Hijab has always proved as a barrier for a majority of the Muslim women worldwide. Workplace, public places and even while commuting they are subjected to cold stares, mainly by the non-Islam population largely because of the misconception that they have...
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With the ongoing Israel-Lebanon conflict becoming dangerous every moment, most of the channels are daily trying to give regular updates from the war-afflicted areas.
There is a new face of the Arab and the Iraqi women, which the world is getting a...
The largest Downtown mosque in San Francisco generated lot of controversy few months back because of the eight-foot tall wall, which separated both the men and women devotees.
As the matter reached it boiling points, the mosque authority took a...
Fashion in Iran is generally a very rare phenomenon. Fear of religious police often stops the designers' from organizing any fashion event.
However, the year 2006 is witnessing some pleasant surprise. Recently an event was organized where models...
To overthrow the growing western influence on the Iran women, the fashion police in Iran organized the first ever-Islamic Dress Fair, which went on for 10 long days. The exhibition solely targeted in attracting the attention of the Iran women towards...
Everyone around the world is well aware of the continual honor killings and rape going on in Pakistan. Despite media recording many of the cases, most of the incidents in the rural areas go unreported.
Mukhtaran Mai is one of those courageous...
In the world of Saudi Arabia and all the Middle East countries, it is an aged old tradition among the brides to spend extravagantly for their wedding dress, which they cherish for the rest of their lives.
The situation now is utterly different:...
In accordance with the Arab Government's declaration to create more job opportunities for the women community, last Wednesday, the Saudi Arabian Airlines has made an official announcement of recruiting Saudi women crews.
According to a statement...
In the recent days after the hula boos of the Miss Universe 2006 pageant, it is the time for Miss Indonesia Universe candidate to defend herself.
A militant group, Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), has accused Nadine Chandrawinata of crossing every...
Afghan women beware: Taliban regime knocks again
Since decades, the barbaric rule of Taliban has crippled the Afghan society and more specifically, it has almost destabilized the women community.
Now, with the news of the satanic power to make...
In many nations around the world, people from different religion are embracing Islam. Even women of Western origin are taking up Islam religion. Now, nothing can be said as to whether it is some kind of attraction or anything else for that matter,...
After the destruction caused by the October 8 earthquake last year, nearly 73,000 people were displaced in Pakistan. The worst condition was in Balakot town, which had the biggest hit.
To help the quake victims, almost 50 NGOs are working...
The British government's incapability to adopt the proposed legislation that was meant to declare forced marriages illegal is going to aggravate the life of Muslim women across the globe.
Since time immemorial, they are the symbol of tolerance:...
This might come as a surprise to everyone but it is a 'dream come true' for Muslim women across United States. Recently in New Brunswick, exclusively for the Muslim women community, the Cook/Douglass Recreation Center pool threw open its swimming pool....
Just two months backs VCU Qatar achieved a much-awaited glorious moment with its dedicated women students creating some fine fashion garments, which they displayed in the VCU Qatar 2006 Annual Fashion.
Check out few of the models strutting the...
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Sharon Chadha has written for various publications, including RUSI Journal, the publication of the Royal United Services Institute, the world’s oldest security and defense think tank in London.
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