The mother wound is the unconscious pain and shame that is passed from mother to child. Our mothers have the greatest impact on our coping mechanisms, core beliefs, and on our self-worth. Their unresolved trauma becomes our own. The mother wound impacts us in different ways • Critical Self-talk (the internalized voice of the wounded…
Development economists aver that development can’t be distanced from the discussion of gender. So to explore the gender and development issues such as health, education, violence against women, and economic empowerment, a three-day national conference was recently (6th, 7th, and 8th of June 2022) organized by the Centre for Development Policy and Practice and Maulana…
You look at me and call me oppressed, simply because of the way I am dressed. No, one tells me to dress this way, it’s a law from God that I obey. You should probably know me for what’s inside, and not judge for the cloth I wear with pride. Making it an issue by…
Question: “Amina Wadud led the first female-led Jumu’ah Prayer. On that day, women took a huge step towards being more like men. But, did we come closer to actualizing our God-given liberation?” Answer by Yasmin Mogahed: Well, answering your question, I can say that I don’t think so. We so often forget that God…
Jeddah: Following the Saudi Cabinet’s approval of the personal status law after its review by the Shoura Council, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said it is the second of four laws within the legal reforms system announced on Feb. 8, 2021. Those remaining are the civil transactions law and the penal code for discretionary sanctions.…
A new cookbook focusing on traditional meals titled “Cooking Her Heritage, Saudi Arabia” was launched last month at the Diriyah Art Biennale Foundation. Five women prepared the book: Dr. Awatif Alkeneibit, Sahar Jamal, Begoña Mateos, Jacqueline Jackaman, and Cristina Sanchez. Jackaman said: “We are proud that Cooking Her Heritage, Saudi Arabia is a book that…
Azamgarh: Darul Musnafin’s monthly organ Ma’arif will no longer experience financial difficulties as a large sum has been endowed by Hamida Bano, a devoted Urdu language lover based in the United States. Ms. Hamida Bano, who lives in Orlando, California, has established a lump sum endowment through her trust Imdad for the publication of Ma’arif.…
New Delhi: To mark International Women’s Day, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) Women’s Wing organized a national webinar on March 7, 2022. Noted women speakers have asserted that equality isn’t enough for them; they also require justice, equity, access, and dignity. In her opening remarks, JIH Women’s Wing Secretary Mrs. Atiya Siddiqua emphasized the importance of moving…
Lucknow: With ‘Rising beyond the Ceiling’ (RBTC) launched its free mentorship programme on International Women’s Day here on March 8, Muslim women professionals announced that they would now mentor girls from socially poorer areas in an innovative endeavor. Sabiha Ahmad, RBTC Uttar Pradesh coordinator and UP Sunni Waqf Board member, said its wrong notion prevailing…
Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia’s Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the world’s largest Islamic organization, has welcomed women into its top leadership roles for the first time since it was founded nearly 100 years ago. NU inaugurated more than 150 members, including 11 women, to its central board for a five-year term. Among the women appointed to the…
