This film short, from the director of "Veiled Voices," Brigid Maher, discusses the impact of women religious leaders in their communities in the Arab world through the eyes of Ghina...

Magda Amer is a "daiya" or caller for Islam in Cairo, Egypt. Magda is certified by al-Azhar in Egypt to teach Islam and teaches in several mosques in Cairo. ...

Hanan al-Lahham is a religious teacher in Damascus, Syria. Although she did not receive a formal education in Islam when she was young, she endeavored to study and now...

Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt opened its doors to women over 40 years ago in a separated, segregated campus. Students discuss their studies and the role of women in leadership...

This Al Jazeera English news update looks at the ongoing violence in Nigeria, unrest in Tehran around the grave of Neda, sex slavery in the Arab World, Peruvian cocaine production,...

Cairo University is prepping for President Barack Obama's historic visit on Thursday. Old and cracked roads are being repaved and workers have been busy mowing the lawns and planting new...

(Mosaic Intelligence Report: January 23, 2009) President Barack Obama has taken the Middle East by surprise with the speed of his diplomacy. Is he bringing a new approach for dealing...