RIADA ASIMOVIC AKYOL – Riada is a storyteller, opinion writer and public speaker. Her work focuses on issues related to Muslim women, interfaith, patriarchy, misogyny, and geographically on Turkey and the Balkans.

Bosnian Writer Reflects on “Dignified Resilience” as the Nobel Prize for Literature is Awarded to Peter Handke

A conversation with Riada Asimovic Akyol, a Bosnian writer based in Washington D.C., about new Nobel laureate Peter Handke, who receives the prize on Tuesday. Read more: https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/12/09/this-is-a-stain-on-the-nobel-prize-organization/

December 16, 2019

Bosnian women carrying their belongings flee Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Oct. 31, 1992. PATRICK BAZ/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

For Bosnian Women, No Justice and No Seats

Bosnian women carrying their belongings flee Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Oct. 31, 1992. PATRICK BAZ/AFP/GETTY IMAGES In the Balkan wars, women were

Beats for women: Turkey’s star hijabi DJ leads dance revolution

There has been an increasingly popular trend in Turkey and among Turkish expats in Europe: DJs in headscarves who entertain at alcohol-free

Old town of Sarajevo with Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque and red tiled roofs of main bazaar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, photo by Xantana.

Want to Cultivate a Liberal European Islam? Look to Bosnia.

Old town of Sarajevo with Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque and red tiled roofs of main bazaar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, photo by Xantana. When

The New York Times

When Victims of Wartime Rape Are Scorned

Last month, Human Rights Watch published a report confirming that Myanmar’s army is engaged in the mass rape of Rohingya Muslim women and girls

The New York Times

How Islam Can Fight the Patriarchy

ISTANBUL — On Nov. 17, members of Parliament from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party, or A.K.P., proposed a bill that seemed

How can we stop honour killings?

Changing notions of honour and a better understanding of religion can help stop honour killings. Disturbing cases of extreme violence against women

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Riada talks to Asma Barlas on “Believing Women in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur’an”

Riada talks to Wajahat Ali – on complex identities, pushing through parenting challenges, spirituality and much more!

Riada talks about refugees, their old vulnerabilities & new challenges brought by the pandemic and experiences from Latin America, with Martha Guerrero Ble & Rachel Schmidtke

Riada talks about advancing peace, justice & security with special focus on women’s mobilization with sociologist Marie Berry

Riada talks with Hikmet Karcic about Dervis Korkut, Bosniak scholar who saved Sarajevo Haggadah in WW2 – PART 2

Riada talks about the magnificent Sarajevo Haggadah with David Stern – PART 1