Tag: Muslim Women

Islamic Relief starts training100 women-headed households

By Apipa Bagumbaran LANAO DEL SUR–The Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW)-Philippines in partnership with the Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM), Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (BARMM’s) Ministry of Trade, Investments and Tourism (MTIT), Marawi City Social Welfare and Development Office (MCSWDO) and Raheemah Peace Weavers alongside Save the Children commenced, July 7, a three-day capacity… Read More Islamic Relief starts training100 women-headed households

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100 women-headed households to get livelihood assistance

By Apipa Bagumbaran LANAO DEL SUR–One hundred households headed by resilient women will soon start their own choices of business as they are about to receive livelihood assistance from the Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW)-Philippines through the Sustaining Women Economic Empowerment Project (SWEEP). The one-year project was funded by the Islamic Relief-USA targets women-headed households from… Read More 100 women-headed households to get livelihood assistance

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Libyan militia release Gaddafi’s son from prison

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, a son of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, is seen in this February 26, 2011 PressTV file photo. Former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam has been released after six years of being in a militia group’s custody. A statement issued by the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Battalion, an armed militia group that controls… Read More Libyan militia release Gaddafi’s son from prison

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The Powerful Reason Why We’re Celebrating Muslim Women’s Day Today

“On March 27, 2017, with only a few days left in women’s history month, we’re joining forces with MuslimGirl.com and a range of other publications from The Huffington Post to Teen Vogue to MTV to celebrate the inaugural Muslim Women’s Day.” As the month of honoring those who have come before us draws to a… Read More The Powerful Reason Why We’re Celebrating Muslim Women’s Day Today

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Muslim girls must take part in mixed swimming lessons in Switzerland

A swimming pool photo. EUROPE (January 11, 2017) — A European court has ruled that Muslim girls must take part in mixed school swimming classes after rejecting a case by a Turkish-Swiss couple who had requested that their daughters be exempted from such activities.The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday accepted that the refusal… Read More Muslim girls must take part in mixed swimming lessons in Switzerland

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Muslim women now required to show face in checkpoints

By MASIDING NOOR YAHYA LANAO DEL SUR, September 2 — Muslim women are asked to show their faces before they are allowed to pass through military and police checkpoints in the province as the manhunt for 23 inmates who bolted jail last August 27 continues, a police official said Friday.Many Muslim women are wearing ‘niqab’… Read More Muslim women now required to show face in checkpoints

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UAE withdrawal from Yemeni conflict comes as a big surprise for Houthis

MOSCOW, June 19 (PNA/Sputnik) — The recent announcement of the United Arab Emirates to withdraw from the anti-Houthi military operations in Yemen came as a big surprise to the Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, one of the conflicting sides in the conflict, a member of Ansar Allah’s delegation to peace talks in… Read More UAE withdrawal from Yemeni conflict comes as a big surprise for Houthis

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Forum on Role of Women in Peace, Security Held

Former Assemblywoman Gutoc By Hanalee Tan Yahya MARAWI CITY – A Workeshop/Consultative Forum on the Role of Women in Peace and Security was held at Manican Mansion Function Hall, here recently. The activity was opened by Ms. Amina Rasul-Bernardo, President of Philippine Center for Peace and Democracy who discussed the background on Pro Politics for… Read More Forum on Role of Women in Peace, Security Held

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