Nobel Laureate, Narges Mohammadi: Hijab Law Cost Another Young Woman, Armita Geravand, Her Life
New Age
Islam News Bureau
30 October 2023
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Nobel
Laureate, Narges Mohammadi: Hijab Law Cost Another Young Woman, Armita
Geravand, Her Life
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US “Deeply
Saddened” by Iranian Teenager’s Death after Hijab Encounter
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UN Women’s
Rights Advocates Call For Global Action To Advance Gender Equality In
Afghanistan
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Kuwait Delegates
Attend Opening Of Arab Women Doctors’ Association
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Indian
Woman Who Went To Pakistan And Converted To Islam To Return Home To Meet Kids
Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau
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Nobel Laureate, Narges Mohammadi: Hijab
Law Cost Another Young Woman, Armita Geravand, Her Life
FILE --
Iranian human rights activist and vice president of the Defenders of Human
Rights Center (DHRC) Narges Mohammadi poses in this undated handout picture.
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October 29, 2023
Narges Mohammadi, the Nobel Peace Prize
laureate, expressed her condolences on Instagram regarding the death of Armita
Geravand.
“Armita Geravand, full of the enthusiasm
of life, was sent to the brink of death because of her beautiful hair, which
she had no intention of hiding with 'mandatory hijab,'” she said in her post.
Geravand, 17, died following an alleged
encounter with police over violating the country's hijab law as she was
entering a subway car at Meydan-E Shohada, or Martyrs’ Square, Metro station in
southern Tehran on October 1, the official IRNA news agency reported on
Saturday.
Mohammadi, in her Instagram post,
criticized the secrecy surrounding Geravand’s death.
No independent reporter was allowed to
enter the hospital, only those affiliated with state media, she wrote.
Government news agencies announced the 17-year-old's death, not her parents,
Mohammadi wrote.
“When the ‘truth’ is buried and the defenceless
victim, crying out for not ‘justice’ but not even for ‘pain,’ death is the
least of human ‘pain’ and ‘suffering.’ Pain is, in reality, the lie, deceit,
and deception of the Islamic republic government.
“I will never forget the innocent death
of Armita Geravand, and I will not tolerate the ‘mandatory hijab’ anymore in
her memory,” Mohammadi concluded.
The Nobel laureate has suffered multiple
detentions and imprisonments in the past two decades due to her human rights
activism in Iran and is currently incarcerated for her advocacy.
Abram Paley, the U.S. deputy special
envoy for Iran, shared a post Saturday on "X" expressing his
condolences over the teen's death.
"The Iranian government's
state-sponsored violence against women and girls has had devastating
consequences for numerous families, both within and outside of Iran,"
Paley added.
The Norway-based Hengaw rights group,
citing information provided by Geravand’s family members, said early Saturday
that authorities have forbidden the family from transporting her remains for
burial in her native Kermanshah, a city in Iran's Kurdish-populated west.
Like many of Iran's larger cities,
Kermanshah saw a surge of anti-government protests over the past year in
response to the September 2022 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the
custody of morality police.
Geravand's death comes barely a year
after Amini's sparked months of anti-government protests over the state's
mandatory Islamic dress code and spiraled into the biggest show of opposition
to Iranian authorities in years.
Reports of tight state control over
Geravand's funeral, which was reportedly set to take place on Sunday, indicate
officials in Tehran may be concerned the event could spur a new wave of unrest.
Source: voanews.com
https://www.voanews.com/a/hijab-law-cost-another-young-woman-her-life-nobel-laureate-says/7332060.html
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US “Deeply Saddened” by Iranian
Teenager’s Death after Hijab Encounter
Armita
Geravand, the 16-year-old girl who fell into a coma on October 1 after being
assaulted at a Tehran metro station for not wearing a headscarf, has died,
state media has reported
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OCTOBER 30, 2023
US national-security advisor Jake
Sullivan has spoken of his deep sadness over the death of a 16-year-old Iranian
girl who fell into a coma early this month after being assaulted at a Tehran
metro station for not wearing a headscarf.
