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Posted by samya on 10 Jun 2016 / 0 Comment
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Police Scotland is set to introduce a hijab as part of its uniform in an effort to encourage more Muslim women to join the force. A suitable headscarf has been tested and will now be presented for consideration, before being incorporated into the standard uniform.

Hillary Clinton gave a victory speech Tuesday night positioning herself as the logical conclusion of [the] first women’s rights meeting at Seneca Falls in 1848. But the US was late. Here are 11 Muslim women who served as prime minister or president of their countries.

Shayara Bano, Afreen Rahman and the women of the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan are at the forefront of a social reform movement in the Muslim community. They are the ordinary Muslim women fighting an extraordinary case against triple talaq in India.

Living in Florida, Tiffany Rivera knew there was a risk her daughter would be bullied by other kids. But Rivera could never have predicted the bullying would get this bad.

An Osun State High court, in Osogbo, Nigeria, has ordered that Muslim students should be allowed to wear hijab in all the public primary and secondary schools owned by the government.

After years of shame affecting her relationship with faith, Samra Habib found Unity mosque, a nonjudgmental spiritual community to meet others like herself.

Saudi Arabia has made a name for itself in being very strict with what women can and cannot do. Driving cars, for instance, could be the basis for flogging if you are a woman. Is there a conflict of interest then that Uber just received a $3.5 billion check from Saudi Arabia?

Motherhood is easy, have at least three children, don’t use formula and forget about birth control — these are just some of the words of wisdom imparted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the nation’s women.


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