Covid19
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In this episode of the British Muslim Women’s podcast, Iffat Mirza, Nooresahar Ahmed and Melissa Ahmedi reflect upon the lessons we learned over the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of social responsibility not only during trying times, but in society always.
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Cemal Inam, Thornton Heath Khilafat for me has been a source of peace in times of stress. The COVID-19 pandemic left many school exams, like my A-level exams last year, onto the brink of uncertainty. I remember the tireless nights I would spend studying and revising in order to get into university, a goal of
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This year the Jalsa Salana of our Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the annual convention, held in Hadeeqatul Mahdi – the Garden of the Mahdi – in the rolling hills of Hampshire was a unique event to say the least. After 18 months of a pandemic, the likelihood of an event which usually hosts nearly 40,000 attendees
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Nooresahar Ahmad, Hartlepool “Three days of every year should be fixed for a gathering in which all my devoted followers should – God willing – be present, with the condition of health, time and absence of strong impediments.” – The Promised Messiah (peace be on him), The Heavenly Decree. It is no exaggeration to say
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Nooresahar Ahmad, Hartlepool ‘No one need wonder that Orlando started, pressed her hand to her heart, and turned pale. For what more terrifying revelation can there be than that it is the present moment? That we survive the shock at all is only possible because the past shelters us on one side and the future
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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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Jaziba Ahmed, Earlsfield 2020 was a most significant and life-changing year for all of us. A year where life took a sudden turn as the outbreak of the coronavirus dominated all over the world and forced us into lockdown here in the UK. From the closure of schools, universities and work to not being able
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Samra Waseem, Hayes As we entered Lockdown three in the UK, the uncertainty of how we cope with the Coronavirus pandemic became harder than ever. It’s fair to say that individuals who have never experienced mental health issues such as depression and a sense of hopelessness have felt it now. During our lifespan, we are
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