“I am deeply saddened to learn that
Armita Geravand has died after being beaten by Iran’s morality police for not
wearing a hijab in public,” Sullivan said on October 29 on the social media
platform X.
“Iran’s state-sponsored violence against
its own people is appalling and underscores the fragility of the regime,” he
added.
German Foreign Minister Baerbock also
expressed her dismay at Armita's death and said on X: “The future of Iran is
its youth. The future of Iran is its women. The regime cannot suppress their
desire for freedom.”
Armita was declared brain dead a week
ago and died on October 28. She had been in a coma in Tehran’s Fajr Military
Hospital since October 1 after losing consciousness on the city’s metro.
The authorities said Armita had fallen
and injured her head after suffering a sudden drop in blood pressure.
But reports indicated that the teenager,
whose headscarf was draped over her shoulders, was pushed by a woman wearing a
full Islamic chador, or head and body covering.
Footage from inside the train has not
been released, despite evidence suggesting that the train car had CCTV cameras.
Armita was buried amid tight security in
Tehran on October 29.
Civil rights activist Reza Khandan told
IranWire that his wife, prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, was
among several people detained during the ceremony at the Behesht-e Zahra
cemetery.
Armita’s death came just over a year
after the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini following her
arrest for allegedly wearing her headscarf "improperly."
The tragedy triggered protests that
spread across the country and rapidly escalated into calls for the overthrow of
Iran’s four-decade-old Islamic theocracy.
Authorities responded with a brutal
crackdown in which more than 500 people were killed and over 22,000 others were
unlawfully detained, according to activists.
The European Union, the United States
and other countries have issued multiple rounds of sanctions against the
Islamic Republic in recent months over its clampdown on dissent.
Sullivan said that the United States
“will continue to press for the rights of women and girls, and work with the
international community to hold Iran accountable for the violations of the
Iranian people’s human rights.”
Source: iranwire.com
https://iranwire.com/en/women/122027-us-deeply-saddened-by-iranian-teenagers-death-after-hijab-encounter/
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UN Women’s Rights Advocates Call For
Global Action To Advance Gender Equality In Afghanistan
By Fidel Rahmati
October 28, 2023
Many advocates for women’s rights are
calling for practical actions from the global community to advance gender
equality and women’s rights in Afghanistan.
On October 26, UN Women convened a
meeting that brought together women’s rights advocates and representatives from
countries such as the United States, Italy, the United Kingdom, the European
Union, and several others to discuss the situation of women in Afghanistan.
During this session, the participants engaged in a dialogue concerning women’s
rights and gender equality in Afghanistan.
SimaBahous, the Executive Director of UN
Women, emphasized the political and social participation of women in the future
governance of Afghanistan during this meeting. She stressed that Afghan women
must have a central role in decisions related to their country. She also
highlighted the gender inequality in Afghanistan, describing the repressive
actions of the Taliban administration as a form of gender apartheid.
Habiba Sarabi, a women’s rights advocate
and former government negotiator in Doha, and Adela Raz, former Afghan
Ambassador to the United States, were also present at this session. They called
upon the global community to take practical steps to advance gender equality
and women’s rights in Afghanistan. Sarabi stated that the fundamental and
natural rights of women in Afghanistan have been stripped away and stressed the
importance of allowing Afghan women to speak for themselves about their destiny
and participate on international platforms.
It should be noted that women in
Afghanistan have faced severe restrictions imposed by the Taliban
administration in the past two years, affecting their fundamental rights,
including the right to education, the right to work, and the right to access
public spaces.
The United Nations and its member
countries have strongly condemned the current situation in Afghanistan as oppressive
and believe that orders issued by the Taliban administration restricting
women’s freedoms should be immediately revoked.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in
Afghanistan (UNAMA) previously stated that around 50 restrictive orders aimed
at limiting women’s lives and work have been issued in the past two years since
the Taliban took power.
Richard Bennett, the UN Human Rights
Rapporteur on Afghan affairs, whose mission in Afghanistan was recently
extended, stated that they are preparing a report that highlights the existence
of gender apartheid in Afghanistan and will release it in the coming months.
