a blind eye to discriminatory gender discrimination in Islamic schools would be disaster for future generations... Read More »
Abortion ruling is a missed opportunity to recognise the disparity in women’s reproductive health rights across the UK
Ensuring that NHS abortion services are made available, free of charge, to UK citizens travelling from Northern Ireland... Read More »
The human rights of women and secularism go hand in hand
On International Women's Day 2017 NSS campaigns officer Alastair Lichten reflects on the intersection of gender and... Read More »
Press regulator rules ‘honour’ killings are not Islamic
The press regulator has issued a troubling ruling that the Mail Online must state that Islam "does not support" 'honour... Read More »
