TED Talks
Yassmin Abdel-Magied: What does my headscarf mean to you?
What do you think when you look at this speaker? Well, think again. (And then again.) In this funny, honest, empathetic talk, Yassmin Abdel-Magied challenges us to look beyond our initial perceptions, and to open doors to new ways of...
Great Big Story
Poetic pilgrimage, bridging hip hop and Islam
Explore the impact of Poetic Pilgrimage, a duo challenging stereotypes and uniting the worlds of hip hop and Islam through their powerful spoken word.
TLDR News
Should Burqas Be Banned? - TLDR Opinionated
In this episode of Opinionated, we discuss face coverings, and more specifically burqas. These controversial items of religious dress obscure the wearer's identity, which makes some believe they're a security threat. While others see the...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sumbul Ali-Karamali - Growing Up Muslim
Sumbul Ali-Karamali grew up in Southern California, answering questions about Islam. She holds a B.A. from Stanford University, a J. D. from the University of California at Davis, and a graduate degree in Islamic Law from the University...
PBS
Why Do So Many Religions Have Headwear?
Hijabs, yarmulkes, habits, and dastars - why do so many religions have rules about hair? The practice of covering hair is common across many faiths, so today we're talking about various types of head coverings, their significance, and...
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Muslim Women inside store
Muslim Women inside store on August 01, 2011 in Dadaab village, Kenya (Footage by Getty Images)
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Women Wearing Hijab
Women Wearing Hijab at Street on May 01, 1960 in Tehran, Iran (Footage by Getty Images)
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WS of women working in pastry school
Adult female students work on pastries at the Jordan Institute for Job Skills in Amman Jordan.
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Female Jordanian adult students work with dough
Woman puts hand in bowl, picks out dough. TS hands rolling dough.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : India's top court bans Islamic instant divorce: reax (2)
The co founder of the Indian Muslim Women's Movement calls historical the decision of India's top court to ban a controversial Islamic practice that allows men to divorce their wives instantly
Curated Video
BOSNIA: WAR CRIMES SUSPECT ARRESTED
Sarajevo, Bosnia, August 2, 1999 and Foca, Bosnia, File
Sarajevo, 2 August, 1999
1. Close up on Kovac's name circled amongst list of those wanted for war crimes
2. Shots of those wanted for war crimes (NOTE - the photo shown CANNOT be...
Sky News
Female muslim kickboxer hoping to change perceptions
VOICED: Muslim women are rarely seen in the world of sport in Britain but one young champion hopes to change that. Ruqsana Begum is Britain's Muay Thai kickboxing champion and she says it's time to give the world a different impression...
Curated Video
A Muslim employee of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. alleges she was fired for not removing her headscarf.
HEADLINE: California Muslim: ''Abercrombie fired me over headscarf''
CAPTION: A Muslim employee of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. alleges she was fired for not removing her headscarf. The Council on American-Islamic Relations says it has...
Curated Video
India's Muslim women call for instant divorce ban
LEAD IN:Muslim men in India are divorcing their wives via speedpost, email, and social media - or simply by repeating the words 'I divorce you' three times. The decision is binding under Islamic law and the women cannot contest it. Now...
Curated Video
India's top court: Muslim instant divorce unlawful
India's Supreme Court stated on Tuesday that the Muslim practice that allows men to instantly divorce their wives is unconstitutional and requested the government legislate an end to the practice.
The bench comprised of...
Curated Video
Government wants burqa ban in schools, public offices; reax
FILE - November 30, 2006
1. Women in full veil (showing only their eyes)
2. Close-up of woman wearing the veil
3. Veiled women in front of Dutch parliament
4. Covered hands of veiled woman
5. Parliament seen across lake, bicycle parked...
Sky News
Finsbury Park Mosque Terror Attack: Corbyn visit
CLEAN: Shows interior shots UK Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn speaking on the terror attack, racism and community at a meeting at Finsbury Park Mosque, and shutting reporter's question up. Also attending were Labour MPs Emily...
Press Association
MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi explains question to PM on burka comments
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi speaks about his question to Boris Johnson at PMQs in which he told the Prime Minister to apologise for what he called his 'racist and derogatory' burqa comments. The backbencher's question drew applause from...
Curated Video
Pakistan-First Conference On Women Parlimentarians
Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto inaugurated the first ever
conference of Muslim women parlimentarians in Islamabad on Tuesday
(1/8), calling for united efforts to further the cause of women.
0.00 WS conference hall
0.04 Cars in...
Curated Video
World Hijab Day Celebrated In New York
Members of the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) joined with New York City officials to speak on the importance of Muslim women's right to wear hijabs in public. The event, on the steps of City Hall,...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Women in Mumbai protest against Citizenship Amendment Act
Hundreds of women many armed with the Indian flag gather at Agripada in Mumbai to protest against the Citizen Amendment Act CAA a bitterly disputed citizenship law which excludes Muslims from a list of ethnic minorities from Pakistan...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Religion & Ethics Newsweekly: American Muslim Women
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly video about the perceptions and challenges of being a Muslim woman in the United States. [7:21]
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Access Islam: American Muslim Women
Access Islam features a lengthy video about how American Muslim women differ in the way they deal with stereotyping and in the way they practice their faith. Transcript available. [7:52]