In a six-part series, NPR's Sylvia Poggioli looks at the status of Muslim women in Europe, airing Monday-Friday, January 21-25 on Morning Edition and Saturday, January 26 on Weekend Edition.

Tuesday, January 22 on Morning Edition
Muslim Women in Europe, Part 3: Seyran Ates
Seyran Ates is a prominent women's rights lawyer in Berlin. A German of Turkish origin, Ates ran away from home at age 17, seeking refuge in a battered women's shelter and dedicating her life to women's rights. Her work has earned her recognition as Germany's Woman of the Year in 2005 but also death threats from Islamist Radicals. NPR's Sylvia Poggoli talks with Ates about her work and the growing influence of political Islam in Europe.

Wednesday, January 23 on Morning Edition
Muslim Women in Europe, Part 4: Britain
In 2005, British-born Muslims carried out suicide bombings in London. British authorities are worried by the growing number of Muslim youth turning their backs on mainstream British society. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli talks to young Muslim women in London about why they are embracing a political form of Islam.

Thursday, January 24 on Morning Edition
Muslim Women in Europe, Part 5: Britain Radicalization
British Authorities are warning that a form of militant Islamist feminism is beginning to emerge there. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports on the growing concern that this movement could lead to security threats and further widen the divide between large sectors of Muslims and the rest of British society.

Friday, January 25 on Morning Edition
Muslim Women in Europe, Part 6: France
France is Europe’s most rigidly secular society. Despite widespread social discrimination, French Muslims identify themselves more closely with their country's values than other Muslims in Europe. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli finds that it is French Muslim women who are at the forefront of both grassroots political activism and in forging their own interpretation of Islam.

Saturday, January 26 on Weekend Edition
Muslim Women in Europe, Part 7: Genital Mutilation
Genital Mutilation is an ancient rite practiced mostly in some sub-Saharan and North African countries where some believe it to be dictated by Islam. In recent decades, it has also spread to immigrant countries in Europe. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli visits a shelter in Paris housing victims of the practice and talks to women activists leading the fight against it.