Gender Issues and the Hijab/Burqa
Headscarf award for fighting discrimination awarded by newly formed ‘headscarf brigade’
A Dutch supermarket chain has been presented with the first ‘Headscarf Award’, in honor of making a significant effort to get the headscarf accepted in the workplace. The Chain, Dirk van den Broek, received the award in the al-Kabir mosque in Amsterdam by the recently formed Headscarf Brigade. The brigade is composed of three female…
Imams, Organizations, Asked to Preach Against Domestic Violence for Friday Sermons
All across the United States, American Muslim organizations and imams are calling to preach against domestic violence during Friday prayer services and sermons. The call follows the murder and beheading of Aasiya Zubair Hassan by her husband and co-founder of the Bridges TV network. “This is a wake up call to all of us, that…
Politicians ‘ignoring’ polygamy
British politician Baroness Warsi has called for restrictions to prevent polygamy in the UK. A Muslim herself she claims that cultural sensitivity has prevented politicians from discussing the issue of polygamy. She is a member of the Conservative Party and Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion and Social Action and urges the government to consider the…
Oklahoma Muslim Allowed to Take Driver’s Photo With Hijab
The Oklahoma chapter of CAIR thanked the state’s Department of Public Safety for allowing a Muslim driver to take her driver’s license photograph while wearing a headscarf or hijab. The group said that the Muslim driver attempted to renew hew license in September, but was told that she needed to pull her scarf back past…
Norway: Islamic Council says female agents shouldn’t arrest men
According to Ahmed Esmaili, head of the imam committee of the Islamic Council of Norway, female Muslim police agents should try not to arrest men. “If she must arrest, and she is alone or together with other women, then she can do it. But if she is together with other colleague, who can take this…