New Age Islam News Bureau
24
August 2020
• Princess Haifa Launches Initiative To Highlight Saudi Arabia’s Cultural Diversity Across Its 13 Regions
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Women’s Group in Dubai Raises Covid-19 Aid from Recipe Book
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Rural Health Activist Agnes Padan Appointed as Sarawak PKR Women’s Chief
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Iran to Partake at Women Futsal World Tournament
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Bhopal Woman Pressured for Dowry, Gets Triple Talaq On WhatsApp
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Stephanie McMahon On the Evolution of Women's Wrestling in the WWE: 'I Couldn't
Be Prouder'
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by New Age Islam News Bureau
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Muslim Man who Got His 'Adopted' Hindu Sisters Married is the Hero We Need
AUGUST
24, 2020
Bababhai
Pathan with his two Hindu sisters. (Credit: Twitter/ Aarif Shah)
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At
a time when the country is often divided in the name of faith and religion, a
kind gesture by a Muslim man towards his 'adopted' Hindu sisters stands out to
be an example of brotherhood and unity.
Bababhai
Pathan from Ahmednagar, Maharashtra has become the talk of the town after he
adopted two 'orphaned' Hindu women as his sisters and had them married
following Hindu customs and rituals.
Pathan
is being widely praised as he used his personal savings to conduct the rituals,
as per reports.
The
incident was shared on Twitter by journalist Aarif Shah, who said, "Muslim
man Bababhai Pathan, from Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, has adopted two orphan
sisters & wedded them from his own expenses according to the Hindu rituals.
He has been widely praised for his humanitarian work across the country."
Since
being shared, netizens expressed their love and affection towards Pathan and
reiterated the constant need of such 'cordiality' between people irrespective
of beliefs and faith.
ALSO
READ: In a Show of Communal Solidarity, Muslims Help Perform Last Rites of
Hindu Neighbour in Bulandshahr
However,
a report by India Times suggests that the two sisters have their mother, Bhusare,
a native of Ahmednagar, who ties rakhi to Pathan every year as she doesn't have
a real brother.
Bhusare,
who lost his husband had Pathan marry off his daughters and he did so like an
uncle of their own.
https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/muslim-man-who-got-his-adopted-hindu-sisters-married-is-the-hero-we-need-2814293.html
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Princess
Haifa Launches Initiative To Highlight Saudi Arabia’s Cultural Diversity Across
Its 13 Regions
August
24, 2020
In
January of this year, Princess Haifa bint Abdulaziz Al Muqrin made headlines by
becoming Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). This week, just
seven months into her role, she has launched a major initiative entitled “13 in
One,” which aims to build bridges between Saudi Arabia’s 13 regions and UNESCO,
highlighting the country’s rich cultural diversity.
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In
January of this year, Princess Haifa bint Abdulaziz Al Muqrin made headlines by
becoming Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). This week, just
seven months into her role, she has launched a major initiative entitled “13 in
One,” which aims to build bridges between Saudi Arabia’s 13 regions and UNESCO,
highlighting the country’s rich cultural diversity.
The
initiative was announced during an online session entitled “We are Our
Heritage,” hosted by the Saudi Heritage Preservation Society (SHPS). During the
session, the Princess shared a few words regarding “13 in One,” saying, “We
want UNESCO to hear about the Kingdom from its sons and daughters in various
regions and their participation will be used in a campaign to familiarise Saudi
Arabia […] What is significant for us in the Kingdom is that we are creating
our own story.”
Established
in May of 2010, SHPS is a Saudi charitable society that focuses on and supports
the preservation of national heritage. In December 2019, it became the first
Gulf organization to act as a global consultant with the UNESCO. This year, it
will be taking another major step in its trajectory, as Princess Haifa revealed
during the session that procedures are currently under way to register the
Society at UNESCO.
