Religious Diversity News - The Pluralism Project

Key Theme: Women / Gender Relations (Domestic & International)

Boldly Modest Declaration Of Faith (Virginia)
Nov 15, 2009–The Washington Post  

Cultivating Her Faith (Texas)
Nov 12, 2009–The Houston Chronicle  

Kathryn M. Lohre President Elect Of National Council Of Churches (Minnesota, United States)
Nov 10, 2009–Worldwide Faith News  

Sikh And Muslim Women Seek Freedom to Wear Head Coverings (California)
Nov 7, 2009–San Jose Mercury News  

CareNow Says Headscarf Ban Was Misunderstanding (Texas)
Nov 2, 2009–The Dallas Morning News/AP  

Muslim Doc Says She Was Told to Remove Headscarf (Texas)
Oct 30, 2009–The Houston Chronicle/AP  

UN Expert Stresses Role Of States In Promoting Religious Tolerance (New York, International)
Oct 27, 2009–UN News Centre  

US State Department Gives Mixed Review Of Religious Freedom In Bulgaria (United States, Bulgaria)
Oct 27, 2009–The Sofia Echo  

Faith-Based Council Produces Muslim Celebrity (International, Egypt, United States)
Oct 22, 2009–NPR  

Muslim Women Rally for Hindu Victims (India)
Oct 22, 2009–Express News Service  

New Hindu Leader Aims to Shine a Light On a Rich Culture (United Kingdom)
Oct 16, 2009–Times Online  

Ohio Woman, 96, Will Have Her Bat Mitzvah (Ohio, Israel)
Oct 11, 2009–The Post-Standard/AP  

Muslim Group Calls for Burka Ban In Canada (Canada, France, Egypt, United States)
Oct 7, 2009–National Post  

Coalition Legal Staff Expands As Legal Caseload Grows (New York, United States)
Oct 2, 2009–The Sikh Coalition  

All-Girl Muslim School Has Opened (United Kingdom)
Sep 28, 2009–BBC News  

Sikh Coalition Appoints Seasoned Non-Profit Leader Sapreet Kaur As Executive Director (United States)
Sep 22, 2009–The Sikh Coalition  

Protestant Pulpits See Female Inroads (United States)
Sep 19, 2009–St. Louis Post-Dispatch  

Muslim Teen Alleges Discrimination By Abercrombie & Fitch
Sep 18, 2009–The Houston Chronicle/AP  

Belgian Schools Ban Muslim Headscarf: Tribunal (Belgium)
Sep 11, 2009–Google News/AFP  

Exercise Tailored to a Hijab (Connecticut, California, United States)
Sep 9, 2009–The New York Times  

Old Laws Banning Religious Clothing for Teachers Remain In 3 States; Oregon's Gets Scrutiny (Pennsylvania, Nebraska, New Jersey)
Sep 2, 2009–Star-Tribune/AP  

Feds Monitoring Apparent Bias Case Involving Muslims (United States)
Aug 28, 2009–Newsday  

Woman Suing Over Judge's Order to Remove Hijab In Court (Michigan)
Aug 27, 2009–The Detroit News  

Catholic Sisters Under Vatican Review Want Answers (United States, Vatican City)
Aug 18, 2009–Google News/AP  

French Minister Urges Burka Ban (France)
Aug 15, 2009–BBC News  

Muslim Swimsuit Draws French Ban (France)
Aug 12, 2009–The New York Times/AP  

French Muslims' Veils Ignite Debate On Values (France)
Aug 9, 2009–The Washington Post  

Muslims Welcome Police Scarf Move (United Kingdom)
Jul 27, 2009–BBC News  

Georgia Courts to Allow Religious Head Coverings (Georgia)
Jul 24, 2009–Google News/AP  

Danish Military Unit Involved In Headscarf Row (Denmark)
Jul 20, 2009–Syracuse.com/AP  

CAIR: Oregon Bill Reinforces Ban On Muslim, Sikh, Jewish Teachers (Oregon)
Jul 16, 2009–PRNewswire-USNewswire  

Jewish Ritual Finds Home In Big Sky Country (Montana)
Jul 15, 2009–Syracuse.com/AP  

