Girl Child

  • International Day of the Girl Child

    Rabah Nasir, Worcester Park  The word “girl” carries centuries of history. In Middle English, “girle” referred simply to a young person, yet over time it has come to signify a female child: the bearer of dreams, potential, and a promise of the future.   The Holy Qur’an reminds us: “O ye people! fear your Lord, Who created you from

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  • Day of the Girl Child

    Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot I grew up as a Muslim in Britain, was educated here and, in fact, teachers told girls at my school they should strive to be whatever they wanted in their lives, regardless of whether the profession was traditionally thought of as a ‘boy’s’ job. In history, however, it was a different story

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