Named as one of the most influential Muslims under 40 in the world, British born journalist and author of Sri Lankan heritage Tasnim Nazeer wants to be the voice of those who do good work. Tasnim Nazeer realised the might of the pen while she was in Sri Lanka following the tsunami, covering relief efforts. Being a college student and still …
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Converting to Islam: British women on prayer, peace and prejudice – Veronique Mistiaen The Guardian
Around 5,000 British people convert to Islam every year – and most of them are women. Six of them talk about prejudice, peace and praying in car parks Ioni Sullivan: 'In my heart, I began to consider myself a Muslim.' Photograph: Felicity McCabe for the Guardian Ioni Sullivan, local authority worker, 37, East Sussex I'm married to a Muslim and …
Read More »Abercrombie & Fitch Violated Federal Law by Firing a Muslim Woman for Wearing a Head Scarf, Judge Rules
Source: http://www.alternet.org/ Company claimed the headscarf violated their "Look Policy" marketing strategy. September 9, 2013 | SAN JOSE, Calif. (CN) – Abercrombie & Fitch violated federal law by firing a Muslim woman for wearing a head scarf as her religion requires, a federal judge has ruled. As a Muslim woman, Umme-Hani Khan wears a head scarf, also known as a …
Read More »What do you Want me to Wear? By Binth Niwas –
The spread of hate speech and campaign against Muslims is not something novel in history. We have witnessed this happening in our very own Sri Lanka in the recent past, in direct terms as well as in forms of manipulative sugarcoated speech. An important issue that is directed against Muslims is against the dress – Abaya worn by Muslim women. …
Read More »Why a Former Model Is Covering Up By Beth Greenfield, Shine Staff | Healthy Living
A British model and mom is ditching her life of posing in lingerie for one of modesty and obedience as a Muslim wife, said U.K. reports on Monday. “Meeting Mohammed has made me really look at my life,” Carley Watts, a model who regularly bares almost all for publications such as Elite Online Magazine, told the Sun about her lifeguard …
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