Iran: Protest Over Woman's Death In Custody of Moral Police for 'improper' Hijab Turns Violent
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September 2022
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Iran: Protest Over Woman's Death In Custody Turns Violent
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Malay Woman Who Performed Umrah In Male Ihram Clothes Asked To Assist In Investigation
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Ines Laklalech Becomes First Arab Woman To Win Ladies European Tour Title
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Four Women-Led Arab Family Businesses Make Forbes’ Top 100 List
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UN Renews Call on Taliban to Allow Girls to Attend School
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Pakistani Reporter Slammed Online For Asking "Why Are Female Footballers
Wearing Shorts?"
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Iran:
Protest Over Woman's Death In Custody of Moral Police for not wearing Hijab
Turns Violent
Mahsa Amini, 22, died after being arrested by Iran's
morality police earlier this week
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17.09.2022
Security
forces in Iran on Saturday fired tear gas at protesters, gathered in the
northwestern city of Saqez following the death of a young woman in custody.
The
rally took place after the funeral for 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was
arrested by the so-called morality police in Tehran on Tuesday over her
headscarf or hijab.
She
was declared dead on Friday, having spent three days in a coma after what
police said was a heart attack but which some Iranians believe was a beating.
The
Fars news agency reported that police showed up after protesters chanted
slogans in front of the local governor's building in Saqez, about 460
kilometers (280 miles) west of Tehran.
Amini
was on a visit with her family in the Iranian capital when she was detained by
the police unit responsible for enforcing Iran's strict dress code for women.
State
television broadcast images on Friday purportedly showed her falling to the
ground while arguing with another woman about her dress.
In
a statement on Friday, Tehran police rejected allegations on social media that
she was likely beaten, insisting "there was no physical encounter"
between officers and Amini.
Iran
President Ebrahim Raisi has ordered an inquiry into Amini's death, while the
judiciary said it would form a special task force to investigate.
Oscar-winning
Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, who rarely reacts publicly to events in Iran,
expressed sorrow and called Amini's death a "crime."
Following
the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the law requires all women, regardless of
nationality or religious belief, to wear a hijab that covers the head and neck
while concealing the hair.
Many
women have been pushing the boundaries by allowing the hijab to slide back and
reveal more hair, especially in Tehran and other major cities.
Since
2017, after dozens of women publicly took off their headscarves in a wave of
protests, authorities have adopted tougher measures and violators face public
rebuke, fines or arrest.
However,
political reformers have urged Iran's parliament to cancel the hijab law and do
away with the morality police.
Source:
Dw.Com
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-protest-over-womans-death-in-custody-turns-violent/a-63160861
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Malay
Woman Who Performed Umrah In Male Ihram Clothes Asked To Assist In
Investigation
Idris speaks to reporters after an event in Bukit
Gantang on Sept 11, 2021. – Bernama photo
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18
Sep 2022
BUKIT
GANTANG, Sept 18 — The woman who went viral on social media for performing the
Umrah pilgrimage dressed in male ihram clothing has been urged to turn herself
in to assist the investigation, said Minister in the Prime Minister's
Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Idris Ahmad.
He
said the individual should have the courage to turn herself in after having the
guts to commit such an act in the holy land.
“She
should have had the courage to come forward because she dared to show a picture
of herself dressed in Ihram there (in Makkah) as if to provoke, why should she
be afraid? Dare to do it, dare to bear (the consequence),” he told reporters
after attending the Berjalan Teguh Bersama programme at Dataran Tarbiah here
today.
On
Sept 1, Idris was reported as saying that the woman had returned from Umrah but
he had yet to receive any information on her whereabouts.
A
17-second video shared on Twitter on Aug 12 showed a woman, said to be a
Malaysian, dressed in male ihram clothing in the holy land, which received
mixed reactions from netizens.
Source:
Malay Mail
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Ines
Laklalech Becomes First Arab Woman To Win Ladies European Tour Title
17/09/2022
LET
rookie professional Ines Laklalech has made history by becoming the first
Moroccan, first Arab and first North African woman to win a Ladies European
Tour title at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France in Deauville.
The
24-year-old from Casablanca defeated Meghan MacLaren with a bogey five on the
first play-off hole, the par-4 18th, at Golf Barrière.
Laklalech
started the last day with a one-stroke lead but MacLaren had taken the
advantage after five holes in the final round. The Englishwoman held a two
stroke lead with four holes to play but Laklalech birdied the long 16th and
then MacLaren bogeyed the short 17th, meaning that the pair were tied coming to
the par-4 18th hole.
