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Honor Killing: Is Violence Against Women a Universal Problem, Not an Islamic issue? , By John L. Esposito and Sheila B. Lalwani

  Washington — Women are murdered in so-called honor killings everyday, and the public has a right to know more about these crimes and their victims. Take India for example. On Saturday, the first-ever Indian Peoples' Tribunal on so-called 'Honour Killings" gathered prominent lawyers and activists from major Indian non-government organizations, including the Human Right Law Network, the Women's Legal …

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Story of a righteous wife

She started by prasing Allah and sending peace and blessing upon the Prophet Muhammaad Sallahu alayhe wa sallam and she said that this topic is indeed an important one and she said she will try to advise us in the our she gave us the topic, on the trait of believing woman and how she should act with her husband. …

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Every woman is a working woman, By Dr Javed Jamil

  Let me clarify at the outset that I am one of those who have always respected, even campaigned for women’s right to all kinds of education, reproductive rights and right to earn through their own endeavours – of course within the parameters of Islam. But what has pained me is that these very rights have been and are being …

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Cameroon’s conjoined twins help spread Islam, By Francis Ngwa Niba

Cameroonian conjoined twins Pheinbom and Shevoboh were seen as a bad omen when born, but their successful separation by Saudi surgeons has changed their lives – and the faith of some in their village. They were joined at the chest, abdomen and pelvis when born and some of the delivery nurses in Babanki Tungo, a village in north-west Cameroon, were …

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IDDAH (WAITING PERIOD FOR A WIDOW)

There are many questions and requests about information regarding the IDDAD of a Muslim widow. This article presents some simple facts about this period – Consider it in the light of a facts sheet. IDDAH (WAITING PERIOD FOR A WIDOW)   What is Iddah? The literal meaning of Iddah is to keep count. In Islamic legal terminology, it is the …

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