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21st February, 2013
Tehmina Durrani: The woman behind the revolution
Tehmina Durrani is one of the most powerful feminine and feminist voice in Pakistan today and she gives us her view on society, traditions and culture.
Tehmina Durrani is one of the most powerful feminine and feminist voice in Pakistan today and she gives us her view on society, traditions and culture.
26th July, 2012
Egypt all-veiled TV aims to cover women’s needs
“The main goal is to show society that there are women in niqab who can have a role in society and be successful."
“The main goal is to show society that there are women in niqab who can have a role in society and be successful."
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2nd June, 2012
Muslim women: Neither hidden nor exposed
Women are always at ease with themselves but some men are not. Will they ever learn to accept women as they are?
Women are always at ease with themselves but some men are not. Will they ever learn to accept women as they are?
20th February, 2012
Love, God-willing
The ladies are here. The chai is on the stove – the smell of cardamom and cinnamon is growing stronger in the air. A quick…
The ladies are here. The chai is on the stove – the smell of cardamom and cinnamon is growing stronger in the air. A quick…
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13th February, 2012
Voices from the debris
‘If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a nation’ is an African Proverb…
‘If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a nation’ is an African Proverb…
10th January, 2012
The Washington Diary
Muslims in North America often have to confront issues that those in the Islamic world do not, such as: Can a woman pray beside a…
Muslims in North America often have to confront issues that those in the Islamic world do not, such as: Can a woman pray beside a…
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6th August, 2011
Who speaks for women?
Be not content with stories of those who went before you. Go forth and create your own story. —Rumi
It’s difficult to have a…
Be not content with stories of those who went before you. Go forth and create your own story. —Rumi
It’s difficult to have a…
5th July, 2011
Australian police get power to demand removal of burqas
SYDNEY: Police in the Australian state of New South Wales have been handed broad-based powers to demand the removal of burqas and other face veils…
SYDNEY: Police in the Australian state of New South Wales have been handed broad-based powers to demand the removal of burqas and other face veils…
17th June, 2011
Saudi women defy driving ban
RIYADH: A number of Saudi women drove cars on Friday in response to calls for nationwide action to break a traditional ban, unique to the…
RIYADH: A number of Saudi women drove cars on Friday in response to calls for nationwide action to break a traditional ban, unique to the…
8th June, 2011
Women brave social barriers to join Afghan police force
KABUL: Married off at 12 years old to an abusive husband more than four times her age, Maryam wanted to join Afghanistan’s police force to…
KABUL: Married off at 12 years old to an abusive husband more than four times her age, Maryam wanted to join Afghanistan’s police force to…
13th April, 2011
$750m earmarked for Pakistan’s tribal women
ISLAMABAD: Stung by fresh US criticism of its ability to defeat the Taliban on the Afghan border, Pakistan is turning to women in its latest…
ISLAMABAD: Stung by fresh US criticism of its ability to defeat the Taliban on the Afghan border, Pakistan is turning to women in its latest…
12th April, 2011
Women in France protesting for rights
France, home to Europe’s biggest Muslim population, has banned the wearing of full-face veils in public from outdoor marketplaces to the sidewalks and boutiques of…
France, home to Europe’s biggest Muslim population, has banned the wearing of full-face veils in public from outdoor marketplaces to the sidewalks and boutiques of…
4th April, 2011
General strike cripples Bangladesh’s main cities
DHAKA: Schools and businesses were shut in Bangladesh’s main cities Monday as an Islamic hard-line group enforced a nationwide general strike demanding the installation of…
DHAKA: Schools and businesses were shut in Bangladesh’s main cities Monday as an Islamic hard-line group enforced a nationwide general strike demanding the installation of…
22nd March, 2011
Islamisation and fear spread in Chechnya
GROZNY: The 28-year-old girl refuses to give her name for fear of reprisals but her anxiety speaks volumes for the rapid march of Islamisation in…
GROZNY: The 28-year-old girl refuses to give her name for fear of reprisals but her anxiety speaks volumes for the rapid march of Islamisation in…
17th October, 2010
In quiet revolution, Turkey eases headscarf ban
ISTANBUL: Freshman Busra Gungor won’t have to wear a wig to cover her Islamic headscarf, as many pious relatives and friends did to avoid getting…
ISTANBUL: Freshman Busra Gungor won’t have to wear a wig to cover her Islamic headscarf, as many pious relatives and friends did to avoid getting…
