Sisterhood
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Kholood Munir Tahir, London A hundred years ago, in the small Indian village of Qadian, His Holiness Mirza Bashir-ud-din Mahmud Ahmad (may Allah be pleased with him) founded Lajna Ima’illah – an organisation devoted to empowering women through education and service to humanity. A hundred years from then, it was an honour for me to
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Iffat Mirza, Cambridge Just over one hundred years ago, in 1925, one of my favourite books was written: F Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless classic The Great Gatsby. The novel features a much quotable line from when one character is recalling the moment her daughter was born ‘I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a
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Ayesha Naseem, Blackburn The term ‘revolution’ has several meanings, and it is manifested in different ways; but broadly speaking revolution is about bringing or causing a great change. The world has witnessed political, social, and economic revolutions throughout history. But there is one rather distinct kind of revolution that is not as greatly explored nor
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Our special IWD podcast takes the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day, #EmbraceEquity and puts it in context by discussing how Lajna Ima’illah has been operating for the past 100 years on equity as taught by Islam. Ayesha Naseem and Dur-e-Shewar Anwar have a conversation celebrating and embracing equity in this centenary year of
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With Allah’s grace, this is the centenary year of our wonderful Ahmadi Muslim women’s auxiliary organistaion, a time for gratefulness and reflection. Bareera Ghaffar and Dr Sarah Waseem talk about the psychology behind the immense blessings of being part of Lajna Ima’illah.
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Bareera Ghaffar, Birmingham What is a tree without its roots? Without its foundation, without the very thing that makes it stand. Likewise, what is a tree without its branches and stems. It is the branches and stems of a tree that makes the tree come alive and stretch, reaching new heights. It is with the
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Maariya Thaker, Luton In our local Lajna branch, a meeting is held at the end of every month, where we are provided with the opportunity to discuss and present a range of different topics from each respective department of our branch, but also have the opportunity to meet with one another and this often turns
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Fateha Khawaja, Tilford Living in such a fast-paced, material world, it can feel difficult at times to actively enhance our spiritual knowledge. Sometimes we get so caught up in things like school-work, or extracurricular activities, we struggle to leave some time in our days for reading a religious book or an interesting article that discusses
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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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