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The Limits on the Professional Muslimah


Posted by amina on 30 Sep 2013 / 1 Comment
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I grew up with a mother always insisting that I be an educated, professional woman. Her reasons were many, including that being a professional would help me retain a certain amount of flexibility and independence should crap hit the fan of life. I share the experience, not because it’s the exception, but because it’s common […]

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Pink Yemen Taxi‏


Posted by woodturtle on 30 Jan 2013 / 0 Comments
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In recent years, women-only taxi services offering convenient and safe transit have sprung up in major cities all over the globe. These “pink taxis,” driven by women for women, offer a variety of benefits — not only giving women the option of avoiding harassment by male drivers, but also offer employment opportunities, business ownership, and in some cases, empowered […]

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