UP Muslim Woman, Neha Asmat, Adopts Sanatan Dharma To Escape Triple Talaq, Nikah Halala
New Age
Islam News Bureau
15 December 2023
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UP Muslim
Woman, Neha Asmat, Adopts Sanatan Dharma To Escape Triple Talaq, Nikah Halala
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Iranian
Journalist Elnaz Mohammadi “Forced to Resign” from Hammihan
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‘Mother on
a Mission’: Rehana Ahmed’s Pursuit of Justice for Slain IITian Faizan Ahmed
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UNAMA
Urges 'Taliban' to Take Steps to Protect Women From Violence
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Nigerian
First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu: We Must Address Challenges Facing Our Gender
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FIFA Chief
Hails Access For Women To Iran Stadium As Sign Of Progress
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Lack Of
Jobs A Major Challenge For Afghan Migrant Women In Iran
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UP Muslim Woman, Neha Asmat, Adopts
Sanatan Dharma To Escape Triple Talaq, Nikah Halala In Bareilly
The Muslim
Bareilly teacher embraced Hinduism. (Source: X)
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14 December, 2023
A peculiar case of religious conversion
has come to light from Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly where a private school teacher
named Neha Asmat renounced her Muslim religion out of fear of triple Talaq and
Nikah Halala. She has now converted to Hinduism and changed her name to Neha
Singh. She requested security and complained about the matter to the district’s
senior officials including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
She went to the Mahakal temple in Ujjain
of Madhya Pradesh and declared that she had renamed herself as Neha Singh and
accepted Sanatan Dharma. The young woman explained that she made this choice
because her family wanted her to marry a middle-aged man. She revealed that
following his first divorce, he practised Halala with his spouse. Her family
turned against her when she denied the proposal. She also left the house, but
now they are harassing her.
On the other hand, her family members have
filed a case of kidnapping against a person from Sanjaynagar. On 11th November,
Neha’s mother Rani Begum went to the Baradari police station and reported her
abduction and accused Mohit Singh, another teacher who works with her daughter
of taking her with him. Authorities then started searching for her.
Meanwhile, Neha has stated that there is
a danger to her, Mohit Singh and his family’s lives. She pointed out that in
the event of danger, her family would bear responsibility. She further noted
that her family has lodged a fake case against Mohit Singh and emphasised that
she embraced Hinduism out of her own free will. It was her voluntary decision
and no one compelled her to take the step. She highlighted that her family was
threatening to kill her and asked for security in writing to the District
Magistrate and Senior Superintendent of Police.
In a letter sent to the SSP office, Neha
said that after her father Asmat Ali died, her mother, sister, brother-in-law
and another individual were pressuring him to tie the knot with an individual
who had divorced her first wife and then did Nikah Halala done on her. Neha
didn’t want to marry this man and she fled the residence after her family put
pressure on her. She has said that she left her home on her own will and the
kidnapping case filed against Mohit Singh is false.
Neha is also going viral on social media
in a video where she conveyed that her late father Asmat Ali was an accountant
at Beej Vikas Nigam. After graduating from Bareilly College, she is pursuing a
B.Ed. She mentioned having faith in Lord Mahadev since childhood due to which
she has become an adherent of Hinduism.
Source: opindia.com
https://www.opindia.com/2023/12/up-muslim-woman-converts-to-hinduism-due-to-fear-of-triple-talaq-nikah-halala/
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Iranian Journalist Elnaz Mohammadi
“Forced to Resign” from Hammihan
In
September, Elnaz Mohammadi received a three-year suspended prison sentence for
covering the month-long “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests.
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DECEMBER 15, 2023
Iranian journalist Elnaz Mohammadi says
she was forced to resign from Hammihan newspaper a month ago.
“I was forced to leave the social group
[desk] that we formed with Elahe with great enthusiasm in July last year,"
Mohammadi wrote in a post on her Instagram on December 14.
In September, Elnaz Mohammadi received a
three-year suspended prison sentence for covering the monthslong “Woman, Life,
Freedom” protests.
