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March 7, 2012

Afghanistan: A one-woman crusade to improve the lives of Afghan villagers – DW World de News story

Zarifa Qazizadah is the only female village head in Afghanistan. She moves around on a motorbike and hopes to win a seat in the national parliament. The 50-year-old mother of 15 thinks education for women is paramount. And she’s off … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Mosques, Taliban, Women's rights

January 25, 2012

Arab women in Israel taking the lead – Common Ground (CG) News service with many videos

Featured Video Arab women in Israel taking the lead Arab women in Israel are helping one another to develop economic independence with surprising results. The Common Ground News Service captured some of these women’s stories on video. (Source: Common … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Arab Women's revolution, Israel, Women's rights

January 11, 2012

Being a Muslim and being a feminist are not mutually exclusive – by Fatemeh Fakhraie at CG News service

Portland, Oregon – People, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, often tell me that I can’t be both a Muslim and a feminist. At a recent book reading in Oregon, for example, a male audience member asked me, “How … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Feminist, Holy Qur'an, Muslim countries, Muslim Women, USA, Women's rights

January 11, 2012

Can a woman pray beside a man? Read the article on such issues which confronted north American Muslims at Dawn com under ‘The Washington Diary’ by Anwar Iqbal

Muslims in North America often have to confront issues that those in the Islamic world do not, such as: Can a woman pray beside a man? John L. Esposito, director of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at the Georgetown University, … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Diversity, Mosques and gender, North America, Women's rights

January 3, 2012

Women Fight Religious Segregation in Israel – Real News video

Secular vs religious tensions rise as women fight segregation in Jewish Halacha law ***** Precis On New Year’s Eve, thousands of Ultra Orthodox men came out in protest of what they called religious prosecution. In recent weeks, tensions … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Israel, Religious Segregation, Ultra Orthodox Jews, Women's rights

December 27, 2011

One-of-a-kind debate on women’s rights in Palestine – by Nida’ Tuma at CG News Service

Ramallah, West Bank – A Facebook page with nearly 2000 members has recently attracted the attention of the Palestinian public and media. “Puzzled young women” is becoming an important arena in the debate on women’s rights in the Palestinian territories, … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Arab countries, Arab Relvolution, Empowering women, Facebook, Fata - Hamas, Palestine women, Women's rights

December 9, 2011

Turkey: Making Mosques a Place for Women – Eurasianet Org News and photos

http://www.eurasianet.org/node/64668 A campaign to make Istanbul’s roughly 3,100 mosques more welcoming for women could set off a gender revolution in Turkey’s places of Islamic worship – and one that may not be uniformly welcomed. “This is about mosques being … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Gender revolution, Islam, Mosques, Muslimas, Turkey, Women's rights

November 17, 2011

Despierta!: Gorgeous women…must see to believe! – by Vanessa Ortiz at Waging nonviolence org

Click here to watch the PBS Video Did I get your attention? While titles that draw attention to women’s physical features may summon most of the male population, a title like, Women, War and Peace was probably written off as … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Afghanistan, Colombia, Gorgeous women, Liberia, Taliban, Women's rights

November 10, 2011

Young Pakistani girls learn to speak up for their rights – DW World de news

The Leadership for Environment and Development Pakistan has organized a workshop to promote gender equality and say that the involvement of men in gender discourse is crucial to end violence against women in Pakistan. For many Pakistani women, … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Gender equality, NGO'S, Pakistan, Women's rights

November 8, 2011

These Gujarat women fight for their sisters – By Kinjal Desai at DNA India com

From dumping old, rudimentary practices to adopting new ones, from helping widows get their rights to becoming leaders, they have done it all and continue to inspire others to follow suit. Inspirational women leaders representing nearly 40,000 groups across India … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Aga Khan rural support program, Human rights activists, India, Women's rights

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The Ismaili Centres around the world

The Ismaili Centre, London. Photo: Crispin Boyle
The Ismaili Centre in London is a religious, social and cultural meeting place for the Ismaili Muslim community in the United Kingdom. Opened in 1985, the Centre is the first religious and cultural centre to be specially designed and built for the Ismaili community in the West. Located in South Kensington, the Ismaili Centre occupies a prominent island site on Cromwell Road, facing the Victoria and Albert Museum on one of the major thoroughfares leading out of London.
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The Ismaili Centre, Burnaby. Photo: Garry Otte
The Ismaili Centre in Burnaby, a tree-lined suburb of Greater Vancouver, is the first such centre to be purpose-built by the Ismaili Muslim community in Canada. Access to the building is gained through a courtyard garden, which is enhanced by fountains, trees and flowers. Inside, a prayer hall provides facilities for communal services and quiet contemplation. The facility also includes a social hall, administrative offices, council chamber and classrooms for religious instruction.
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The Ismaili Centre, Lisbon. Photo: Gary Otte
The Ismaili Centre in Lisbon established, for the first time in continental Europe, a permanent place where spaces for gathering for Ismaili Muslims complemented premises for an international network of social, cultural and economic development institutions serving people of all faiths, backgrounds and origins. Access to the Ismaili Centre is through a landscaped park that surrounds buildings interspersed with courtyards and open patios. The complex combines multipurpose halls, open and enclosed areas for social functions, exhibitions and cultural presentations with offices and spaces for more contemplative gatherings of members of the Ismaili community.
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The Ismaili Centre Dubai. Photo: Gary Otte
The Ismaili Centre, Dubai is a complex of creative spaces for contemplative, cultural, educational and recreational purposes, designed to encourage understanding and the sharing of wisdom from many perspectives. Built on land that was donated by the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the Centre was opened on 26 March 2008 as part of the commemoration of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Golden Jubilee. Regional and cosmopolitan in its conception, the Ismaili Centre, Dubai draws on spiritual and intellectual roots that give it contemporary resonance. Its courtyards, gardens and watercourses, set amidst interlinking interiors, propose a harmony of tradition and timelessness.
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The Ismaili Centre, Dushanbe. Photo: Gary Otte
Opened in 2009, the Ismaili Centre, Dushanbe is the first such Centre in Central Asia — a region that has been home to Ismaili Muslims for more than a thousand years. It stands as both a reminder of great history and accomplishment, and a call on the peoples of the region to reflect on that inheritance as they shape the world of tomorrow. Inspired by some of the region’s most distinctive monuments, the architecture of the Ismaili Centre blends many craft and artisanal traditions of Central Asia. It is designed to facilitate cultural and intellectual exchange, and to re-invigorate the spirit of enquiry characterised by scholars whose contributions over the centuries were encouraged by the Ismaili Muslim community under the patronage of its leadership.

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