The global Muslim fashion industry would be worth $96 billion if half of the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims spend just $120 a year on clothing.
- Business WeekAn all-female policing unit of 130 women from Bangladesh has been deployed to protect and serve Haitian women displaced by the earthquake.
- Women's eNewsThe fastest woman in South Asia is 22 year old Naseem Hameed from Pakistan.
- Pakistan DailyIndonesian women are the boss in 90 percent of Indonesian households in terms of the household budget.
- Jakarta PostIn the last 5 years, the number of women riding motorbikes in Indonesia has risen from 11 to 15 percent of the entire population of about 250 million people.
- Asia SentinelNearly one in four people worldwide is Muslim.
- CNNIn Indonesia, about 10,000 women preachers serve as many as six million Islamic women.
- Asia FoundationThe world’s first female military pilot, Sabiha Gokcen, was a Muslim woman.
- Muslim Women's Portal70% of students enrolled in science and technology courses in the United Arab Emirates are women.
- Science MagazineAnousheh Ansari is the first female civilian and the first Muslim woman in space.
- Radio Free EuropeMuslim women do not see themselves as oppressed according to a 2005 Gallup poll.
- The Gallup OrganizationMuslim women skydive in Iran!
- Paravaran AssemanFive Muslim Women have been heads of state in Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey and Bangladesh in Contemporary times.
- PBSChina has a long line of Ahong, or female Imams, active since the late 17th century.
- XinhuaSome 500 Muslim women serve in the US armed forces.
- The Boston Globe