Equality
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Yesterday Dr Fariha Khan gave an interview to Weekend World show on Voice of Islam Radio on the subject of women in Islam. If you missed it, catch up here.
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Iffat Mirza, Raynes Park I wish I could in earnest say that I was surprised to read that the top EU court had upheld the decision that employers have the right to dismiss or fire employees should they choose to wear the hijab. However, unfortunately, I am not shocked. The attack on a Muslim woman’s
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Cemal Inam, Thornton Heath Anyone who has tuned into the news over the last month or so knows that the Israel and Palestine conflict has been at the forefront of the headlines. The Israel and Palestine conflict is not new; rather it has been going on for 73 years and has involved citizens from both
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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
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Sofia Aamir, London ‘How do Muslim men keep their vows with their first partner if they are allowed to marry four times?’, asked my teacher. As a 14-year-old, sitting in a Religious Education lesson, I had no answer! Honestly, it got me thinking too. Now, 6 years later, I wish I could go back in
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Zujaja Khan, London Honouring the beliefs of others is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 18 states: Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private,
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Munazzah Chou, Farnham All are agreed on UN Declaration of Human Rights, Article 25 of which deals with welfare: Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services… But we don’t have
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