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Exploring the Status of Muslim Women in Europe As immigrants from the Muslim world continue to settle in Europe, governments are questioning the notion of multiculturalism, which has often created separate, parallel societies. Officials are now focusing on the status of women, with the notion that empowering them is key to helping communities integrate.
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Exploring the Status of Muslim Women in Europe

Governments have begun to focus on the status of women as a key factor in integrating societies.

Muslim Women Behind Wall of Silence in Germany

Tens of thousands of uneducated Muslim women are physically living in Germany but leading lives of isolation and violence in their homes. Many seek solace in religion. By reaching out to these women, Germany hopes to facilitate the integration of a larger Muslim community.

Muslim Women Behind Wall of Silence in Germany

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Muslim Activist Critical of 'Multicultural Mistake'

Women's rights lawyer Seyran Ates, a Turk who grew up in Berlin, blames the rise of political Islam in Europe in part on what she calls excessive tolerance of repressive traditions in minority cultures and a widespread resistance to integration.

Muslim Activist Critical of 'Multicultural Mistake'

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Many British Muslim Women Embrace Political Islam

British authorities are worried about the rising number of young Muslim women who are embracing a political form of Islam. A 2006 Pew poll showed 81 percent of Muslims surveyed considered their Islamic identity more important than being British.

Many British Muslim Women Embrace Political Islam

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British Warn of Growing Female Islamic Radicalism

British authorities are warning that a form of militant Islamist feminism is beginning to emerge, and that some Muslim women could begin to pose a security threat. The Islamic reawakening comes at a time when the British government is trying to enlist Muslim women to combat extremism.

British Warn of Growing Female Islamic Radicalism

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French Muslim Women Forge New Islam, Activism

French Muslim women are in the forefront of grassroots political activism. Some say it's not religion but social and economic discrimination that threatens this society's cohesion.

French Muslim Women Forge New Islam, Activism

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French Activists Fight Female Genital Mutilation

Many Muslims in sub-Saharan and North African countries observe the ancient rite of female genital mutilation. One estimate says more than 50,000 affected women now live in France, where a campaign to prosecute those responsible is under way.

French Activists Fight Female Genital Mutilation

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