After
taking regulation pars and tying on 14-under-par 199, the pair returned to the
18th tee for a play-off, but this time, MacLaren put her drive into the long
rough on the left of the fairway and couldn’t get her ball out at the first
attempt. She had to take a penalty drop and played her fourth shot onto the
green, whereas Laklalech reached the front of the green in two blows.
After
MacLaren made a six, Laklalech won with a five and was able to celebrate
becoming the first Arab woman to claim an LET title with her husband, Ali, who
is also her caddie.
“I’m
surprised because the last time I was in contention was in Sweden at the Skaftö
Open and I lost it over the last few holes. I was just too tense physically and
I was very, very surprised with the way I felt physically today. I didn’t
control anything. I felt sure that the past experience in Sweden would help me
today and it did. I just played my game, played quite well and I’m just so
happy.
“Of
course going to the tee box in the playoff I felt very nervous but I hit a good
shot and it was unfortunate how it ended, because Meghan didn’t have a good
lie, but I feel like this is a two-in-one. I experienced a play-off and a
victory at the same time. This is definitely something that I will remember for
the rest of my life.”
Laklalech
is a big fan of Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur and she hopes that her victory
will inspire more Arabic girls to follow their dreams to play on Tour. “Morocco
is doing a great job in promoting golf and I think having a Moroccan winning on
a major tour will be huge for the country and for the Arab world in general,”
she said.
The
whisker-thin loss was tough for MacLaren, who prior to her 53rd hole hadn’t
recorded a bogey since the first hole on the opening day and recorded a final
round of four-under-par 67.
She
said: “Those are the fine margins that we win or lose by and it’s a golf
tournament, so it happened to me today. Ines is a great player. We played
together at Q School and she’s gritty and not going to go away. She deserves it
today.”
Diksha
Dagar of India finished in third place on 11-under-par after a final round of
seven-under-par 64 and she thanked her father for his guidance as her caddie
during the tournament.
She
said: “I’m very happy to see the direction that my game is heading in.
Unfortunately, on the first day, I had six birdies but a number of bogeys, so I
was thinking that I needed to cut down the bogeys. I didn’t know the course
very well but then I learned more about the clubs I should be selecting. Me and
my dad had very good team work today and we selected the clubs well together and
finally my putts started to drop.”
A
stroke further back, Anais Meysonnier of France ended in outright fourth place
after a final round of five-under-par 66 and former champion Caroline Hedwall
of Sweden finished in fifth.
The
2021 champion Céline Boutier from France tied for sixth with Austrian Christine
Wolf; Germany’s Leonie Harm and Czechia’s Klara Spilkova shared eighth and
three further players, Kylie Henry, Marianne Skarpnord and Magdalena
Simmermacher tied for 10th.
Following
her victory, Laklalech climbed 38 places to 14th on the Race to Costa del Sol
and MacLaren moved up three spots to sixth.
Source:
Ladieseur Opeantour
https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/laklalech-becomes-first-arab-woman-to-win-let-title/
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Four
Women-Led Arab Family Businesses Make Forbes’ Top 100 List
By
Thomas Pinn
Sep
18, 2022
Nowhere
in the world are family businesses as important to the economy as they are in
the Middle East. From Saudi’s Olayan Financing Company and the UAE’s Al-Futtaim
Group to Egypt’s Mansour Group, these colossal family-owned conglomerates are
household names, due to the fact that these family-run businesses are involved
in almost every part of our daily lives. From the houses we live in, to the
apps we use, the banks we use to keep our money in, and to the clothes on our
backs, there’s a good chance that an Arab family business and the businessmen
and businesswomen that run them, were somehow involved.
While
there is nothing new about the importance of family businesses in the Arab
world, which is intimately connected to the importance of family and lineage in
the region that has been apparent for centuries. What is new, however, is the
increasing presence of women heading these companies. Although the Arab world
has always had prominent women in business, there has been a tendency for men
to be the figureheads leading companies and for sons to inherit the family
business. Women have, of course, always been present and integral parts of
family businesses, but have often been behind the scenes and not officially
recognized in senior positions.
With
Forbes’ list of the top 100 Arab family businesses coming out every year, we
have seen a steady increase year-on-year in women-led businesses. This change
represents a broader change underway in the region, which while certainly slow
and steady, will have significant and wide-ranging implications for women and
the region’s economy. In addition to the corporate boardroom, women have also
seen increased representation in parliament across the Middle East, increasing
from a tiny four percent of seats in 2000 to an improved 17% in 2021, according
to the World Bank. While below the global average of 25.1%, the albeit slow
rate of change is encouraging, especially with respect to certain countries
like the UAE, whose female ministers of parliament now make up 50% of the legislature.
