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Posted by samya on 22 Jul 2016 / 0 Comment
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Saudi Arabia announced it will be sending four female athletes to Rio Olympics. It follows separate release about male squad amid ongoing sensitivity about the issue in the Gulf kingdom.

Indian Muslim women defy tradition and men to be judges. The year-long program aims to produce a steady stream of female “Qadis” across India.

She is Palestinian. She is Muslim. She is disabled. And most important she is trying to save the RNC. Could she? Meet Maysoon Zayid, a young comic who is trying to combat the the negative image of Muslims in the media.

Al Jazeera producer meets the reality of the US election discontent towards those “outside”.  Attending the RNC this week, things did not go the way she hoped.

Kenya’s increasingly severe dry spells are putting pressure on the country’s cow and goat farmers. But a project in Isiolo is helping women tap into a booming – and drought-resistant – source of income: camel milk.

Pakistan’s ruling party plans to pass long-delayed legislation against “honor killings” within weeks in the wake of the high-profile murder of an outspoken social media star, the daughter of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday.

Zahra Yaganah was married off to a violent man at 13. Now an author, her book is shining a light on abuse in Afghanistan

Bosnian-American Indira Kaljo has successfully petitioned FIBA to allow the wearing of the hijab in domestic games, but not in international competition, yet.

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