Women
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Ayesha Naseem, Blackburn ‘I also don’t think that enough is done to integrate and educate… immigrants, they need to integrate, as we have a different culture to others which we need to maintain.’[1] After reading this quotation during a history lecture recently, several thoughts crossed my mind. This quote was originally taken from a study…
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Maleeha Mansur, Hayes I remember as a child being curious about the concept of shyness and stage fright, a fascination rooted from alienation with the concept. Why were children and adults frightened of speaking in public? I failed to comprehend the challenge and what I certainly lacked was sympathy – until I was faced with…
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Navida Sayed, London Every year, thousands of Ahmadi Muslim women and girls congregate at a national two-day gathering called Ijtema. The worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad(may Allah be his Helper) at an Ijtema address stated that the “Ijtema itself was a proof of the freedom and independence Islam…
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Nabila Khalid, Bury Friday at school would be spent repeatedly checking the clock in anticipation for home time. As soon as it was 3pm we would rush home, change, grab our bags (which we had packed and repacked weeks in advance) and head to the mosque where women and girls from around the region would…
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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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The unique Jalsa of 2021 gave Lajna members the opportunity to serve the Jama’at by giving duties on a large scale after two years and led to much happiness and emotion. Here, more Lajna members reflect on their experience of Jalsa Salana. “It was a truly blessed experience serving in my role this year, alongside…
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Rabia Salim, Ash, Surrey On Friday 6th August 2021, the Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was upon us once again after a two year COVID 19 hiatus. Day 2 as per tradition brought ladies the joy of the address of their Khalifa, His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may God be his Helper) in…
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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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Kholood Tahir Munir If one was to ever ask me what true sisterhood is, I would bring them to Jalsa. I would show them, how even from the very moment you set foot out of your car, you will probably encounter a sister who is getting out of hers. You will smile widely at each…
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Maleeha Mansur, Hayes If one cares to deliberate on gender segregation, the knee jerk reaction is to associate the concept of segregation with oppression, specifically female oppression. However, should one look closer, one sees elements of segregation is many aspects of society in the West. Washrooms, changing rooms and sporting events, to name but a few areas of segregation. Indeed, taking the timely example of sports with the Olympics in full swing, segregation is…
