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French President Nicholas Sarkozy announced in front of the French parliament that the Islamic face covering - Niqab - [not to be confused with the veil: Hijab] is a “sign of [women] debasement” that should be outlawed in France.
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Secularism is the religion of contemporary France. And the enforcers of that faith have a new target. “Today ... we are confronted by certain Muslim women wearing...
made popular Jun 20 2009
France is to make a move to ban veil in public places. It’s aimed at protecting the rights of women forced to efface themselves by covering their bodies entirely....
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Iran has announced plans for a new car designed specially for women.Its features will include automatic transmission, parking and navigation aids and a jack for...
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Britain is one of the few countries known for possessing higher civilian ethics and supporting human rights in the best possible way. However, quite shocking it’s...
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Qatar, an Emirate on the western shores of Persian Gulf has made headlines for the wrong reasons. A study on violence against women, ’surprisingly and...
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If women suicide bombers expect respect from their male counterparts, they are sorely mistaken. It appears that women are being inducted into terrorist ranks to mock...
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It is still a paradox as to what many religious leaders of the Islamic community preaches and practices. Some says that it is the duty of the Muslim women to draw the...
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The episode in Venice’s Ca’ Rezzonico museum, which houses 18th-century Venetian art including those of Giandomenico Tiepolo
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Women are beautiful and by instinct like to show their beauty. Like men they have right to do their activity in society freely and without any limitation. But why is...
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Shimaa Abdelfadeel and Hebba Aref, the two Muslim women who were asked not to sit where they could be photographed behind Senator Barack Obama because they were wearing...
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Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign has apologized for keeping Muslim women wearing headscarves out of a key shot at his Detroit event.According to...
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A new study upends the prevailing belief that women in the Middle East are oppressed because of their societies’ adherence to hard-line Islamic teachings. Far...
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The All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board (AIMWPLB) has released the “Shariat Nikahnama” that they claim would give equal rights to both Muslim men and...
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Two Muslim women blocked from a Goteborg swimming pool for refusing to change their clothing won more than $3,100 each in damages
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Once again Pakistan has hit the headline and earned the bad repute, however, not for its increasing terrorist or political controversies this time, but for ever...
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Women might be narcissist, yet they can be a venomous threat if circumstances call for it. This is the latest news that has shaken the powered task forces in many parts...
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Cultures which are meant to protect women can land up endangering them - especially their health, keeping aside the ever-controversial question of suppression or...
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The Muslim women victims of molestation, rape and domestic violence have no right to seek justice in the face of fatwa welding Mullahs and Imams, who are very eager to...
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The veil is increasingly becoming a torment in Britain, not for those who wear it, but for the rest.
Even in a secularly tolerant society like Britain, the veil is...
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It finally came into open ,while delegating the ban on Burqas’ the garment which Muslim women wear and which covers them from head to toe, is a sign of...
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Secularism is the religion of contemporary France. And the enforcers of that faith have a new target. “Today ... we are confronted by certain Muslim women wearing...
made popular Jun 20 2009
France is to make a move to ban veil in public places. It’s aimed at protecting the rights of women forced to efface themselves by covering their bodies entirely....
made popular Jun 19 2009
The Daily Show is by far the most astute, sharp and humorous news program in the United States, a nation where public discourse is usually very low-brow.
Last night,...
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Over the last few years the female student of Peshawar university have started adopting a particular getup. This trend is spreading like a forest fire. one feels as if...
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Whether you call it Islamization, Talibanization, or sheer male dictatorship but the news is out: the head of the University of Malakand NWFP, has decided to ensure...
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Being that I am not a Muslim woman, this a not a question I have ever addressed or ever will. I won’t even take a stand on it for my wife or daughter. But I know...
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As a Muslim woman living in the embrace of a vibrantly secular, liberal democratic society, you are constantly caught between two very different worlds.
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Women wearing the Muslim veil which covers the entire face (the niqab, usually worn by Pakistani women) will nto be allowed to enter in Italian museums any longer.
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The text on the Image reads “You can’t stop them, but you can protect yourself. Your creator knows what is best for you.”
A Veil your lollipop campaign...
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AP, Detroit
A federal judge in Detroit has dismissed the case of a Muslim woman who sued a judge for demanding she remove her veil in court.The judge ruled Monday against Ginnnah...
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The VEIL is a shimmering creation of the Paul Cocksedge studio and just as I said shimmering, Swarovski might have just flashed across your mind. Yes, the VEIL is one...
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Muslim women will have to remove their ‘niqabs’ if they want to cast their vote on 26th of this month.
However, initially they were allowed to vote as...
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The English Department of Education and Skills in Great Britain has decided to give teachers the right to be able to ban Muslims from wearing their religious veils to...
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Muslim girls in the US have no problems with their traditional attire, hijab. They have tagged it as a source of strength, pride and a tool to spread correct...
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With the coming up of the elections, the Dutch government has decided to propose ban on the burqua as it disrupts public order, citizens and safety.
Rita Verdonk, the...
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Muslim women across the world have just one identity that excludes them from the rest of the women community- the veil. The western media often interprets this veil as...
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Iraq as a nation might have won its freedom three years ago but the plight of women has not changed with the changing times.
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