American women

Congregants at the Women's Mosque of America

Finding inspiration and empowerment at the first all-women’s mosque in the US

Belief

Many young Muslim women, here in the US and abroad, are growing up in a world that’s very different from that of their parents. The Internet and social media have given them access to resources and ideas that would have been out of reach a generation ago. For example, back in January, the US’s first all-women’s mosque opened in Los Angeles, providing modern Muslim women with new ways to express their religion.

The World

Listeners respond: when women earn more than men

Lifestyle & Belief