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Nudrat Ahmad When I found out that high risk and essential worker populations were given priority for the COVID vaccine, I didn’t think that their life was being valued over mine; I knew I had the privilege of health that others didn’t. When I had to attend pre-natal appointments alone due to COVID restrictions, though…
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Navida Sayed, London Following the news reports on @BBCNews website and the Daily Telegraph three days ago about restrictions on Muslim women to worship in mosques, we once again read calls for equal rights and women only spaces in mosques around the UK, alleging Covid is an excuse to shut women out. One activist likened…
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Navida Sayed, London Mobile phones, iPads, tablets, and laptops significantly transformed people’s lives during the lockdown. Devices and gadgets became the central hub of social communication, education, the workplace and in the home. While electronic devices were pivotal for social connections and interactions during the pandemic, media outlets recently reported serious concerns over the dangers…
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In this episode of The British Muslim Women’s podcast, Dur-e-Shewar Anwar, Faiza Mirza and Labeeda Bhatti talk about fasting in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. They discuss why is physical health important and how can our physical health impact our faith? There has been huge emphasis in this past year on mental health and…
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Nadia Ghauri, Bournemouth Our physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing are inseparable. This is expounded by His Holiness Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (peace be upon him), the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: “All our natural actions like eating, drinking, sleeping waking…affect our spiritual condition. Our physical structure is related intimately to our total humanity…there is a…
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Dr Munazzah Chou, Farnham The Holy Prophet (peace and blessing of Allah be on him) is said to have remarked that, ‘There are two blessings of which people do not take full advantage: health and leisure.’[1] Physical health is an essential part of the spiritual progress of a person, we are taught in Islam. It…
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Kholood Tahir, Morden The latest in France’s long-standing history of issues against Muslim Women, has been the voting on the “Separatism Bill” which bans girls under the age of 18 from wearing a hijab in public places. Ironically, under the guise of protecting and liberating young Muslim girls from Islam, which itself teaches, the bill…
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وَاعْتَصِمُوْا بِحَبْلِ اللّٰہِ جَمِيْعًا وَّلاَ تَفَرَّقُوْا ۚ وَاذْكُرُوْا نِعْمَتَ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْكُمْ اِذْ كُنْتُمْ اَعْدَآءً فَاَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوْبِكُمْ فَاَصْبَحْتُمْ بِنِعْمَتِهٖ اِخْوَانًا وَكُنْتُمْ عَلىٰ شَفا حُفْرَةٍ مِّنَ النَّارِ فَاَنْقَذَكُمْ مِّنْها كَذٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللّٰهُ لَكُمْ اٰيٰتِهٖ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُوْنَ “And hold fast, all together, by the rope of Allah and be not divided; and remember the favour of Allah…
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Maaham Ahmad, South Wimbledon The pursuit of education is a human right that is crucial to the future advancement of our society. While many of us may take our easy access to education for granted, there are millions of children in our world fighting for their right to simply attend school and acquire the knowledge…