Iran Athlete, Kosar Khoshnoudikia, Says ‘No Regrets’ After Losing Eye At Protest
New Age Islam News Bureau
25 January 2023
• Amazon Criticized For Selling Chadari or Afghani
Burqa on Social Media
• Saudi Arabia Ahead Of UK In Women's Health Index,
Leads Arab World
• First Boxing Club Opens Doors To Women In Gaza
• First Emirates-Based Cycling Team To Participate In
Inaugural Women’s UAE Tour 2023
• Fatma al-Nuaimi Recognised As Inspiring Female
Leader By World Economic Forum In Davos
• Saudi Arabia Ahead Of UK On Women’s Health Index
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Iran Athlete, Kosar Khoshnoudikia, Says ‘No Regrets’ After Losing Eye At Protest
Two young women who lost an eye during Iran protests. Ghazal Ranjkesh (L) and Elahe Tavakolian
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24 January ,2023
An Iranian archer who had lost sight in her left eye
after being shot by security forces has said she has “no regrets” for joining
nationwide protests.
Iranian authorities have cracked down on more than
four months of anti-regime protests sparked by the September 16 death in
custody of Mahsa Amini, arrested for allegedly violating strict dress rules for
women.
Kosar Khoshnoudikia, a member of Iran’s national
archery team, had been shot at a rally last year in her hometown of Kermanshah,
in the Kurdish-populated west, said the Norway-based rights group Hengaw.
“I have felt no regrets for being there on that day,
at that time,” Khoshnoudikia said in a video posted Monday by London-based Iran
International TV.
Appearing without a headscarf and with her left eye
concealed by a patch, Khoshnoudikia said in the video she had been shot in
early December while attending a march in Kermanshah with her father.
“Three shots hit my right hand and one shot hit my
left eye,” she said, adding her father had also been shot in the hand.
Amnesty International and other rights groups have
accused Iranian security forces of partially or completely blinding multiple
protesters, firing live ammunition and metal pellets at close range.
Khoshnoudikia, who won silver in the compound bow
women’s team event at the 2021 Asian Archery Championships, did not say whether
she believed she could resume her sporting career.
Despite multiple operations, she has permanently lost
the sight in her left eye, according to Hengaw.
“I am never sad about what happened,” she said. “I
lost some things, but I gained a lot.”
It was not immediately clear where Khoshnoudikia was
speaking from.
At least 481 people have been killed in the
authorities’ crackdown on the protest movement, according to Norway-based NGO
Iran Human Rights.
Khoshnoudikia said she had lost sight in one eye “for
a purpose. I have never felt sad for myself and for what happened.”
Source: Al Arabiya
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Amazon Criticized For Selling Chadari or Afghani Burqa
on Social Media
Photo: MENA FN
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By Khaama Press
January 25, 2023
Social media users have been criticizing Amazon, one
of the largest online shopping platforms for selling Afghani Burqa, a
compulsory dressing for Afghanistan women.
Chadari or Afghani burqa has now been put for sell
online on Amazon with an average price of $99.00. It is a head-to-toe garment
with a fence-style opening for the eyes only.
The online promotional message on Amazon reads as
‘EVERY LADY MUST HAVE All covering, even the eyes’.
The reactions of the social media users have been mix
of questioning of it was genuine or whether it is to be sold for the Western
buyers as there is no Amazon in Afghanistan.
Lynne O’Donnel, a journalist writing for the Foreign
Policy has tagged Jeff Bezos, the owner of Amazon asking him if he was really
making money out of selling Chadari.
@JeffBezos — You’re really making money from the
forced sequestering of women in #Afghanistan?, Lynne tweeted.
The social media posts history indicates that the
product has been on Amazon for months now, but it has been just recently came
to the attention of journalists and social media activists.
This comes as the de facto government of Afghanistan
under Taliban announced compulsory Hijab for Afghan women to be implemented
throughout the country with no exception. The order was imposted and monitored
by the Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice of
Afghanistan.
The Taliban has also banned girls from going to school
and universities justifying it agains the Islamic Sharia.
In a recent decree by the Taliban’s supreme leader,
Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, women are not allowed to work for the
governmental, non-governmental and education centers until the future notice.
Taliban’s decision received many global reactions,
pressurizing them to reverse it, but the Taliban leaders have said no to the
international community and human rights organizations.
Source: Khaama Press
https://www.khaama.com/amazon-under-criticize-for-selling-afghani-burqa-23476/
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Saudi Arabia ahead of UK in women's health index,
leads Arab world
Salim A. Essaid
January 24, 2023
Saudi Arabia ranked as the top Arab country for
women’s health, according to the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index’s 2021
report released on Tuesday by the medical technology company, surpassing
countries such as the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Israel held the ninth spot in the Middle East, while
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates made the top 40 at 28th and 35th,
respectively. The UK ranked two positions behind Saudi Arabia at 30th.
Lebanon and Turkey held some of the lowest scores,
making the bottom 10 of the 122-member list at 118th and 119th, respectively.
