Saudi’s Women’s Rights Activists & the Farce of Reform
On May 18, the Saudi Press Agency publicly announced that the government had detained seven members, both male and female, of a group that was “organizing”...
June 11th, 2018 
Mariam SleimanTransgender Rights on the Horizon? The Ramifications of Recent Trans* Legislation in the Gulf
It is astonishing how Quranic verses and Islamic teachings can often be mined for arguments in alleged "support" of unlikely candidates, such as the trans*...
May 25th, 2018 
Sawsan KhalafWe Are Hiring a Social Media Editor!
Title Social Media Editor Organization Muftah.org, digital magazine on global events Location New York City preferable. Remote possible. Muftah is...
May 21st, 2018 
MuftahWhat Does the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Accomplish?
Founded in 1969, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is an amalgam of fifty-seven Islamic countries that seeks to represent the “collective voice...
April 27th, 2018 Beyond Victimhood: Human Rights Watch Releases Latest Report on LGBT Activism in the Arab World
On April 16, 2018, Human Rights Watch released its most recent report on the state of LGBT activism in Arabic-speaking countries—and its findings are not...
April 20th, 2018 