Six Yummylicious Dishes Without Which Eid Is Incomplete!
As the month of fasting ends for Muslims, the festival of Eid Al Fitr started today. Here are six food items prepared to celebrate the day.
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Not Just Religion: Why Do Muslim Women Wear A Hijab?
For many Muslim women, a hijab is a way of expressing resistance, writes Caitlin Killian, Professor of Sociology, Drew University. Nazma Khan, who immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh at age 11, faced years of shaming over wearing a headscarf in New York. So, in 2013, she started World Hijab Day – a day […]
First Woman Fined For Wearing Full Veil In Denmark
A 28-year-old wearing a niqab recently became the first woman to be fined in Denmark for violating a new law which bans full-face Islamic veils in public places. What happened? The woman had got involved in a fight with another woman at a shopping centre in Horsholm, in the north-eastern region of Nordsjaelland, reported The Guardian. While fighting, […]
UK Muslim Teacher Spells Out Why Hijab Is Empowering
A Muslim teacher stood up against OFSTED’s (Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills) ban on Muslim women wearing hijab. OFSTED is a non-ministerial department of the UK government which reports to the Parliament. What happened? It all started when Amanda Spielman, the chief of OFSTED, passed some controversial comments on Muslim girls wearing hijab. […]
Relatives Kill Girl After She Refused To Read Holy Book
A 15-year-old girl was allegedly killed by her relatives in Mumbai for refusing to read a holy book. Police told the Bombay high court that the girl from Antop Hill was killed on May 4. She was strangled by a dupatta by her own family members after she reportedly refused to read the holy book […]