Some UK Imams discriminate against women when enforcing Sharia law

A Muslim think tank has found some UK imams discriminate against women when enforcing Islamic Sharia law. Scholars at the Centre for Islamic Pluralism (CIP) interviewed 90 Muslims in London, the West Midlands, Lancashire and West Yorkshire. They found some women did not get fair hearings in forced marriage, arranged marriage and domestic violence matters….

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Payout for worker after Islamophobic jibes

A legal assistant from Birmingham has won a £75,000 payout from her former employer after she was nicknamed “Tent Head” and “Mother Teresa” by a senior colleague, it has been revealed. Saleca Faisal-Parkar, 31, from Great Barr, agreed to an out-of-court settlement at the start of a three-day tribunal in Birmingham. Mrs Faisal-Parkar was claiming…

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More and more radically Islamic women in France, says the Direction Centrale du Renseignement Interieur (DCRI)

According to the Central Office of the Information of the Interior (DCRI), a growing number of women in Auxerre, France are wearing niqabs and are increasingly conservative in their religious beliefs and practices. They actively proselytize when they pick up their children from school. Bernard Godard, author of Musulmans de France (with Sylvie Taussig, 2007),…

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Muslim feminists confront a world of obstacles at conference in Barcelona

The third gathering of the International Congress on Islamic Feminism held in Barcelona produced conflicting concerns over where debates are heading and how to address women’s issues. Arifa Mazhar, manager of gender issues for the Sungi Development Foundation working in Pakistan, said that she grew tired of talking about religion – suggesting conference attendees debate…

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Sweden: Swedish public pool to rent out burkinis

Swedish swimming pools have begun to rent out burkinis, or full-body swimsuits that cover everything but the face, hands, and feet. The move is a nod to women who wish to not reveal too much of their body but still wish to take part in the recreational and exercise benefits of swimming faculties. For 30…

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