An ultra-orthodox rabbi in Jerusalem banned girls as young as 5 years old from riding bicycles claiming that it is a grave violation of their modesty.
More than 50,000 Muslim men and women recently signed a petition seeking a ban on the practice of triple talaq.
A constitutional body in Pakistan recently proposed a legislation that would permit husbands to lightly beat their wives for various reasons.
According to controversial guidelines published by British mosques, Muslim women should not wear trousers, leave home or use Facebook.
A young teenager in Afghanistan braved grave threats from family and religious authorities to lead a women’s orchestra in the capital city of Kabul.
New survey reveals the underlying discontent that a majority of Israeli Jews feel toward the Rabbinate’s monopolistic take on divorce in the country.
Trupti Desai led a group of women into Mumbai’s Haji Ali Dargah but not the sanctum sanctorum, where women have traditionally been barred.
An elderly woman sued Israeli airline El Al for alleged gender discrimination after she was asked to switch seats to appease an ultra-Orthodox Jew.
An ancient tradition that barred women from entering into the sanctum sanctorum of two temples in Maharashtra was broken earlier this month.
Political parties and religious groups asked the Pakistani government to withdraw an un-Islamic law that offers unprecedented protection to women.
