The Glow of White Women, an autobiographical documentary film made by Yunus Valley, tells a personal story of growing up amidst the extreme segregation of Nelspruit, South Africa, which affected...
This Link TV original program, hosted by Ray Suarez, addresses the questions many are pondering: Why is the Muslim world so anti-American? Who are the extremists? Is democracy something Muslims...
Why do women in the Muslim world seem to receive disproportionate forms of punishment, even when the Koran mandates that men and women should be punished equally? Learn more in...
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...
Timor-Leste gained independence in 2002, after years of violence and struggle. Women played a key role in the fight for their country's sovereignty, bringing food to men on the army...
In this interview, "Veiled Voices" director Brigid Maher talks about her inspiration for the film, and her discoveries about the pluralistic aspects of Islam. Brigid Maher is a filmmaker and...
One in eight Afghan women dies during pregnancy or childbirth. To save money, Qurban-Bibi was taken by her male relatives to a local market to give birth, instead of to...
Taj Bibi was nine months pregnant when the Pakistani army offensive raided her Swat Valley village forcing her and her family to flee to Yar Hussain refugee camp. Taj Bibi...
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 short, from "Veiled Voices" director Brigid Maher, profiles the Abu Nour School in Syria, part of the Sheikh Ahmed Kuftaro Foundation run by the founder's son Sheikh Salah al-Deen...
Hadijatou Mani was sold into slavery at the age of twelve for $250 U.S. dollars. She is now free, at 25 years old, and back home on the Niger-Nigeria-Chad border...
(Global Pulse: August 21, 2009) Afghan women can now vote and run for office, but they are still second-class citizens. Domestic violence is entrenched in society, the majority of women...
This episode of The United Nations - 21st Century highlights the struggles of women battling sexual assault in the Congo; oil drilling in Ecuador; and the plight of 100,000 Bhutanese...
