Women in Northeast Iran Province Barred From Exercising in Parks
New Age Islam News
Bureau
06 February 2024
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Women in Northeast Iran Province Barred From
Exercising in Parks
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IHC Stays Federal Investigation Agency Proceedings
Against Aleema Khan, Sister Of Imran Khan
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Zahra’s Tale: Life Of Poverty And Struggle In
Kabul’s Narrow Lane
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Jamila Afghani, Women's Rights Advocate To Discuss
Plight Of Afghan Women At Arizona State University
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Bahrain’s Safaa Mohammed Aldoseri Clinches Shooting
Gold In Arab Women Sports Tournament
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Riyadh Hosts Women’s Health Advocacy Forum
Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau
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Women
in Northeast Iran Province Barred From Exercising in Parks
Alireza Tajfirouz, the provincial
Director-General for Sports, announced on February 6 that women were now
allowed to exercise in designated areas only.
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FEBRUARY
6, 2024
Authorities
in the northeastern Iranian Khorasan Razavi, which has been at the forefront of
imposing restrictions on citizens' social
lives, has barred women from practicing sports in city
parks.AlirezaTajfirouz, the provincial Director-General for Sports, announced
on February 6 that women were now allowed to exercise in
designated
areas only.In recent years officials in Khorasan Razavi have implemented their
own laws and regulations in the social and political spheres.
ISNA
news agency reported in August last year that the authorities had started
removing outdoor seating areas from restaurants
and cafés in the provincial capital, Mashhad.
Source:
iranwire.com
https://iranwire.com/en/women/125063-women-in-northeast-iran-province-barred-from-exercising-in-parks/
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IHC
Stays Federal Investigation Agency Proceedings Against Aleema Khan, Sister Of
Imran Khan
Aleema Khan, sister of former
Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Chairman Imran Khan.
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February
07, 2024
ISLAMABAD:
The
Islamabad High Court (IHC) has stayed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)
from proceeding against Aleema Khan, sister of
former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder
Chairman Imran Khan. In two separate petitions, Aleema’s counsel sought
suspension of the February 2 notice, orders to furnish evidence and
record,
while
adopting the stance that notice was seen on social media and not received by
the petitioner.The court issued notices to the FIA for reply and adjourned the
hearing till next week. The FIA cybercrime and counter-terrorism wing had issued separate notices.
Earlier,
the ex-PM’s sister once more failed to attend the summons by the FIA’s
Counter-Terrorism Wing. The inquiry revolves
around allegations of spreading hatred against the state and fostering
division between the people of Pakistan and the armed
forces.The
FIA’s Counter-Terrorism Wing in Islamabad had scheduled Aleema’s appearance for
11am on Tuesday, February 6. Despite her
name being logged in the entry register, she did not present herself at
the FIA headquarters even after office hours concluded.
The
FIA initiated inquiry number 4 of 2024 based on a complaint filed by the Section
Officer Policy of the Ministry of Interior. Under Section 160 of the criminal procedure code, a
summon was dispatched to her Lahore residence on February 2, stipulating
her
appearance
at 11 am. The notice explicitly stated that failure to appear would be
construed as a tacit admission of guilt.Prior to this, Aleema received a
summons from the FIA’s Cyber Crime Wing in Islamabad on February 3, yet she did
not attend that
inquiry
either.
Source:
tribune.com.pk
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2455708/ihc-stays-fia-proceedings-against-aleema-khan
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Zahra’s
Tale: Life of poverty and struggle in Kabul’s narrow lane
Fidel
Rahmati
February
6, 2024
At
the end of a narrow lane in Kabul, there exists a community united by one
common factor: poverty and the fruitless endeavour to secure their next meal. Among the families
residing in this lane, there is one particular household that stands out, the
household
of
Zahra.According to her account, they “soften dry bread with water” to prepare
their meals. While the use of dry bread is not unusual in this lane, Zahra is a mother who has lost her
only son to the clutches of poverty.
Zahra’s
right foot is bandaged, and she moves with great difficulty. At just 21 years
old, she appears to have been drained of the
energy and vitality of youth. Surprisingly, she readily agrees to talk,
speaking in a composed, measured, and candid manner. It is
as
if she has recounted the story many times before, starting from where she lost
her son.
Residents
of this neighbourhood share a common grievance – lack of access to water. They
must fetch their essential water
supplies from a distant source. About a year ago, while attempting to
lift a heavy water container, Zahra fell and broke her right foot due to the weight. There was no one to
care for her and her son, who was only half a year old at the time.The only
memory that haunts her is her son’s inconsolable cries, driven by extreme
hunger. She says, “The pain in my foot was so
unbearable that I couldn’t sleep. I had to take sedatives to be able to
sleep. Before I lost consciousness, I would hear my son’s
cries.
