Online petition was launched after 17-year-old school girl had her hijab ripped off in an attack filmed by other students By Rayhan Uddin Thousands have signed a petition seeking justice for a Muslim student in New Zealand who had her hijab … Continued
MOGADISHU, Somalia – When Halima* was eight, she underwent female genital mutilation under the blade of her mother, a traditional birth attendant (TBA). “The procedure was painful, with no anaesthesia. I bled for days,” she recalled. “I was in bed for … Continued
Amal Abdirahman is campaigning to become president of war-torn state, reports James Cracknell An Enfield woman is hoping to bring peace and prosperity to Somalia as she bids to become president of the African nation. Amal Abdirahman, who has lived in … Continued
Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adam formerly served as deputy prime minister and foreign minister Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia is facing a political standoff due to the country’s delayed presidential and parliamentary elections. Currently, Somalia seems to have taken a path that could … Continued
Khadija Omar, from Somalia, is the first beauty queen to represent her country and wear a hijab in the pageant Katy Gillett Khadija Omar, the first hijab-wearing Miss World contestant and the first to represent her home country, Somalia, has made it … Continued
NADA HAMEED JEDDAH: Less than four years after being given the right to drive, Saudi women have been told they can now also apply to become cabbies. The news was announced by the Saudi General Directorate of Traffic via its … Continued
Seventeen-year-old Gani Adan not only lost her baby, but was divorced by her husband, and scorned cruelly by her neighbours for 10 months whilst she suffered incontinence resulting from her traumatic first childbirth experience. After being in labour for three … Continued
By Hannah Southwick As the fashion industry’s first hijab-wearing supermodel, Somali-American stunner Halima Aden is no stranger to breaking boundaries. But after walking runways for Yeezy and Alberta Ferretti — not to mention posing for British Vogue, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and more — Aden shocked fashion fans in … Continued
A small ring around the main artery may cure patients with leaking heart valves. Researchers have documented its effect on animals and they hope they will make it possible to use the technology on humans. A leaking heart valve – … Continued
Saynab Ahmed Abdirahman is a busy woman – farmer, civil servant, shop owner, wife and mother – and has taken on yet another role giving free farming training to women in her home area of Arabsiyo, 30 kilometres west of … Continued
When Hibaq Mohamed Elmi visits construction sites in the northern Somaliland city of Berbera, she is often mistaken for someone interested in renting or buying the new building. Nobody imagines her to be the architectural engineer on site to oversee … Continued
By Hassan Barise MOGADISHU, Somalia — Among the once-taboo professions emerging from Somalia’s decades of conflict and Islamic extremism is the world of arts, and a 21-year-old female painter has faced more opposition than most. A rare woman artist in the … Continued