Women Take Lead In Building Mosque In Turkey (Turkey)
Jul 13, 2009–CNN  

Muslim Women Lead Protests In Restive West China (China)
Jul 10, 2009–Beliefnet/AP  

The Mother Of the Uighur Movement (District Of Columbia)
Jul 9, 2009–The Washington Post  

CAIR Meets With German Officials On Murder Of Muslim Woman (United States)
Jul 8, 2009–PRNewswire-USNewswire  

Hate Crime Charges Filed In Alleged Attack On Muslim Woman, Child (Washington)
Jul 7, 2009–Seattle Post-Intelligencer  

Egypt Mourns 'Headscarf' Martyr (Germany)
Jul 6, 2009–BBC News  

All for Wearing a Hijab (Georgia)
Jul 2, 2009–Inside Higher Ed  

Head Scarf Emerges As Indonesia Political Symbol (Indonesia)
Jul 2, 2009–The New York Times  

Women’s Spiritual Voices: Muslim, Jewish, And Christian (United States)
Jul 2, 2009–PBS Religion & Ethics Newsweekly  

Dentist 'Had Islamic Dress Code' (United Kingdom)
Jul 1, 2009–BBC News  

U.S. Nuns Facing Vatican Scrutiny (United States)
Jul 1, 2009–The New York Times  

Aussie Army Welcomes Sikhs (Australia)
Jun 30, 2009–SikhNet  

New EU Presidency to Avoid Burqa Issue (Sweden)
Jun 30, 2009–Syracuse.com/AP  

St Mary's Catholic College Turns Away Muslim Teacher Wearing Veil (United Kingdom)
Jun 30, 2009–The Times Online  

Prescott Woman Is Flagstaff's First Female Rabbi (Arizona)
Jun 28, 2009–Syracuse.com/AP  

Role Of Women In Iran Protest Kindles Hope (Iran)
Jun 28, 2009–The Washington Post  

KC Muslim Women Rent Pools In the Area (Kansas)
Jun 26, 2009–The Kansas City Star  

Manufacturers Respond to the Demand for Modest Swimwear (International)
Jun 26, 2009–The Kansas City Star/Religion News Service  

Veiled Threats: Row Over Islamic Dress Opens Bitter Divisions In France (France)
Jun 26, 2009–The Guardian  

Jazzing Up the Abaya (United Arab Emirates)
Jun 24, 2009–BBC News  

France Sets Up Burka Commission (France)
Jun 23, 2009–BBC News  

Sarkozy Backs Drive to Eliminate the Burqa (France)
Jun 22, 2009–The New York Times  

France Split Over Plan to Outlaw Burqa (France)
Jun 20, 2009–The Independent  

Everyone In the Pool! (Not You, Guys) (Massachusetts)
Jun 17, 2009–Religion News Service  

"Evil Among Us," a Commentary by Brittany Huckabee (Colorado)
Jun 15, 2009–The Huffington Post  

Documentary Explores Women’s Role In Islamic World (West Virginia)
Jun 9, 2009–West Virginia Public Broadcasting  

Mosque's 1st Female Leader Tackles Stereotypes (Ohio)
Jun 9, 2009–The Toledo Blade  

U.S. Justice Department: N.J. Woman Fired for Wearing Muslim Head Scarf (New Jersey)
Jun 8, 2009–The Star-Ledger  

Officers Can Order Removal Of Veils (Maryland)
Jun 6, 2009–The Washington Post  

Challenging Sex Taboos, With Help From the Koran (United Arab Emirates)
Jun 5, 2009–The New York Times  

Covered Life Gives New Perspective (Texas)
Jun 5, 2009–The Daily Texan  

Morocco's New Guiding Force (Morocco)
May 30, 2009–The Washington Post  

Nuns' Mission And Clothes Stay Current (Michigan)
May 30, 2009–The Detroit News  

‘My Ministry Is In the Birthing Rooms’ (Massachusetts)
May 29, 2009–The Harvard University Gazette  

First Black Woman Rabbi Set to Be Ordained (North Carolina)
May 28, 2009–The Houston Chronicle  

