Earlier this month my class mates and I were given an assignment on interfaith awareness between Muslims and Christians. Over the past decade the two communities have not had very warm relations especially since after 9/11. My friends and I felt nervous about this task as we had never interacted with member of the Christian [...]
Ayatollah condemns Islamic hijab ban in Azerbaijan Tehran Times Political Desk QOM – Grand Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani has sent a message to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, strongly denouncing a ban on Islamic dress code recently imposed in Azerbaijan as a move against Islam and the human rights laws. “Reportedly, Azerbaijan’s education minister has ordered the [...]
TEHRAN, Iran — It takes a lot of courage and determination to conquer the 6 p.m. traffic from Gisha Street in east Tehran to the northern Velenjak neighborhood — even more so in the 100-something-degree heat of summertime. But 29-year-old Sahar Monadi is always up for the challenge. She’s just one of the growing number [...]
Moroccan schoolteacher Rhimou Bachtioui has been engaged three times. Each time, she called off the marriage because her fiancés wrongly believed she was “subservient, docile and very conservative”. Like a growing number of young women across the Maghreb, she wears a veil. “The hijab is merely a matter of dress that concerns no one other [...]
An Indian Muslim preacher banned by the home secretary from entering the UK for his “unacceptable behaviour” is to challenge the ruling in the courts. Zakir Naik, a 44-year-old television preacher, had been due to give lectures in Sheffield on 25 June and Wembley Arena the following day. Theresa May said that visiting the UK [...]
Tunisia was hailed at the Beijing+15 International Association Forum as a pioneer in women’s issues. The conference, which ran February 27-28, highlighted some of the initiatives undertaken by the Tunisian government in what participants said show the country’s efforts to buttress women’s rights. It rings true on Monday as the world celebrates International Women’s Day, [...]
A growing number of Muslims are making their home in Gatineau, and many say they feel comfortable in this part of Quebec. “You can feel yourself at home,” said Soumaïa Allal, an Aylmer resident who is originally from Morocco and wears a hijab, or Muslim headscarf. “You can be as anyone who is walking down [...]
Abercrombie and Fitch proudly cites its commitment to diversity in the workforce. Hani Khan, a Muslim sales clerk found out that this commitment has its limits. The Contra costa Times reports as follows on the firing of the Muslim sales clerk from hollister’s, a subsidiary of Abercrombie and Fitch. “Except, last month, at Hollister, the [...]
KUWAIT: The government Public Authority for Youth and Sports (PAYS) yesterday agreed to launch an investigation into the participation of a Kuwaiti football women team in an external tournament after concerted calls by Islamist MPs. The announcement was made by hardline Salafi MP Mohammad Hayef, head of the National Assembly panel for fighting immoral practices, [...]
Hijab-wearing Mahinur Ozdemir, the youngest deputy to serve in the Belgian parliament, attracts her fair share of attention for her attire and views. The 27 year-old is of Turkish origin. At 27, Mahinur Ozdemir is by far the youngest deputy to serve in the Belgian parliament in Brussels. As the debate about the Muslim headscarf [...]