Her sister Elahe Mohammadi, who is also
a journalist, is serving a 12-year prison sentence in Tehran’s Evin prison.
"There are many reasons behind my
resignation, but it’s better that I don't say. I don’t want to reveal more than
that," Mohammadi said.
Dozens of journalists were among more
than 10,000 people unlawfully detained following the eruption of nationwide
protests last year.
Many journalists have been released on
bail while awaiting trial or have been issued summonses to serve multi-year
sentences.
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on
human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, has urged the Islamic Republic to “stop
the widespread persecution of human rights defenders and journalists.”
The Committee to Protect Journalists has
said that the Iranian authorities “must realize that jailing journalists and
critical voices won’t help them in hiding Iran’s difficult realities,” while
Reporters Without Borders accused the Islamic Republic of exacting its “revenge
against journalists who…have fulfilled their duties in serving the public’s
right to news and information.”
Source: iranwire.com
https://iranwire.com/en/journalism-is-not-a-crime/123563-iranian-journalist-elnaz-mohammadi-forced-to-resign/
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‘Mother on a Mission’: Rehana Ahmed’s
Pursuit of Justice for Slain IITian Faizan Ahmed
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Rehana Ahmed, the mother of Faizan
Ahmed, the 23-year-old IIT Kharagpur student whose lifeless body was discovered
in his hostel room last October, remains undeterred in her quest for justice.
In a recent meeting with the Special
Investigation Team (SIT) officers heading the case, Rehana and her lawyer were
extensively questioned about various aspects of Faizan’s life, shedding light
on his childhood, behaviour, dietary habits, and whether he was undergoing any
treatment for depression. The SIT, led by senior IPS officer Jayaraman, shared
a list of suspects with Rehana.
During the meeting held on December 2,
officials handed Rehana suspected phone numbers, seeking her assistance in narrowing
down the investigation. Reports suggest that the SIT is scrutinizing leads and
has assured Rehana that justice will prevail.
The SIT provided Rehana with all of
Faizan’s belongings during her visit to IIT Kharagpur on December 6. However,
she expressed disappointment that no official from the institute approached
them to collect Faizan’s possessions during the visit.
In her interactions with the SIT
officers and Faizan’s friends, she learned that her son had experienced ragging
at the campus, a distressing detail previously undisclosed to the family.
The turning point in the investigation
occurred when Faizan’s parents disputed the initial ruling of suicide. Justice
RajasekharMantha of the Calcutta High Court, after reviewing the ‘second
autopsy report,’ deemed it a ‘homicide.’ Faizan, a resident of Tinsukia,
cracked the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) in 2020 with the 11th All India Rank
(AIR) and received a scholarship from the Assam government.
The first postmortem report failed to
establish a concrete cause of death, with no poisonous substances found in
Faizan’s body, and no external hanging marks. Retired forensic expert Ajay
Kumar Gupta, instructed by the high court, pointed towards a potential case of
hematoma after reviewing video clippings of the first postmortem. A second
autopsy, ordered by the high court, was conducted at Calcutta Medical College
Hospital on May 27 after exhuming Faizan’s body from Dibrugarh.
The SIT is expected to present its
report on December 18, marking a crucial milestone in Rehana’s unwavering
pursuit of justice for her son.
Source: muslimmirror.com
https://muslimmirror.com/eng/mother-on-a-mission-rehana-ahmeds-pursuit-of-justice-for-slain-iitian-faizan-ahmed/
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UNAMA Urges 'Taliban' to Take Steps to
Protect Women From Violence
December 14, 2023
HadiaZiaei
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
(UNAMA) urged the “de facto Taliban authorities to take all necessary steps to
protect Afghan women and girls from gender-based violence, in line with their
obligations under international human rights law to “respect, protect and
fulfill women’s and girls’ rights to non-discrimination and to the enjoyment of
de jure and de facto equality.”
UNAMA in a 24-page report stressed the
“de facto authorities should confirm or clarify the applicable legal framework
that prescribes and regulates the administration of justice regarding
complaints of gender based violence against Afghan women and girls.”
