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Panel to help Muslim women
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | 7 days ago
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The voice of Muslim women will be heard louder with the setting up of an action committee to help them, says chairman of Council of Muslim Women Consultant Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Nik Safiah Nik Karim. The council, she said, had set up the action committee...
Tags: muslim women, Muslim, helping muslim, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Jeddah, Organisation of the Islamic Conference, Social Issues, Business Finance
Hockey goes to the defence of religious faith
Liberal :: KS :: USA | 21 days ago
Credibility Joe Hockey will condemn the literalist interpretation of the Bible and compare Muslim women who voluntarily wear the hijab to nuns in a speech tonight titled ''In Defence of God'', which spells out his personal faith and credo...The shadow treasurer criticises...
Tags: Joe Hockey, Muslim, christian faith, muslim women
No turbans for Sikhs teachers
A law that stops Sikhs engaged in the teaching profession from wearing turbans at work has created plenty of ill feeling in the community. The draft law of the Oregon legislature which is awaiting the final approval of the state Governor strives to ban...
Tags: religious freedom, sikhs, turbans, muslim women, burqas, burkhas
Victory for Muslim widows
Johannesburg :: South Africa | 4 months ago
Credibility All the wives in a Muslim marriage will be entitled to claim from the estate of a husband who dies without a will, the Constitutional Court ruled in Johannesburg on Wednesday. Previously, the Intestate Act recognised only one spouse, making it difficult...
Tags: Muslim, muslim women
The great burqa debate
Paris :: France | 5 months ago
Credibility For the first time in my life, I put on a burqa this morning. Not because I have suddenly become a cross-dresser, but just to undergo the experience millions of Muslim women go through every day of their adult lives. Although I only had it on for a couple...
Tags: Nicolas Sarkozy, Muslim, muslim women
Who goes there?
Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of France, has taken a stand against veils worn by Muslim women. While appreciating that it was a part of the dress code of Muslim women, he said that the veil was a sign of subservience and debasement and was not welcome...
Tags: Nicolas Sarkozy, muslim women, veils, helmets, scarves
HRW criticizes Germany over headscarf bans
Bremen :: Germany | 9 months ago
Credibility German state bans on religious symbols and clothing for teachers and other civil servants discriminate against Muslim women who wear the headscarf," said Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a press release about a report it released yesterday. HRW explained that...
Tags: Muslim, muslim women, Germany, headscarf ban
'Islam must not be used to discriminate against women'
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | 9 months ago
Credibility Muslim women activists championing equality and justice in the Muslim family said they will no longer accept the use of Islam to justify discrimination against women. Project director of Musawah (the global meeting for equality and justice in the Muslim...
Tags: Muslim Family, muslim women
Malaysian city bans lipstick for Muslim women
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | about 1 year ago
Credibility Kota Baru already has a directive calling for Muslim women to wear non-transparent headscarves. The national news agency, Bernama, said the directive was issued by the municipal council of Kota Baru and is aimed toward Muslim women working in restaurants...
Tags: Muslim, muslim women, bright lipstick, Malaysian, Kota Baru Municipal Council, heels shoes, wearing bright, Bernama, illicit sex, businesses premises
KB council bans lipstick, high heels
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | about 1 year ago
Credibility Muslim women employees working here are forbidden to wear lipstick and high-heeled shoes to work. This directive is contained in a municipal council circular dated May 25 and signed by its president Shafie Ismail, which has been distributed to business...
Tags: Muslim, heels shoes, muslim women
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