Health and well-being
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot Why Are Girls Dropping Sport In Such Great Numbers? A recent study by England Hockey’s Tess Howard, published in the journal Sport, Education and Society found that gendered sports uniforms played a major part in the high drop out rate in sports of teenage girls. Among those taking part in the research,
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Munazzah Chou, Farnham Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. It allows us to feel compassion and connection with others, empathy can help us to understand and appreciate the experiences of others and helps us to be more considerate and understanding. One experience which elicits abounding empathy among women is
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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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*Huzoor is the term Ahmadi Muslims use to refer to His Holiness, the fifth Caliph/Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community* Noreen Daud, Elstead خلافت سہارا ہے ہم غمزدوں کا اسے رکھ سلامت خدائے خلافت (This Urdu poetic verse expresses the sentiments that Khilafat is a source of solace for the distressed, and may Allah, Who
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Khansa Razzaq, Walsall When it comes to my love for Khilafat, I might not be very expressive about it, but I always try to show my love through implementing what my Khalifa, His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah be his Helper) expects from me as an Ahmadi Muslim. I never claim to be perfect
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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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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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