Moroccan Women Religious Leaders Find Common Ground With US Jewish & Muslim Women Leaders On Advancing Equality, Tolerance, & Families (District Of Columbia)
May 20, 2009–PRNewswire-USNewswire  

Mother's Day Celebrated As Sikh Women Day At Fremont (California)
May 20, 2009–WSN Network  

"Interfaith Art Exhibit Encourages Dialogue, Reflection," a Commentary by Maria Wiering (Minnesota)
May 19, 2009–The Catholic Spirit  

Christian Women Face Unknown World In Pakistan (Pakistan)
May 18, 2009–Women News Network  

Mich. High Court Waits to Decide Muslim Veil Issue (Michigan)
May 12, 2009–The Detroit News/AP  

Mothers Honored With Buddha In Central Square (Massachusetts)
May 12, 2009–Wicked Local Cambridge  

Nature Church Honors Divine Mother (Pennsylvania)
May 11, 2009–York Daily Record  

Women Explore Faith With Islam 101 (Texas)
May 4, 2009–The Austin American-Statesman  

A Rising Anger In India's Streets (India)
May 1, 2009–The Washington Post  

Muslim Women Seek to Lift the Veils Of Prejudice (United Kingdom)
May 1, 2009–The Times Online  

Rule Bans Veiled Women From Testifying In Michigan Courts (Michigan)
May 1, 2009–Detroit Free Press  

Muslim Woman's Appointment As Obama Advisor Draws Cautious Optimism (United States)
Apr 22, 2009–The Los Angeles Times  

Women Religious Leadership Conference Faces Investigation for Continued ‘Problems’ (United States)
Apr 18, 2009–Catholic News Agency  

How a Reviled Women's Law Went From a Magazine to a Maelstrom (Afghanistan)
Apr 17, 2009–The Globe and Mail  

Istanbul's First Female Mosque Designer (Turkey)
Apr 16, 2009–BBC News  

Women Protesters Against 'Marital Rape' Law Spat On And Stoned In Kabul (Afghanistan)
Apr 16, 2009–The Times Online  

Tibetan Buddhist Sect Roots for More Women Masters (Nepal)
Apr 13, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/PTI  

Afghan Law Ignites Debate On Religion, Sex (Afghanistan)
Apr 11, 2009–The Washington Post  

Court Upholds Police Department's Uniform Guidelines (Pennsylvania)
Apr 9, 2009–The Philadelphia Inquirer  

Hindu Woman Priest Named to Obama Faith Council (United States)
Apr 9, 2009–India West  

Learning Opportunity for Interfaith Couple (Rhode Island)
Apr 8, 2009–The Providence Journal  

"The New Values Voters: Progressive Women," a Commentary by Cynthia Hess (United States)
Mar 30, 2009–Religion Dispatches  

Bulgaria to Ban Religious Symbols In Schools (Bulgaria)
Mar 27, 2009–Balkan Insight  

Having a Bat Mitzvah In Their 90s Because It’s a Hoot (Ohio)
Mar 21, 2009–The New York Times  

Hijab Debate Lifts Veil On Limits Of Norway's Tolerance (Norway)
Mar 20, 2009–The Christian Science Monitor  

The Modern Monks Of Buryatia (Russia)
Mar 19, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/Russia Today  

Credit Union Apologizes to Woman Over Head Scarf (Maryland)
Mar 11, 2009–The Washington Post  

Muslim Woman Asked to Leave Line At Credit Union Because Of Head Scarf (Maryland)
Mar 10, 2009–The Washington Post  

Going Goddess (Arkansas)
Mar 8, 2009–Northwest Arkansas Times  

HAF Joins Prominent Bangladesh Human Rights Group At United Nations Panel: Highlight Abuse Against Minority Women (Bangladesh)
Mar 6, 2009–Hindu American Foundation  

Anti-Muslim Myths Shattered In US Study (United States)
Mar 3, 2009–Middle East Online  

Women More Likely Than Men to Pray, Believe In God (United States)
Mar 3, 2009–The Christian Post  

A Woman’s Place Is In the Mosque? (Egypt)
Mar 2, 2009–BBC News  

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