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Sarah Ward Khan, London Sometimes words are not enough. In life, times often come where we communicate through the raw emotions we feel because language cannot adequately express our feelings: the birth of a child, the death of a loved one and other such seminal moments. Yesterday, 22 March 2017, was sadly another such…
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot The Metro newspaper had a story a couple of days ago about a terror response exercise on the river Thames; as events unfolded in Westminster yesterday afternoon it felt surreal as if reality and training were merging. Three members of the public died and dozens are being treated for extensive injuries after…
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Tooba Khokhar, Cambridge Once upon a time, a poet of the British Isles remarked “the flower of sweetest smell is shy and lowly”. He wrote in praise of a beauty that was hidden, a charm that was veiled and a loveliness that sought no advertisement. A flower whose fragrance was all the more sweeter and…
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Sarah Waseem, London By now most people know, The European Court of Justice has ruled that companies can now stipulate that employees may not wear the Islamic headscarf, but only as part of prohibitions including other religious and political symbols. They argue that “an internal rule of an undertaking which prohibits the visible wearing of any…
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By Tooba Khokhar, Cambridge, UK On the 14th of March 2017, the European Court of Justice ruled in favour of a corporation wishing to prohibit its employees from “the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign”. The plaintiff in this case, Belgian citizen Ms Samira Achbita was a “hijabi”, a woman observing the…
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot, UK In recent weeks I noticed a few matters which were pleasant to the ears of Muslim women. Standing out was the news that Debenhams plan to begin stocking the hijab and modest clothing items in their department stores. This ties in with the rising popularity of clothing brands designing modest wear…
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Sameen R. Chaudhary, London It is generally acknowledged that the role of women changed during and after the World Wars. With the men away on the battle field, it was up to women to hold down the fort at home, taking on war jobs that went beyond their traditional roles. Mechanics, factory workers, farmers; jobs…
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Iffat Mirza, Raynes Park, UK When the International Women’s March took place on 21st January 2017 with an estimated 4.8 million participants, it made some wonder what the current status of women and feminism in the modern world is. In the case of Islam many are quick to dismiss it as a backward religion which…
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Nazma Raichuri, Hounslow East World Book Day (2nd March) is a celebration of books and reading, but most importantly it’s a celebration of unveiling the amazing world of information and wealth of knowledge that great books have to offer. Every true Muslim acquires knowledge as a fundamental principle of their faith, this is expressed through our…
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By Faiza Qadeer, Luton, UK Recently there was an article on Sky News which really interested me because it was about a terminally-ill 14-year girl from the UK who won a legal case shortly before her death to be cryogenically preserved in the hope that she may be brought back to life at some point…
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