Arabic, English, Hindi and Urdu were used in the phone
calls to interview nationals along with Arab and non-Arab expats in Saudi
Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain — Gulf countries that have high populations of
foreign residents.
Yet not all questions were equal in the global survey,
as inquiries about sexually transmitted diseases and infections were omitted
from Saudi Arabia and Iran in respect of government restrictions.
The 2021 index, which collected its data in 2020, did
not include Yemen, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Libya, Syria, Sudan, South Sudan or the
Palestinian territories (the West Bank and Gaza).
The purpose of the index, which conducted
questionnaire phone surveys with about a thousand people from each of the 122
countries listed, is to identify critical gaps in what the world understands
about the health and well-being of women and girls globally, to eventually find
solutions.
The Hologic and Gallup researchers did so using five
parameters that it believes measure 80% of the variance in women’s life
expectancy at birth. They include preventive care, emotional health, opinions
of health and safety, basic needs and individual health.
Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey were classified at the
bottom five as three of the worst globally for emotional health, ranking in
order at 119th, 120th and 121st, with Afghanistan holding the final 122nd spot.
The global findings revealed that women's and girls’
health has become progressively worse since last year’s index, with the report
stating that while 2020 provided a “sobering account,” this year’s index would
“sound an alarm.”
Between 2020 and 2021, the report found that the gap
between women in high-income and low-income countries nearly doubled, with no signs
of improvement.
Source: Al Monitor
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First Boxing Club opens doors to women in Gaza
January 24, 2023
GAZA: In Gaza’s only boxing club for girls,
15-year-old Farah Abu Al-Qomsan is practicing her moves, trading jabs and
punches with the other girls training with coach Osama Ayoub at the Palestine
Boxing Center.
Since taking to the sport at the age of nine, Farah
has found a release from the daily stresses of life in Gaza, a narrow coastal
strip where some 2.3 million Palestinians live blockaded by both Israel and
neighboring Egypt.
“We used to train in a small garage. Now we train
according to the full rules and release bad energy,” the 15-year-old girl, at
the territory’s first women-only boxing center.
Six years ago, Ayoub, started with two girls. As more
joined, they moved out of the garage and began training on the beach or in
rented spaces before moving into the new club building.
“The girls are ready. I trained them hard for five
years,” said Ayoub. “We are setting an example.”
Now around 40 girls train in the center with its
full-size boxing ring, training equipment and posters of boxing heroes such as
Mike Tyson on the walls, defying expectations in a region where boxing has
traditionally been a sport for men.
“Some people used to tell me ‘Why boxing, what are you
going to benefit from it, go and learn something girly’,” Farah said. “I
benefit a lot from boxing and today my ambition is to represent my Palestinian
people and take part in world championships.”
Source: Arab News
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2238156/sport
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First Emirates-based cycling team to participate in
inaugural Women’s UAE Tour 2023
January 25, 2023
ABU DHABI: UAE Team ADQ, the nation’s first
professional women’s cycling team will participate alongside 20 international
teams in the first Women’s UAE Tour.
The inaugural tour will take place from Feb. 9-12,
ahead of the fifth edition of the Men’s UAE Tour, which will take place from
Feb. 20-26.
“We are thrilled to be part of the first Women’s UAE
Tour next month,” Melissa Moncada, head of UAE Team ADQ, said. “It is an
inspirational race for many reasons; the first of its kind in the UAE and the
region. Additionally, it is a unique opportunity for women in the UAE to
support the female team representing our nation and see them competing in a
World Tour standard race on our home soil.”
The tour’s total distance is 468 kilometers and
comprises four stages. Stage 1 is from Port Rashid to Dubai Harbor (109 km),
Stage 2 from Al-Dhafra Castle to Al-Mirfa (133 km), Stage 3 from Hazza bin
Zayed Stadium to Jebel Hafeet (107 km), and Stage 4 from Fatima Bint Mubarak
Ladies Sports Academy to Abu Dhabi Breakwater (119 km). Reflecting the UAE flag
colors, UAE Team ADQ riders will be wearing the new official jerseys.
“Our main goal is to make cycling accessible,
inclusive and achievable for all,” Moncada added. “We are excited and proud to
be part of this new key milestone in our young history. We are confident that
this key event will shape and shake the women’s cycling ecosystem in the UAE,
and consequently inspire more young women in the UAE and the Middle East region
to join the cycling movement.”
The team has also launched its UAE-centric platform
named Women Moving Forward by UAE Team ADQ, an initiative in which its trainers
and experts work with governmental, corporate and other stakeholders, to
provide professional cycling capacity building for women at all levels, through
a variety of professional workshops, events and team coaching.
“Our mission, as a professional team, is not only
limited to achieving the best results at international cycling events, but also
includes nurturing a passion for cycling and sports among women in the UAE,”
said Moncada.
“We have launched Women Moving Forward by UAE Team ADQ
to grow this collaborative journey. Through this platform, we are providing
women with innovative and professional sports tools that empower them to reach their
full potential, starting with sport.”