The
Princess also took the opportunity to discuss the possibility of registering
other Saudi institutions with the UN body, saying, “This will emphasise the
role of these institutions in their interaction with the international
community and subsequent registration in other international organisations with
their active presence in deliberations of these bodies […] This would be
instrumental in demonstrating the Kingdom’s cultural and heritage diversity in
the international bodies in the best manner.”
https://www.abouther.com/node/31711/people/leading-ladies/princess-haifa-launches-initiative-highlight-saudi-arabia%E2%80%99s
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Women’s
Group in Dubai Raises Covid-19 Aid from Recipe Book
Saman
Haziq
August
12, 2020
(Supplied
photo)/Covid-19 aid from recipe book
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The
group also printed a special message on the illustrated online book.
As
the world struggled to pass their time constructively during the Covid-19
related #StayHome period, a group of women from Dubai made the most productive
use of their time as they believed that 'every dark cloud has a silver lining'.
The
volunteer group known as Friends of Emirates Red Crescent, that works under the
umbrella of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) and comprises of 12 women of
different nationalities, religions and background, managed to raise Dh17,000 by
simply launching a unique online recipe book and donating all the proceeds to
the ERC to help those affected by the virus.
Kamu
Bhavnani, co-chair of the volunteer group, said: "We were looking for ways
to use our time constructively and to help those in need, especially after
seeing many suffer in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is when the
group's chairperson Zenny Hirji came up with the idea of a unique online recipe
book that would see us all (12 members) pen down our tried and tested recipes
which were considered "family favourites" and were probably passed
down to us from generations."
Each
member of the group - in the age group 35-75 years - contributed five of their
"family or culture special" recipes that they had been making for a
number of years for the book that they titled "From Our Home to Yours -
Tried and Tested Recipes".
Bhavnani
said: "These are not just any run-of-the-mill recipes but I would call
them heirloom recipes that have been passed down the generations. They are easy
to make and not the usual, regular recipes one would find online. These are
those 'ageless' recipes that are probably famous in someone's culture or
household and that have been tried and tested over a number of years. We used
the #StayHome time to once again practise and prepare all the five recipes each
of us contributed. We then photographed our dishes so that we could show people
the real pictures of how the dishes looked."
The
group then distributed the e-book for Dh100 and upwards (whatever people deemed
fit to pay for the cause) within their circle of friends and asked them to
forward it and spread the word about the good cause behind its launch - to help
those affected by Covid-19.
Lebanese
national and group member Lara Tabet, a TV presenter and luxury brand
ambassador, said: "The tragic events around Covid-19 made us all realise
that one's greatness is not what he or she has but what he or she can give. We
have witnessed so many people who were impacted and so many courageous people
willing to serve on the frontlines. We have also seen the great efforts
extended by the leaders of the UAE and this fired us all up to want to do our
part."
The
group also printed a special message on the illustrated online book, where they
stated the purpose behind the book launch which, Bhavnani said was "to
create an unbroken chain of giving".
Friends
of Emirates Red Crescent, which has been granted a special licence by the ERC
to raise funds for Covid-related causes, said the money raised is being used by
the charity for providing food packages to people who lost their jobs and
require financial help; offering medical assistance to those who were suffering
with the disease. The charity also used the money to provide shelter to a
number of people who were evicted from their houses due to Covid-19
circumstances.
The
group has been fundraising in Dubai in different avatars for the last 20 years.
Previously, registered as The Children's Hope Foundation (CHF) they are well
known in the community for their work supporting children in the areas of
health, education and general welfare.
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/coronavirus-pandemic/-Womens-group-in-Dubai-raises-Covid-19-aid-from-recipe-book-1-book--
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Rural
Health Activist Agnes Padan Appointed as Sarawak PKR Women’s Chief
24
Aug 2020
BY
SULOK TAWIE
KUCHING,
Aug 24 — Rural health activist Agnes Padan has been appointed as PKR Sarawak
women chief replacing Catherine Jok Uvang who left the party in May this year.
Sarawak
PKR information chief Abun Sui Anyit said Agnes, who is also the party’s Lawas
division deputy chairman was chosen by PKR National Women head Fuziah Salleh
after consulting the state Women branch leaders.
“The
state PKR leadership welcomes her appointment, Agnes has consistently shown her
commitment towards the party and its struggle.
“This
means that a Dayak woman from the Lun Bawang community has been given the trust
by the party to lead the state Women’s wing for the first time in the history
of PKR,” he said.