Source: khaama.com
https://www.khaama.com/womens-rights-advocates-call-for-global-action-to-advance-gender-equality-in-afghanistan/
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Kuwait delegates attend opening of Arab
Women Doctors’ Association
October 29, 2023
AMMAN: Jordan’s Minister of Education,
Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr Azmi Mahafza, inaugurated the
Association of Arab Women Doctors on Thursday in Amman. The inauguration was
held under the patronage of Prince Al-Hassan bin Talal and coincided with the
third Jordan Women Physicians Conference, which took place on Oct 26-27 in
Amman and featured the participation of several Arab delegations, including
Kuwait.
The event was attended by
representatives from the British Royal College of Physicians and the
Mediterranean Taskforce for Cancer Control. It was organized in collaboration
with the Jordan Medical Council, Jordan Royal Medical Services, and the
Colleges of Medicine at Jordan’s universities. During the event, it was
announced that Kuwait would host the second Arab Women Doctors Conference in
Nov 2024.
Dr Asmaa Al-Rashed, Consultant in
General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery and Endoscopy at Amiri Hospital, said
Kuwait’s hosting of the upcoming conference is an honor and an initiative aimed
at increasing opportunities for cooperation and the exchange of expertise among
Arab doctors. Hosting the conference will also provide scientific and
professional development opportunities and empower women doctors in the Arab
world.
Dr Rashed praised the idea of organizing
the conference and the establishment of the Association of Arab Women Doctors,
led by Dr MaisamAkroush and a group of distinguished Jordanian, Gulf and Arab
doctors. The association’s board includes members from four Arab countries,
including Kuwait.
She emphasized that the association’s
goal is to empower women doctors and enhance their professional, academic and
social roles. This initiative aligns with the United Nations recommendations of
its Vision 2030 to empower women, which Kuwait, along with several Gulf and
Arab countries, has ratified.
The Kuwaiti delegation included
specialists in medical and surgical fields, such as Dr Masouma Al-Ali,
Consultant in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at Amiri Hospital, Dr Huda
Al-Duwaisan, Family Medicine Consultant and Head of Yarmouk Medical Center, Dr
SajaSurour, Head of Organ Surgery at Hamid Al-EssaCenter, and Dr Jailan
Mustafa, Organ Transplant Specialist. They all contributed to the conference
with lectures and scientific sessions covering topics such as obesity, organ
donation, primary care and psychological health.
Dr Rashed mentioned some Palestinian
women doctors from Gaza participated through prerecorded videos that were shown
during the opening ceremony.
Source: kuwaittimes.com
https://kuwaittimes.com/article/7191/kuwait/other-news/kuwait-delegates-attend-opening-of-arab-women-doctors-association/
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Indian Woman Who Went To Pakistan And
Converted To Islam To Return Home To Meet Kids
October 30, 2023
Anju, who allegedly snubbed her family
and went to Pakistan to meet her boyfriend, is nally set to return home.
The 34-year-old woman had travelled to a
remote village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and reportedly married her Facebook friend
Nasrullah and embraced Islam. She changed her name to Fatima.
"We are waiting for the NOC
(No-Objection Certificate) from the interior ministry in Islamabad for which we
have already applied. The NOC process is a bit lengthy and it takes time to
complete," Anju's Pakistani husband told PTI.
As soon as the documents are completed
for in and out at the Wagah Border point, Anju will travel to India, he said.
Anju will return to Pakistan after
meeting her children in India, he said. "She will certainly come back as
Pakistan is her home now," he added.
Last month, Nasrullah said Anju was
"mentally disturbed and badly missing" her two children.
On July 25, Anju married her 29-year-old
friend Nasrullah, whose home is in the Upper Dir district of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa. They became friends on Facebook in 2019.
Anju was earlier married to Arvind, who
is in Rajasthan. They have a 15-year- old daughter and a six-year-old son.
Anju, who was born in Kailor village in
Uttar Pradesh and lived in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, travelled to
Pakistan legally from India via the Wagah- Attari border.
Source: oneindia.com
https://www.oneindia.com/india/indian-woman-who-went-to-pakistan-and-converted-to-islam-to-return-home-to-meet-kids-3670967.html
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