Muslim Women
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About Muslim Women
The history of Islam and the changing role-performance of Muslim women, given the various interpretations of the belief system of Islam, are described. It is the contention of the authors that it is these various interpretations which have given rise to the conflict between the ideal and contextual realities. . . .
Taking off the hijab: 'My dream was to wear what I wanted'
...By Faranak AmidiBBC World ServiceFor some Muslim Women, choosing to stop wearing the hijab, or headscarf, can be a difficult decision to make...
French shrug off Muslim upset at abaya ban in schools
... What for many in the outside world - as well as French Muslim Women - came across as a blatant breach of human liberty, was seen in France as a means to another of the holy Republican triptych: equality...
French state schools turn away dozens of girls wearing Muslim abaya dress
... At the end of August, the that pupils would be banned from wearing the loose-fitting full-length robes worn by some Muslim Women in France s state-run schools at the start of the new school year on 4 September...
France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools
...By Ece GoksedefBBC NewsStudents will be banned from wearing abaya, a loose-fitting full-length robe worn by some Muslim Women, in France s state-run schools, the education minister has said...
Women's World Cup 2023: 'Nouhaila Benzina is a role model to us'
... Yasmin Rahman plays for Saltley Stallions in Birmingham, one of the only clubs geared towards Muslim Women in the UK...
Young footballer hopes hijab campaign will inspire others
... According to traditional Islamic rulings, Muslim Women are required to cover their head with a garment, A number of sports are now enabling more Muslims to wear the covering after the attire was by many organisations...
France riots: Fuelled by everyday discrimination
... Later on in June, France s most watched news channel, BFM TV, filmed the entrance of a middle school in Lyon so that they could count how many students walked in with an " abaya" a loose robe worn by many Muslim Women...
Arthur's Seat killer told wife to stop being like a 'British woman'
... Baroness Shaista Gohir, chair of Muslim Women Network UK (MWNUK), said there can be additional barriers faced by some South Asian women when leaving abusive relationships...
Young footballer hopes hijab campaign will inspire others
A 16-year-old girl who led a campaign for Muslim girls to be allowed to wear sport hijabs during PE lessons says she hopes it will have a nationwide impact.
Umme Kalsoom said it was prompted after she felt " vulnerable" when expected to Take Off her hijab while playing sport at her school in Burnley, Lancashire.
" I did it to bring comfort to myself and The Other girls" She Said .
The School has since changed its policy, which it said was due to health and safety concerns.
According to traditional Islamic rulings, Muslim Women are required to cover their head with a garment,
A Number of sports are now enabling more Muslims to wear the covering after the attire was by many organisations.
Umme Kalsoom said: " (The hijab) makes me feel like myself.
" Taking it off to Do Something I love didn't enable me to feel my full self and I lacked confidence without it. "
Umme Kalsoom has played football for Four Years as part of a scheme with the Football Beyond Borders charity, who helped her speak about her experiences with her school's leadership team and Lancashire County Council.
She says she was struck by the attention her campaign achieved, adding: " I didn't know it would go this far. "
The 16-year-old said other Muslim girls have since sought advice and that she hoped her campaign would " break down the barriers for girls to play football everywhere they exist".
She added she was " very excited" about England's Lionesses playing in The Women 's World Cup .
" It was so inspiring to see them get themselves to The Final of The Women 's Euro and win The Trophy . "
She described football as " really inclusive and really powerful because you play with people with different abilities and from different backgrounds, so it brings people together and it makes them more confident".
Morocco's Nouhaila Benzina was recently praised as a Role Model on becoming The First footballer to wear the hijab at this summer's Women's World Cup .
Source of news: bbc.com