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Muslim mother and daughter to be first hijab wearing police officers in Scotland
A Muslim mother and daughter have told how they were compelled to join Police Scotland after the force reversed a ban on wearing headscarves while on duty. Shafqat and Aleena Rafi, of Clydebank, are set to become the first officers in Scotland – special or regular – to wear the hijab on the beat once […] More
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Muslim woman founded the world’s first degree-giving university – yes Islam empowers women, not enslaves them!
At a time when women were deprived of their rights to education and inheritance elsewhere in the world in the year 859, two Muslim women were building mosques, a university, and library. Fatima Al-Fihri was born in the area that is known as Tunisia today. Her family migrated from their original home to the city […] More
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“It’s not easy being a girl”, an empowering message to the (Muslim) women and note to the men
Like race discrimination, gender inequity continues to be a challenge for humankind to resolve. Noor Mastura, a Singaporean Muslim, took to her Facebook account to let out a frustration which many women, specifically Muslim women, can relate to. Noor describes herself to be an interfaith advocate, a philomath (one who loves learning) and a pogonophile (one […] More
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World’s First Niqābi Pilot is from Pakistan
Yes! You read it correctly. Captain Pilot Shahnaz Laghari is the world’s first Niqābi pilot. She can fly an aeroplane all by herself. Not only this, but she does it while fully covered in the Islamic veil for women. She is the only one in the world hailing from Pakistan and has her name in the […] More
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No Hijab protest by Islamophobic Hindutva students in college, taunting Muslim girls
The Muslim women’s attire is in the centre of attention again, and this time for the wrong reasons. A bizarre protest was held to exert pressure on the Principal to impose ban on Muslim girls’ Hijab inside college in India, about 50 boys have started coming to college with saffron shawl. Interestingly, the Dr K Shivaram […] More
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While France shuns Burqini, Police Force in Scotland and Canada approves Hijab uniform to boost Muslim women enrollment
Whilst some countries like France are banning certain Muslim women attire creating a wave of hostility and a rise of Islamophobia, there are others who are showing better ways of harmonizing the Muslim community in their society. Police Scotland has announced that the hijab will become part of its official uniform as it aims to create a […] More
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“If Muslims don’t like the law, they can leave” – 4 responses to those who have this mindset
Islam and Muslims continue to bear the consequences of a few who have become extremists and of those who clearly have a stigma and phobia of the way of life. Burqa and Niqab have long been banned in many Western lands and other non-Muslim societies, some have even banned the Muslim beard and cracking down […] More
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Islam saved women from a world of slavery, sex objects and being buried alive
Contrary to popular belief, Islam has never been a religion that has ‘suppressed’ women and their rights; research and books prove that when the world was against women’s rights, Islam intervened and helped women in their societal status. When the ancient civilizations saw women as sexual objects (and many still do), the religion of Islam […] More
