Integration
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Aneela Mahmood, London Freedom is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants. Then why today do I receive sympathetic stares or judgmental glares when
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Tahira Chaudhry, Croydon As I walked home today I encountered a ‘gentleman’ who when crossing paths with me decided rather sadly to look at me with disapproval and then spit in my pathway. In my mind, he was no doubt consumed by some form and mingling of both hatred and a lack of knowledge. I
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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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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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Sarah Khan. London We must feel sorry for the Muslim woman, she can never catch a break. This, in a nutshell, appears to be
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– Luton & Bedford Poppy Appeal Fundraising 2016 by Mrs Hamida Iqbal, Luton, UK God says in the Holy Qur’an, chapter 2, verse 198. “.. And whatever good you do, Allah knows it…” And in a tradition of the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him, Abu Musa Ash’ari relates that the Holy Prophet (peace be
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Maleeha Mansur, Hayes, UK If I may ask, how do you define integration? You see, the Swiss seem to think it is dependent on participation in swimming sessions and shaking hands. How absurd, you wonder. Absurd and appalled would be a summary of my reaction upon hearing of two young Muslim teenage girls having their
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Sarah Khan, London I come from a long line of proud Yorkshiremen. I was raised on a diet of no-nonsense, plain speaking and hard work. My father regularly made sure to tell us that we had the right to play cricket for Yorkshire (never mind I was born in Berkshire and a woman). As I
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Sarah Khan, London Everyone loves a good slogan. The holy grail of all marketing and advertising executives, a short phrase that will stick in the mind and be associated with their product or association. Some slogans are amusing little word plays, others become memorable for decades. Simply think ‘Just do it’ by Nike or ‘I’m
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