Agnes,
41, was born in Long Semadoh, Lawas, and is the only female among eight
siblings. When her mother Kam Agong passed away in 2002 due to complications in
giving birth, she was entrusted to take care of her younger siblings
“This
tragic incident led her to start a campaign on the importance of health in
rural areas, especially among Dayak women,” he said.
In
November 2018, she produced a documentary with the cooperation of Freedom Film
Network on Dayak women’s health in rural Sarawak.
Abun
said the campaign was expanded state-wide and a petition was handed over to the
Ministry of Health in April 2019 for the construction of a new Lawas Hospital.
He
added the hospital was approved in 1996 when PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar
Ibrahim was the Minister of Finance.
“Its
construction has not taken place until April this year,” he said.
He
said patients who are suffering from complicated health issues are transferred
to the Miri Hospital which is a five to six hours of journey, involving passing
through eight immigration checkpoints at the Sarawak-Brunei border.
Abun
said in early 2019, Agnes started a petition for the construction of the Lawas
Hospital and it was handed over to the former Health Minister Datuk Dr Zulfifli
Ahmad in Parliament on April 9, 2019.
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/08/24/rural-health-activist-agnes-padan-appointed-as-sarawak-pkr-womens-chief/1896530
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Iran
to Partake at Women Futsal World Tournament
August
15th, 2020
The
Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has accepted to
send Iran’s women futsal team to the Women Futsal World Tournament.
The
competition is scheduled to be held in Brazil in December but will likely be
postponed due to coronavirus.
Iranian
women, two-time Asian champions, have participated in the prestigious
tournament three times so far.
Iran
and Japan will be Asian’s representatives in the tournament.
The
Women's Futsal World Tournament is an international women's futsal competition
for national teams, organized by national associations and the World Futsal
Association.
The
first edition took place in 2010 in Spain and was won by Brazil. The tournament
has known no other winners besides Brazil, after the country's victories in the
first six editions.
https://www.albawaba.com/sport/iran-partake-women-futsal-world-tournament-1374572
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Bhopal
Woman Pressured For Dowry, Gets Triple Talaq On WhatsApp
AUGUST
22, 2020
BY
RUDRANI GUPTA
A
42-year-old woman from Bhopal has accused her husband of allegedly giving her
triple talaq over a WhatsApp call. The woman, who is also a mother of two, has
filed a police complaint against her husband, stating further that she was
being harassed for dowry amount of 25 lakh rupees.
According
to NDTV, the woman married the accused in 2001 and had two children with him.
But in June of 2020, the accused started demanding a dowry of 25 lakh rupees.
As per a complaint filed by the woman, he asked her to bring the dowry from her
parents if she wanted to stay with him and later forced her to leave the house.
The woman reportedly came back to her mother’s house in Bhopal but the husband
did not let her bring the children along.
The
accused works at a hotel in Bengaluru and the couple, along with their children
had been living in the city since 2013.
The
woman further alleged that on July 31, the accused husband called up her
brother and complained about her saying that she was causing him a lot of
trouble. So he divorced her by saying talaq thrice over the call itself.
Chief
Minister Of Madhya Pradesh Assures Justice
Madhya
Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan took to Twitter to express his
concern and reveal the course of action to be taken by the government.
Addressing the woman as “Muslim sister”, he tweeted, “I assured her that Madhya
Pradesh police will make all possible efforts to ensure that she gets justice.”
Adding
further, he said in another tweet, “I have spoken to the Director-General of
Police (DGP) on the issue and asked him to coordinate with the Bengaluru police
for taking proper action for getting justice to the Muslim sister.” Chauhan is
also expected to speak with the Chief Minister of Karnataka about the issue. He
tweeted, “No one is allowed to play with a woman’s reputation.”