UAE Team ADQ organized its training camp, ahead of the
2023 UCI World Tour, last December in Tuscany, Italy.
Seventeen riders from nine nations will represent UAE
Team ADQ during the new season. This includes Safiya Alsayegh (UAE), Alena
Amialiusik (Belarus), Olivia Baril (Canada), Marta Bastianelli (Italy), Sofia
Bertizzolo (Italy), Eugenia Bujak (Slovenia), Chiara Consonni (Italy), Eleonora
Gasparrini (Italy), Mikayla Harvey (New Zealand), Elizabeth Holden (Great
Britain), Alena Ivanchenko (Russia), Karolina Kumiega (Poland), Erica Magnaldi
(Italy), Silvia Persico (Italy), Laura Tomasi (Italy), and Anna Trevisi
(Italy).
Source: Arab News
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2238611/sport
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Fatma al-Nuaimi Recognised As Inspiring Female Leader
By World Economic Forum In Davos
JANUARY 24, 2023
The crucial role women played in helping Qatar deliver
the FIFA World Cup was highlighted during an event held on the sidelines of the
World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Fatma al-Nuaimi, Executive Director, Communications
& Media at the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), spoke
during a panel session organised by the World Women Foundation (WWF) and received
a World Woman Hero Award for her contribution to the tournament.
The panel explored the legacy of Qatar 2022 and the
role played by women during the historic event, which concluded with Argentina
lifting the trophy at Lusail Stadium on December 18 last year.
During the panel, al-Nuaimi said Qatar 2022 had
provided a platform for women to flourish in a range of roles, with the
tournament stimulating human, social, economic and environmental development
across the country and the wider Middle East and Arab world, the SC said in a
report.
“In Qatar, there has been huge progress in the
development of women in sport – from a playing, organising and administration
point of view. We invest heavily in education, which provides a platform for
equal opportunities and long-term development,” said al-Nuaimi, who spent more
than a decade working on Qatar 2022. “At the SC, we are proud of the number of
women in our organisation, including those holding senior positions and
demonstrating real leadership.”
The panel was moderated by Dr Carolyn Kissane,
academic director of Global Affairs at New York University. Joining al-Nuaimi
on the panel were Al Jazeera journalist Ghada Owais; Ghosson al-Khaled, former
deputy CEO of ACICO Industries; and Malak al-Akiely, co-founder of Golden Kayan
for Oil & Energy.
When discussing the tournament’s legacy, al-Nuaimi
highlighted the impact of the Generation Amazing Foundation – a football for
development programme that has positively benefited more than 1mn people
globally, including young girls and women in 35 countries.
“Generation Amazing is having a major impact on the
region and globally. It is providing safe spaces for young people to learn key
life skills through football, such as teamwork, leadership and equality. Young
girls and women are central to the programme – which demonstrates our
commitment to gender equality and delivering a World Cup with significant
impact for women in the region.”
Following the panel session, al-Nuaimi was presented
with an award for leadership from Rupa Dash, CEO and founder of the World Women
Foundation, a non-profit organisation that promotes gender equality.
Al-Nuaimi said, “I’m humbled to receive this award. It
means a lot to be in a room with so many inspirational women and collect an
award for what we achieved because of the World Cup.”
Dash added, “Fatma is a true inspiration to females in
the region and all over the world. Her contribution to such a successful
tournament deserved recognition and we were proud to have her play such a key
role in our first Davos event.”
Source: Gulf Times
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Saudi Arabia ahead of UK on women’s health index
24 January ,2023
Women’s health care in the UK is worsening and has
sunk to a level on par with Kazakhstan, a new survey shows.
The UK ranked 30th out of 122 countries in the latest
Hologic Global Women’s Health Index, falling behind China and Saudi Arabia.
Hologic Inc. and partner Gallup interviewed women to rate multiple measures
from mental health to preventive care.
The report strikes a chord in the UK, where the
cash-strapped National Health Service is battling staff shortages and massive
backlogs, raising concern about the quality of health care and its funding.
Ambulance workers held their biggest strike on Monday, while junior doctors
last week voted for industrial action.
The US ranked 23rd in the report, behind Germany, New
Zealand and Singapore but ahead of France. Taiwan and Latvia scored the highest
and Afghanistan the lowest. The survey showed a decline in women’s ability to
meet their basic needs as well as record levels of stress, worry and anger.
“Women’s health has taken a back seat to nearly
everything else going on in the world,” said Stephen MacMillan, chairman of
Hologic, a US maker of medical devices and diagnostic products.
The UK dropped three points in the latest index,
ranking on par with Poland, Slovenia and Kosovo besides Kazakhstan. It was
among the fastest-declining countries for emotional health.
The US meantime remained an exception because higher
health spending didn’t translate into better outcomes, the report said.
The 2021 findings are based on interviews with almost
127,000 women and men, with questions encompassing preventive care, emotional
health, opinions of health and safety, and basic needs. The higher the score,
the more women reported positive experiences.
Source: Al Arabiya
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/01/24/Saudi-Arabia-ahead-of-UK-on-women-s-health-index
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