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Pakistan adopts new law to tackle ‘honour killings’

Pakistan adopts new law to tackle ‘honour killings’

Pakistan’s parliament has unanimously passed legislation against “honour killings” – mandating life imprisonment for convicted murderers even if the victim’s relatives forgive them. The legislation was approved on Thursday in a joint session of the lower and upper houses of parliament, three months after an outspoken social media celebrity, Qandeel Baloch, was strangled by her […]

Germany Mulls Banning Face Veils

Germany may soon be following the footsteps of France, Belgium and Switzerland by banning women from wearing face veils. Conservatives in the country are calling for a law that will prohibit women from wearing a face veil in certain environments. According to Lorenz Caffier, interior minister for the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, body veils inhibit integration.

Burkini allows women to have freedom and fun, says Australian creator

Invented in 2004 by an Australian woman, the burkini has come under attack in Germany and France. Banning the full-body swimwear would rob many women of the freedom to have fun in public, says its creator. Sydney (dpa) – Siham Karra-Hassan was 15 years old when her older brother took her to learn how to […]

Germany plans a partial ban on the veil

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives are to ask that the face veil be banned in schools, universities and while driving a vehicle. Regional interior ministers belonging to Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) and her Christian Social Union allies (CSU) are to make a declaration on tougher security measures, including more police and greater surveillance in public […]

Who politicized the burkini?

In the past few weeks, multiple towns in France have issued bans on the full-body swimsuit known as the “burkini.” Designed for Muslim women, the burkini covers everything but the face, hands and feet. At least 15 towns and cities in France have banned the swimwear, according to AFP. Nice is the most recent to […]

Women’s suffrage: The fight for and against voting rights

SAN JOSE, August 18, 2016 – The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which guaranteed women the right to vote, was passed by Congress and ratified by the states on August 18, 1920. For many American citizens, this seems as if it was long overdue from the time of the Declaration of […]

How Muslim Women Are Rising Up Against Discrimination

How Muslim Women Are Rising Up Against Discrimination

A British parliamentary committee recently discovered what many people in Muslim communities have known for ages—that Muslim women face discrimination on account of their gender, their ethnicity and their religion.

Putting an end to violence against women

The word ‘women’ creates several images in one’s mind. Every image of women let it be mother, sister, wife or daughter is perceived through common lens of respect and dignity. Undoubtedly, women are the real architects of the society as no nation can rise to height of glory unless its women are side by side […]

FRANCE – Tensions remain high in Corsica after burkini beach riot

FRANCE – Tensions remain high in Corsica after burkini beach riot

A beach brawl between locals and families of North African origin in Corsica, reportedly due to photos being taken of women in burkinis, resulted in protests Sunday as tensions remained high. Saturday’s dispute erupted between members of “three families of North African origin and young locals”, prosecutors said in a statement, describing the clashes as […]