Dzenana Brkic from Bosnia was born blind but that did not stop her from becoming an inspirational writer who encourages others to achieve their dreams. Dzenana Brkic (22) is a very brave young woman from a small town Busovaca (Bosnia and Herzegovina). She was born blind. Given the hard circumstances during the war in Bosnia (92-95), not much could be …
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This week at the Voices for Creative Nonviolence office in Chicago, my colleague Sabia Rigby prepared a presentation for a local high school. She’ll team up with a young friend of ours, himself a refugee from Iraq, to talk about refugee crises driven by war. Sabia recently returned from Kabul where she helped document the young Afghan Peace Volunteers’ efforts …
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For hijabi athletes, Nike just did it. The sports brand has ticked all the boxes for fitness enthusiasts by announcing its Nike Pro Hijab which will be available in 2018. As of Wednesday morning, amid the online buzz, the garment even launched its own Instagram account. A project that has been in the brand’s creative labs for over a year, …
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Muslims of Sri Lanka are governed under Muslim Personal Law. This means that in the areas of marriage, divorce and inheritance, all Muslims of this country will find themselves in a situation at some time or the other that will ensure they get to know about Muslim personal law. When I was quite young, I discovered that if my parents …
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RIYADH: Riyadh celebrates its first Saudi Women’s Day, which started on Wednesday and will last for three days, with a large turnout expected. The event, organized and hosted by the King Fahd Cultural Center in Riyadh, will include women’s operetta for a female audience only. “We want to celebrate the Saudi woman and her successful role, and remind people of …
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