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Filling in the Gaps: Working Towards Inclusive Education


Posted by Guest Contributor on 15 May 2018 / 0 Comments
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This post was written by Guest Contributor Habeeba Husain. Habeeba blogs at My Future is at My  Finger Tips and tweets at @HabeebaHusain.    When a Rutgers University student finally found a seat on the campus’s usually overcrowded bus, she witnessed the Caucasian man next to her shoot her a dirty look and abandon his seat. “That […]

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Compulsory Hijab in Egyptian Schools: Not Official, But Widespread


Posted by emanhashim on 24 Nov 2016 / 0 Comments
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When the current school year started a couple of months ago here in Egypt, some students were surprisingly excited about it. For Nada, a 7th grade student, this school year would bring its own surprises, as she was repeatedly asked by the school administration to wear the school uniform “properly” – that is, to wear […]

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Malalagate, Patriotism, and Disingenuous Agendas


Posted by shireen on 23 Oct 2014 / 2 Comments
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Last week, Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai was declared a co-winner of the coveted Nobel Peace Prize, along with activist Kailash Satyarthi. Since then there have been numerous articles, support pieces and critiques addressing her win, and the expected conspiracy theories. The announcement even reheated a discussion on the validity and relevance of the Nobel Peace […]

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Recent Good News Out of Switzerland


Posted by nicole on 04 Dec 2012 / 0 Comments
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Courts in the Swiss canton of Thurgau have overturned on appeal the cantonal school district’s decision to forbid two Albanian girls from wearing the headscarf to school.  The story begins in 2011, when two 14-year-old girls were forbidden from wearing their headscarves to classes.  What ensued was a two-year legal battle that saw the school’s […]

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Malala Yousufzai: A Story of Education, Drones, and Foreign Policy


Posted by merium on 30 Oct 2012 / 0 Comments
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On a recent grocery store run, my father and I overheard an interesting exchange between two male store attendants about Malala Yousufzai, the 14-year-old activist from Pakistan’s northern Swat region who was targeted recently for her outspoken views on education.  While one of the attendants bemoaned her fate, his friend, a young Pathan, speaking with […]

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Fatwa Frenzy: Skewing the Education Fatwa Issue


Posted by faith on 27 May 2009 / 0 Comments
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The right to an education is one of the most basic rights that any person can have. Yet this right is often denied to women, including many women in various Muslim societies. We have examples of women in the formative era of Islam who benefited from education and who were scholars in their own right. […]

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