I’m sure he was crying so intensely because of hunger.” Zahra reveals, “I
hadn’t had proper food for days,” and her breast milk was insufficient to satisfy her child’s
hunger. On the other hand, her broken foot left her with no money for
medical treatment. While her child
remained restless due to hunger, she endured excruciating pain.In a desperate
attempt to escape the pain, Zahra resorted to taking painkillers. The last
thing she remembers about her son is his
prolonged crying: “As long as I was conscious, I could hear my son
crying. When I woke up in the morning, I saw that my son was no longer crying. I wanted to hold him, but I
realized that he wasn’t breathing.”Before losing her son, Zahra had witnessed
her husband’s death. Before that, she had also lost her parents. Now, all these
years of suffering and hardship are
summarized in just a few short sentences.
Source:
khaama.com
https://www.khaama.com/zahras-tale-life-of-poverty-and-struggle-in-kabuls-narrow-lane/
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Jamila
Afghani, Women's Rights Advocate To Discuss Plight Of Afghan Women At Arizona
State University
February
06, 2024
It
was a chance encounter on the street one day, during the Soviet-Afghan War,
that made Jamila Afghani realize the true degree of poverty and suffering that was occurring
in her home country of Afghanistan.After seeing a woman begging on a street
corner with her children, Afghani went to offer her money and asked how she had
ended up in such a situation.“The woman
started to cry. Her village had been destroyed. The Pashtun tribe had torn
apart the homes in her community in
Afghanistan, and they had sexually abused the women there. While she was
grateful to have survived, she couldn’t afford to feed
her
children or herself. Begging for coins was her only hope,” Afghani said.“It was
devastating to witness such desperation.”Soon after, Afghani, who unlike many
Afghan women had been fortunate enough to get an education and was in a
position to be
able
to help others, began giving embroidery and tailoring lessons. Those lessons
led to the formation of a professional
development educational NGO (nongovernmental organization) that
encourages women to find their empowerment and teaches
them
the skills to support themselves and their family.On Wednesday, Feb. 28,
Afghani will join Arizona State University's School of Social Transformation to
discuss the plight of Afghan women since
the Taliban return to power. An educator, human rights defender and Aurora
Prize for Awakening Humanity award
winner, Afghani will highlight human and women’s rights violations in
Afghanistan and explore ways that she and others hope to
assist
Afghan women.Born in Afghanistan in the 1970s, Afghani found comfort in books
at a young age and begged her parents to be enrolled in school.
Schooling
for girls from well-off families was very unusual, but Afghani used her
disability from a bout of polio to persuade her
father that she would need to be more independent than most women.Her
father went along with her long enough for her to finish eighth grade. That was
when the family had to go into exile in
Pakistan, where Afghani finished high school, college and a master’s
program, mostly in secret.Over more than 25 years of running her organization,
Afghani has promoted this key idea: “When you educate a woman, you educate an entire family. Their learnings are
shared. If you light one candle, they can light others around them. This is the
key to an enlightened society.”Join the
School of Social Transformation on Feb. 28 from 2–3:30 p.m. in Novus 345 for a
conversation and Q&A with Afghani. Light
refreshments will be provided.
Source:
asu.edu
https://news.asu.edu/20240206-law-journalism-and-politics-womens-rights-advocate-update-afghan-women
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Bahrain’s
Safaa Mohammed Aldoseri clinches shooting gold in Arab Women Sports Tournament
February
06, 2024
A.K.S.
Satish
Sharjah:
Bahraini sharpshooter Safaa Mohammed Aldoseri clinched the gold medal in the
10-metre Air Rifle event of shooting
competition in the seventh Arab Women Sports Tournament at Al Dhaid
Shooting Club on Tuesday.Aldoseri earned the top spot with distinction after
fierce competition with Qatari shooter AlmahaMishal Al Ali. The Bahraini
marksman
scored a remarkable 249 points, edging out Al Ali, who secured 246 and bagged
the silver medal. The bronze medal was
claimed by Kuwaiti shooter Maryam Arzouqi, who registered a score of
252.2 points.In fourth place was Bahrain’s Sara Aldoseri, with a score of 203.1
points, while UAE Yasmin Tahlak finished fifth with a score of 182.5 points. Emirati Fatima Obaid Al Suwaidi
recorded 162 points in sixth place, with Kuwaiti RetajAlzyadi in seventh place, scoring 140.7 points. Omani shooter Amina
Altarshi, who scored 118.5 points, came in eighth place.Sheikh Abdullah Bin
Majid Al Qasimi, President of Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club, accompanied
Abdulaziz Al Anazi, Secretary-General of
the Arab National Olympic Committee, and Sheikha Hayat Bint Abdulaziz Al
Khalifa, President of the Equal
Opportunities Committee at the Union of Arab National Olympic
Committees, along with Hanan Al Mahmoud, Vice-President of AWST Supreme Organising Committee, and Noora
Ali Al Shamsi, Director of AWST, crowned the shooting champions.Fourth
consecutive victoryJordan’s Al Fuhais and Syrian club Al Thawra extended their
winning run to register fourth consecutive victory to move a step away
from
booking their places in the basketball final of the seventh Arab Women Sports
Tournament on Tuesday.The reigning champions Al Fuhais showcased their prowess
against the Bahrain’s Al Ahli with a 109-45 score to register their biggest win in the tournament.Al Thawra
players too had no difficulty in establishing their dominance over the course
of the two halves against Iraq’s Ghaz Al
Shamal SC before winning 77-58.Kuwait’s Al Fatat secured their first win
after an intense contest with Sharjah Women Club. The game began with Sharjah
team taking an early lead, ending the
first quarter ahead by three points at 16-13. However, Al Fatat, turned the
tables by the halfway stage, securing an
11-point lead with scores 36-25. The tension heightened in the third quarter as
Sharjah players fought back, regaining
momentum and closing the gap to a mere two points with the quarter ending at
46-44. Ultimately it was Al Fatat’s
consistency that secured them a 74-67 win in the close battle
win.Kuwait’s Salwa Alsabah SC broke away from Sharjah Women’s Sports Club and
climbed to the top of Group B in the volleyball
competition at Khorfakkan Club on Tuesday.