This
year saw four Arab family businesses headed by women, many of which with
impressive backstories, make Forbes’ list of the top 100 Arab family
businesses. One of the women-led Arab family businesses even ranked number one
in the region, pushing giants like the Mansour Group and Al-Futtaim Group into
second and third place, respectively. We thought we’d have a look at who these
women are, their stories, what drives them, and the companies they head.
Lubna
S. Olayan heads the wildly successful Saudi company, Olayan Financing Company
with investment and real estate assets all over the world. In addition to
owning Madrid’s spectacular Hotel Ritz, London’s most exclusive piece of
commercial real estate Knightsbridge Estate, and other notable properties
throughout the world, Olayan Financing Company also holds important shares in
international banks, including 20.3% of the Saudi British Bank and 4.9% of
Credit Suisse. Historically, since its founding in 1947 by Lubna’s father
Sulaiman S. Olayan, Olayan Financing Company has also done a lot of work with
Saudi Aramco, helping facilitate the creation of oil pipelines and other
projects across the country.
Lubna
Suliman Olayan currently heads the company as the executive committee chair and
deputy chair, alongside a brother and two sisters who also sit on the board.
Lubna, however, is also known outside of the world of business and Arab world,
having been listed on Time’s list of the top 100 most influential people of the
year several times since 2005. Alongside this, Forbes and others have also
repeatedly recognized her as one of the world’s most powerful women. Lubna is
also no stranger to firsts, having been the first woman to deliver a major
address at a conference in Saudi Arabia, during the Jeddah Economic Forum in
2004. She also holds the title of being the first woman to head a Saudi bank,
after becoming the chairwoman of the Saudi British Bank in 2019.
Source:
Scoopempire.Com
https://scoopempire.com/four-women-led-arab-family-businesses-make-forbes-top-100-list/
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UN
Renews Call on Taliban to Allow Girls to Attend School
By
Saqalain Eqbal
18
Sep 2022
The
acting head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),
Markus Potzel, condemned the anniversary as “tragic, shameful, and entirely
avoidable.”
Last
year on the same day, September 18, high schools reopened to boys, while the
Taliban ordered girls to stay at home.
At
that time, the Taliban government declared that all schools will open this
spring. However, they have disregarded their promise by not allowing girls to
attend school past the sixth grade.
“The
ongoing exclusion of girls from high school has no credible justification and
has no parallel anywhere in the world,” the UNAMA statement on the exclusion of
the girls from school, released on September 18, reads.
Girls
are not allowed to attend in classes seven through twelve under the ban, which
mostly impacts girls between the ages of 12 and 18 and “profoundly” damages
Afghanistan’s future.
According
to the statement, the most fundamental rights of girls and women are violated
when education is denied to them, which in turn puts them in danger of being
marginalized, exploited and abused.
If
the ban on girls attending high school is upheld, this and other measures that
restrict Afghans’ basic freedoms will exacerbate Afghanistan’s current issues,
which include increased insecurity, poverty, and isolation, the statement said.
Source:
khaama Press
https://www.khaama.com/un-renews-call-on-taliban-to-allow-girls-to-attend-school-57485/
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Pakistani
Reporter Slammed Online For Asking "Why Are Female Footballers Wearing
Shorts?"
by
Nikhil Pandey
September
18, 2022
The
6th South Asian Football Federation Women's Cup is taking place in Nepal with
seven member teams participating in it. The tournament will conclude with its
final match on September 19.
Despite
winning this competition five times in a row, the Indian women's team was
eliminated from the SAFF Championship this year for the first time in the
competition's history.
However,
Pakistan had secured one significant win in a league match, but things changed
for the worst when they returned to their own country.
Pakistan
defeated the Maldives with a score of seven goals in their last group stage
match while competing in their first international event in eight years.
Journalist
Rafiq Khan from Lahore questioned head coach Adeel Rizki about why the females
were playing in shorts rather than leggings.
The
man said, roughly translated, "This is the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
and you have been playing in shorts in Nepal. They could have worn leggings
during the match. "
Pakistani
squash player Noorena Shams asked on Twitter that "Did the Islamic
Republic of Pakistan's journalists ever bothered to ask when money is stolen?
When positions are exploited? When corruption is done? Why does all this boil
down to the clothes of women? I wish they would be vocal about every wrong deed
in our country. "
Many
others, including RJ Anoushey Ashraf, came out in favour of the players and
criticised the reporter for having a "regressive mindset."
Source:
Ndtv.Com
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