According to the report, between 15
August 2021 and 15 July 2022, UNAMA observed that the “de facto authorities’
handling of complaints/cases12 of gender-based violence against women and girls
was unclear and inconsistent.”
“With a view to understanding how the
Taliban de facto justice system handled and addressed these complaints,” the
report said.
The report said that the “de facto
authorities” shared that they use Sharia law to process and adjudicate
complaints of gender-based violence against women and girls, as well as the
laws of the former Government, with Sharia law taking precedence in cases of
conflict with the laws of the former Government.
“A de facto official of the now
repurposed Attorney General’s Office in the Northern Region stated, however,
that punishments for [gender based] violence against women crimes under Sharia
law [compared to the laws of the former Government] are much lower,” the report
reads.
However, the report said it is unknown
how Sharia law under the “de facto authorities interprets gender-based violence
against women and girls and the related sanctions and remedies.”
This comes as the interim Afghan
government has been globally criticized for its strict policies towards women
and girls.
“The activities of national and
international organizations could be effective when they are able to create a
space for negotiations between the Afghan society and the institutions of the
ruling government such as the Vice and Virtue Ministry, police and
intelligence,” said PalwashaPaiwandi, a political analyst.
But the Islamic Emirate pledged that all
cases will be addressed without discrimination in Afghanistan.
“The voices of men and women are heard
equally. If there is a legal issue, the legal institutions will take actions in
this regard. If it belongs to the judicial system, the judicial institutions
are opened for the people including men and women. There is no such problem
that men would have access but not women,” said Zabiullah Mujahid, the Islamic
Emirate spokesman.
Source: tolonews.com
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-186487
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Nigerian First Lady, Senator OluremiTinubu:
We Must Address Challenges Facing Our Gender
December 15, 2023
The First Lady, Senator OluremiTinubu,
has urged women societies across the country to work for the liberation of
their gender from discrimination, violence and limited access to education,
healthcare and economic opportunities.
A statement yesterday by her
spokesperson BusolaKukoyi, said the First Lady spoke during her investiture as
the Grand Patron of the National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) Nigeria at
the Banquet Hall of the State House in Abuja.
Senator Tinubu noted that the NCWS had
always been at the forefront of advocacy for addressing systemic issues that
affect women in Nigeria.
The First Lady noted that the nation was
striving to create a more equitable and empowered society where women would be
the beneficiaries and contribute to the nation’s progress and prosperity.
She said: “The NCWS is not new to me as
I happen to have been a state patron from 1999 to 2007 when my husband was the
governor of Lagos State. I identify with you in fostering unity, promoting
equality and amplifying the voices of women across every sector of our society,
including creating a more inclusive and equitable nation, which echoes the
ideals that we all aspire to achieve.”
Senator Tinubu affirmed her unwavering
support as the council’s Grand Patron, saying: “As the Grand Patron, I am aware
of the challenges being faced by women in our society. Women continue to face
discrimination, violence and limited access to education, healthcare and economic
opportunities.
•“It is our collective responsibility to
address these issues and work towards creating a society where every woman can
thrive and fulfill her potential,” she said.
•The National President of the NCWS,
HajiaLamiAdamu Lau, extolled the virtues of the First Lady, praising her
Renewed Hope Initiative and pledging the support of the council and its
established machinery in achieving the objectives of the initiative.
•The event was attended by the wives of
governors, members of the National Assembly, wives of Ministers, President of
DEPOWA, and wives of other service chiefs, members of the NCWS, among others.
Source: thenationonlineng.net
https://thenationonlineng.net/we-must-address-challenges-facing-our-gender-first-lady-tells-women-groups/
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FIFA chief hails access for women to
Iran stadium as sign of progress
NICK MULVENNEY
15 December, 2023
FIFA President Gianni Infantino believes
the global governing body’s policy of engagement with Iran over the treatment
of women in football is bearing fruit after some were allowed into the Tehran
derby on Thursday.
Women’s rights campaigners Open Stadiums
and another group of former Iranian athletes last year called on FIFA to ban
Iran from the World Cup because of the continued exclusion of women from
football matches.
