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Posted by samya on 06 May 2016 / 0 Comment
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Dedicated just for women, Indian IT major Wipro announced that it has signed a tripartite deal to set up Saudi Arabia’s first all-women business and technology park in collaboration with Saudi Aramco and Princess Nourah University in Saudi Arabia.

Leila Ben Gacem is one of many entrepreneurs determined to revive her country’s struggling economy and counter radicalization by offering employment to increasingly embittered Tunisians

Seven Muslim women are suing a southern California restaurant for discrimination after they were kicked out of the eatery while dining in April.

The first gym for Muslim women is due to open soon in the UK. The businessman behind the idea believes there’s a gap in the fitness market for Muslim women, who maybe don’t feel like they can comfortably attend their local or high street gym.

The years-old debate about designing fashion for Muslim women who follow strict dress codes has reignited in France, raising the question of just what role, if any, European design houses have in a political debate.

Meet Hijarbie, Barbie’s Hijab-wearing Muslim cousin. The doll is the brain child of 24-year-old Nigerian Haneefah Adam, who says that the doll is meant to make a fashion statement and also change the way young Muslim girls see themselves.

Jennifer Zobair, author of the novel “Painted Hands,” hopes that Muslim women who pick up the book can identify with her characters through their own personal exploration.


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