Month: March 2024
Ramadan: Nourishment for the Soul
Bareera Ghaffar, Birmingham This year Ramadan comes at a time when hearts are heavy, when the soul needs nourishment, and when the world at every corner is crying for help. The holiest month in the Islamic calendar is not solely about abstaining from food and water from dawn to sunset, but rather about deep reflection of oneself and the world we live in. It … Read More Ramadan: Nourishment for the Soul
‘…if you only knew…’
Nooresahar Ahmad, Hampshire Like many, I find myself entering Ramadan wondering how to deal with the knowledge that, in Gaza, the Palestinian people continue to face horrors beyond comprehension. I wonder what it means to fast knowing that in the Gaza strip, at least 576,000 people are facing catastrophic levels of food insecurity. One in six children under the age of two are suffering … Read More ‘…if you only knew…’
IWD and Health
Dr Sarah Waseem, London The campaign theme for International Women’s Day 2024 is Inspire Inclusion. (https://www.internationalwomensday.com/Theme) One of the most important ways this can happen is by helping women and girls make informed decisions about their health. Global health statistics for women make for grim reading. Life expectancy for women across the world varies, with the lowest expectancy in Chad, where the average woman … Read More IWD and Health
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