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By Mubarika Sami, UK It’s difficult to say exactly when International Women’s Day (IWD) began; its roots can be traced to 1908, when 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding voting rights, better pay and shorter working hours. A year later, the first National Woman’s Day was observed in the US on 28th February in…
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By Sadia Sami, Canada It was in 2008 when my family decided to move to Saskatchewan–one big land with a very, very small Ahmadiyya Muslim branch consisting of 20 people. Despite our branch being small, each individual Ahmadi came with their own unique story of struggles, success, sadness and happiness. However, one story in particular…
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For International Women’s Day members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim women’s and girls’ auxiliaries have been writing about women who inspire them. Some have chosen figures from history while others write about women in their personal lives who have inspired them. What we learn is that no matter who the women are, whether significant historical figures…
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By Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot “It’s Mother’s Day! Time to buy flowers and chocolates and make a card to show Mum how much I love her!” A quick Google of ‘Mother’s Day’ results in a page of articles such as “What can I buy my mum?” and “Best deals available on flowers”. Going to a supermarket…
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Allah is the Greatest; Allah is the Greatest. There is none worthy of worship except Allah; Allah is the Greatest and all Praise belongs to Him Navida Sayed, London Allahu Akbar, meaning ‘Allah is the Greatest’ is a beautiful phrase encapsulating everything good and great. Allah is the Greatest, Most Compassionate and Ever Merciful. Unfortunately,…
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By Saira Ahmed, Hounslow Ever wondered what it would be like to amalgamate all the museums of the world, all knowledge-past, present and future – and all guidance into one expanse? As you walk from one chamber to the next in awe and inspiration, through beautifully adorned hallways which aid understanding and develop new thoughts,…
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By Navida Sayed In recent days there has been a lot of talk about a suggestion published in a document about counter terrorism that the hijab contributes to passive terrorism. The document is a US Air Force White Paper entitled “Countering Violent Extremism, Scientific Methods and Strategies” with contributions by several academics; it was originally published in 2011…
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Source: Flickr Tooba Khokhar, Cambridge A lot of the time when I tell people that my Hijab liberates me, they nod indulgently, their expression a little doubtful, whilst they kindly explain ‘no darling, liberation means being free!’ Our interactions, almost inevitably, drift towards an impassé. We might be saying the same word: ‘liberation’, but in…
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Sameea Jonnud, UK “Oh, it’s Pancake Day” exclaimed my daughter. As we don’t celebrate the day it took us by surprise but it did give us a good topic to discuss. Pancakes! From small fluffy cakes to paper thin crepes they are eaten the world over. In Britain we traditionally make thin pancakes from a…
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Dr Maleeha Mansur, UK ‘Allah burdens not any soul beyond its capacity. It shall have the reward it earns, and it shall get the punishment it incurs…’ (The Holy Qur’an, Chapter 2: Verse 287) Euthanasia, assisted suicide, mercy killing, call it what you may, but it has recently taken the headlines once again with France…
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