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Sameen R. Chaudhary, London It is generally acknowledged that the role of women changed during and after the World Wars. With the men away on the battle field, it was up to women to hold down the fort at home, taking on war jobs that went beyond their traditional roles. Mechanics, factory workers, farmers; jobs…
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Iffat Mirza, Raynes Park, UK When the International Women’s March took place on 21st January 2017 with an estimated 4.8 million participants, it made some wonder what the current status of women and feminism in the modern world is. In the case of Islam many are quick to dismiss it as a backward religion which…
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Nazma Raichuri, Hounslow East World Book Day (2nd March) is a celebration of books and reading, but most importantly it’s a celebration of unveiling the amazing world of information and wealth of knowledge that great books have to offer. Every true Muslim acquires knowledge as a fundamental principle of their faith, this is expressed through our…
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By Faiza Qadeer, Luton, UK Recently there was an article on Sky News which really interested me because it was about a terminally-ill 14-year girl from the UK who won a legal case shortly before her death to be cryogenically preserved in the hope that she may be brought back to life at some point…
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PRESS RELEASE 16 January 2017 Some 700 women attended a national Peace symposium titled “Faith and Loyalty to Britain: The Role of Women” on Saturday. The event was organised by women from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association UK to dispel misconceptions about Islam and Muslim Women and demonstrate that loyalty to Britain is part of…
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Sameen R. Chaudhary, London Time, and marks of time such as the New Year give us milestones and posts for us to measure our time on earth. With such guideposts, we can see how much progress we have made, and how much we have lost over the past year. There is criticism that the…
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot, UK Often as the New Year counts down I will say a prayer; this year I raised my hands in silent prayer a couple of minutes before midnight. It was silent around me and I thanked God for the blessings He had given me and prayed for my family. No one was…
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Nazma Raichuri, Hounslow East New Year’s Eve is always a display of global celebrations, with fireworks and other jubilations in many countries. Families and friends get together rounding up the year to celebrate the new hope and new dreams that the coming year will bring. It is also another excuse for some to indulge in…
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Tooba Khokhar, Cambridge Lovers share a sacred decree – to seek the Beloved Rumi, ‘One Whisper of the Beloved’ Each man has his own Paradise, woven from dreams and fantasies personal to him. Each mind paints a different picture of the abode of bliss. Within the Islamic tradition however, the true ‘lover’ accepts no Paradise…
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot, UK From time to time in the UK, the subject of integration rears its head and it is almost certain the reporting will be accompanied by photographs of fully veiled Muslim women. It has happened this way with the Casey Review, released on 5th December when headlines talked about how many Muslims…
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