Infantino has instead favoured a policy
of personal engagement with the Islamic republic and welcomed the news that
women had been allowed into Thursday’s Iran Pro League match as a sign of its
success.
“In September, I had the pleasure of
meeting Iran President Ebrahim Raisi in New York City, where we discussed the
development of women’s football in the country and progress made regarding the
presence of women in football stadiums,” he said in a statement released on
social media.
“It was, therefore, with great delight
that I learned around 3,000 women attended the Tehran derby between Persepolis
FC and Esteghlal FC today.
“Thanks to the ongoing dialogue between
FIFA and the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation, progress is being
made.”
Under pressure from Infantino, a small
group of female fans were granted access to Persepolis’s home leg of the 2018
Asian Champions League final in Tehran.
There has been minimal progress since,
with female fans barred from entering Iran’s World Cup qualifying game against
Lebanon in Mashhad in March 2022, after which video emerged of female
supporters being pepper-sprayed outside the stadium.
The calls to ban Iran from the World Cup
came against the backdrop of mass protests across the country in the wake of
the death of Mahsa Amini while she was in the custody of the morality police
for allegedly violating the Islamic dress code.
Infantino said he would be travelling to
Iran in the near future and would again meet President Raisi “to further
discuss football-related matters”.
“Iran is a significant force in Asian
football and it is important that we continue to nurture the positive and
fruitful working relationship we have built,” the Swiss added.
(Reporting by Nick Mulvenney in Sydney,
editing by Peter Rutherford)
Disclaimer: This report is auto
generated from the Reuters news service. ThePrint holds no responsibilty for
its content.
Source: theprint.in
https://theprint.in/sport/soccer-fifa-chief-hails-access-for-women-to-iran-stadium-as-sign-of-progress/1887194/
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lack of jobs a major challenge for
Afghan migrant women in Iran
Fidel Rahmati
December 15, 2023
Millions of Afghan immigrants live in
Iran under challenging economic conditions, and according to published
statistics, about one-third of them are women, whose employment opportunities
are limited.
Asifa Stanekzai, a women’s rights
activist in Iran, spoke with Khaama Press and mentioned that undocumented
immigrants in Iran are at risk of “forced” deportation, with the most significant
restrictions being on education and employment.
According to Stanekzai, migrant women in
Iran are mostly engaged in home-based occupations such as sewing, which, in her
view, is related to limitations in “employment generation” and “cultural”
issues.
Furthermore, the Iranian newspaper
“Ham-Maihan” emphasized in a report titled “Migrant Women: Invisible Workers”
that Afghan women migrants in Iran are employed in underground workshops for
low wages.
According to unofficial statistics,
approximately 4 to 5 million migrants, of which 90% are Afghan migrants, live
in Iran, with 41% of them being women.
Stanekzai also attributes one of the
reasons for women’s migration to Iran to the educational limitations in
Afghanistan and the desire to go to European countries.
She adds that there is no legal
organization dedicated to addressing the problems of migrant women in Iran, and
only the Immigration Department and people’s councils collaborate in this area.
However, it is worth noting that
according to Iranian media reports, Afghan migrant women are actively involved
in the production sector in Iran, but broader acceptance of Afghan women in the
public sphere is still lacking.
Ms. Stanekzai mentions that human rights
organizations in Iran have not been active in addressing the challenges faced
by Afghan migrants.
It should be noted that an Iranian
newspaper mentioned the life of an Afghan migrant woman who has spent twenty
years working in various professions, including carpet weaving, nursing, and
house painting. However, due to not having legal residency, she lost her job.
Iran has hosted millions of Afghan
migrants for decades, imposing various restrictions on Afghan migrant families,
forcing them into low-paying and labour-intensive jobs for many years.
At the same time, the trend of deporting
Afghan migrant families from Iran is on the rise, with the Iranian Foreign
Minister recently emphasizing that Iran, unlike in the past, cannot provide
services to Afghan migrants.
Source: khaama.com
https://www.khaama.com/lack-of-jobs-a-major-challenge-for-afghan-migrant-women-in-iran/
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