Dominating
show The same group also witnessed a comeback from Jordan’s De La Salle
Jordanian with their victory over Syria’s Taldara SC (3-0), compensating for their loss in the opening
round against Salwa Alsabah SC. The superiority of the Kuwaiti team was evident
over the Sharjah club. The Kuwaiti team
dominated the three sets of the match with scores of (25-13, 25-23, and
25-16).In a similar scenario, Jordan’s De La Salle had no difficulty securing
their well-deserved victory over the Syrian team after imposing
their
dominance over the courts with three sets: 25-17, 25-13 and 25-20.
The
table tennis games got off to a thrilling start as Egypt’s Enppi SC, Kuwait’s
Al Fatat and Bahrain’s A’Ali SC secured their wins in their opening matches at
Sharjah Women’s Sports. Enppi set the tone with a clean sweep against Jordan’s
Hamada SC, with the
Egyptian
player Reem Khaled registering an (11-6, 11-6, 11-5) win against Taima Younes.
Her
teammate Nadeya Ahmad secured another win against Jordanian Renad Fouad,
registering (11-5, 11-6, 11-5). Enppi’s Hana Ibrahim clinched a victory against
Jordanian Baraa Al Wedyan in four sets, 3-1, registering (11-5, 11-5, 9-11,
11-6).
Hard-fought
victory In one of the opening day’s toughest matches, the players of Bahraini
Al Ali SC managed a hard-fought victory over the Syrian team Muhafaza SC (3-2), with Hind Zaza of Al
Muhafaza winning the first match against Amit Bhadik, clinching the three sets
(11-6, 11- 7, 14-12).Mariam Abdullah equalised for her Bahraini team by
defeating Syrian Lara Asaf (11-7, 11-8, 11-8). The excitement continued as
the Bahraini team took the lead through
Fatima Abdullah’s marathon match win against Aba’ Ali (5-3), registering (8-11,
4-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-9).Hind Zaza
brought the score back to a tie between the two teams by defeating Mariam
Abdullah (11-6, 9-11, 13-11, 11-8), leading
to a decisive fifth match where Amit Bhadik secured Bahrain’s victory
after winning (11-8, 12-10, 11-6) against her Syrian opponent Lara Asaf.Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti
team Al Fatat won its first match by default against Iraq’s Ghaz Al Janoub SC,
earning their first three points in the
tournament.
Source:
gulfnews.com
https://gulfnews.com/sport/bahrains-safaa-mohammed-aldoseri-clinches-shooting-gold-in-arab-women-sports-tournament-
1.100890711
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Riyadh
hosts Women’s Health Advocacy Forum
February
06, 2024
RIYADH:
Members of the royal family and healthcare professionals were among the
participants at the 4th Women’s Health
Advocacy Forum, held in Riyadh.
Organized
by the Rofaida Women’s Health Organization and Houston Methodist, the event
provided a platform for the sharing of
research and expertise in the areas of women’s health and
well-being.Princess Moudi bint Khalid said the event, now in its fourth year,
focused on “wellness before illness” and was aligned with the Saudi vision to improve its citizens’ health,
well-being and quality of life.She also highlighted the role played by Rofaida
in identifying and tackling the health challenges facing women.Cathy Easter,
president and CEO of Houston Methodist Global Health Care Services, said: “We
are honored to partner with the Women’s
Health Advocacy Forum and support Rofaida’s ongoing efforts to empower Saudi
women and their health. “This collaboration reflects Houston Methodist’s
commitment to support best practices and international healthcare standards in
the Kingdom, aligning with Vision 2030.”
Source:
arabnews.com
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2455226/saudi-arabia
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