Indonesian woman from the city of Banda Aceh has been punished with 26 lashes for alleged sex outside marriage because it is forbidden by Sharia law.
Aceh Province stands alone in having formally established Shariah law in Indonesia, a Muslim-majority country with a relatively secular Constitution.
Thai female Buddhist monks seek gender equality after being denied access to pay respects to dead King at the Grand Palace.
A woman took a picture of herself wearing a blue coat, bright skirt and boots and no hijab in Saudi Arabia and now faces calls to be executed.
The Portuguese politician, António Guterres, is going to replace Ban Ki-moon at the beginning of next year at the position UN secretary general.
Nazi Paikidze is boycotting a world chess championship in Iran in February, despite the fact that winning that tournament is her biggest dream.
Islamic State militants are using encrypted apps like Facebook, Telegram and Whatsapp to sell Yazidi sex slaves to online buyers.
In a landmark decision, a mosque in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh allowed Muslim women to offer prayers on Eid-al Fitr last month.
Turkish President Recep Erdogan called childless women deficient and urged devout Muslims to reject contraception so they can have more children.
Actor, model, and social media sensation Qandeel Baloch was strangled to death by her brother while visiting her ailing father.