Triple
Talaq And Dowry Harassment Are Illegal In India
Both
Triple Talaq and dowry system have been banned in India and are a criminal
offence. As early as 1961, the Indian government has made dowry system illegal
under the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961. Section 304B and 498A of IPC
criminalises dowry harassment. Moreover, Triple Talaq or verbal divorce was
also deemed illegal in India last year under Muslim Women (Protection of Rights
on Marriage) Act, 2019. Any practice of verbal divorce can be penalised with
three years of imprisonment of the accused husband, along with a fine.
https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/bhopal-woman-triple-talaq-whatsapp/
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Stephanie
Mcmahon On the Evolution of Women's Wrestling in the WWE: 'I Couldn't Be
Prouder'
Evelyn
Lau
August
24, 2020
Stephanie
McMahon has spent the majority of her life around professional wrestling.
She
is the daughter of WWE chairman and chief executive Vincent K McMahon and a
fourth-generation wrestling promoter. She is also the chief brand officer of
the company, but has also appeared on television as a wrestler and manager.
Over
the years, she has continued to remain vocal about the need for more female
representation not only in the ring but in all areas of the wrestling industry.
Recently, the WWE hired its first female general manager in Latin America and
also brought in a woman as chief financial officer. While that's a start, she
admits there is still more work that needs to be done.
When
asked about the writers who made up the creative team that puts together
storylines, she says that the company is still struggling for a more even
playing field.
“We
do not have enough. We do not have enough female writers in the writers’ room,
we are actively working on that,” she says. “There is a dedicated focus to how
we tell our women's storylines in the show, but we can always be better."
Pro
wrestling used to largely be considered a male-dominated industry: from the
fans to the talent and from writers to stage crew. But McMahon, 43, says she's
seen a transformation over the years, starting with the fan base.
“I’ve
grown up in WWE so I have a bit of a different story than your typical
executive but I have seen our female fan base grow to now nearly 40 per cent,”
she says. “I have seen little girls in our audiences wearing all the
merchandise of our female superstars – and little boys [too], by the way. I’ve
definitely seen a huge growth in our business.”
One
reason for the increase in female fans is because more women wrestlers are
getting opportunities to shine in the ring.
“I
think throughout the years, women’s wrestling, we’ve seen it ebb and flow. In
the Attitude Era, it was thought that our women were ‘nice to have’ not a ‘need
to have’. They weren’t featured as main events, they were in various other
roles,” she says.
When
once they competed in three-minute "squash matches" or were used in
only managerial roles to male wrestlers, they now headline main events
including, most notably, WWE’s biggest annual show of the year: WrestleMania.
In
2019, Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey faced off against one
another in a historic triple-threat main event match in front of 82,000 fans.
Wrestling
fans will already know that Flair and Lynch are part of The Four Horsewomen of
the WWE: the female take on The Four Horsemen wrestling stable of the 1980s and
1990s. They’re joined by Sasha Banks and Bayley and the foursome are viewed as
leading the way during a groundbreaking era in women's wrestling.
This
is something McMahon also credits her husband, Paul Levesque, with helping
bring about. He is responsible for the training and development of all WWE’s
future stars, including recruitment. Also known as Triple H, he uses his
knowledge of the business to help women wrestlers nurture their skills in the
ring and on the microphone, but perhaps even more importantly, to train them in
the same way as the men.
“He
started recruiting elite female athletes, as well as men, and he started
training the women the same as the men, giving them the same amount of match
time on television at our live events,” McMahon says. “These women, when given
the opportunity, absolutely started to steal the show every time to where our
fans starting chanting ‘this is wrestling’ and ‘women’s wrestling’.”
Even
more notable over the past few years is how women wrestlers have started to be
received internationally. Back in 2017, Banks and Alexa Bliss competed in the
first women’s match in Abu Dhabi. Just two years later, Natalya and Lacey Evans
took part in the first women’s match in Saudi Arabia.
“We
had our first ever women’s match in Abu Dhabi which took us six years to be
able to have," McMahon says. "And during that match, the audience of
both men and women started chanting ‘this is hope’, which is not your typical
WWE chant.
"Then
we had not one, but two women’s matches in Saudi Arabia where the chant simply became
‘this is awesome’. And that’s really where we are today in terms of the
evolution of women in our business and I couldn’t be more proud of them, our
fans and of course, the WWE.”
https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/television/stephanie-mcmahon-on-the-evolution-of-women-s-wrestling-in-the-wwe-i-couldn-t-be-more-proud-1.1067377
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