Turkish Woman Breaks World-Record for Being the Tallest Female at 7ft
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14
October 2021
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Muslim Foreign Ministers to Make Women’s Rights Plea to Taliban
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Princess Reema Named Member Of IOC Coordination Commission For Brisbane 2032
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Fostering Girls’ Education Will Be Challenging Under A Taliban Regime, But
Afghanistan Can Learn A Lot From Indonesia
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United Hatzalah Holds Training Drill for Jewish, Muslim Women
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Pakistan Minister Urges Ulema to Create Awareness about Inheritance Rights of
Women
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Turkish
woman breaks world-record for being the tallest female at 7ft
14
October 2021
7 feet, 0.7 inches tall, Turkey’s Rumeysa Gelgi
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Standing
at 7 feet, 0.7 inches tall, Turkey’s Rumeysa Gelgi has claimed the Guinness
World Record title for being the world’s tallest living woman.
Gelgi,
24, first achieved a Guinness World Records title back in 2014, aged 17, when
she was awarded the title for the Tallest teenager living (female).
Her
tall stature is due to a condition called Weaver syndrome, an extremely rare
condition which causes accelerated growth amongst other abnormalities including
skeletal maturation, Guinness World Record said in a statement.
Since
achieving the Guinness World Record back in 2014, Rumeysa has been using her
title for advocacy reasons to educate others about rare medical conditions such
as her own.
“Every
disadvantage can be turned into an advantage for yourself so accept yourself
for who you are, be aware of your potential and do your best,” she said, after
being asked for her advice for anyone who is tall or who is struggling with
feeling different.
Rumeysa
mostly uses a wheelchair to move around but can walk using a walker.
She
said her height makes people intrigued when they pass by her on the street, but
most people are kind and supportive when they meet her for the first time.
In
her free time Rumeysa likes to go out to go out to eat with her family. She
also finds swimming really helps her to relax.
Craig
Glenday, editor-in-chief at Guinness World Records, said it was an honor to
have Rumeysa back in the record book.
“Her
indomitable spirit and pride at standing out from the crowd is an inspiration,”
he was quoted as saying. “The category of tallest living woman is not one that
changes hands very often, so I’m excited to share this news with the world.”
Glenday
also said the record was “all the more fascinating”; given that the titleholder
for the tallest living male is also from Turkey. Sultan Kosen, who measured 251
cm (8 ft 2.8 in), was given the tile on 8 February 2011.
“This
a rare occurrence in our 67-year history. The last time the two holders shared
the same nationality was in 2009, when China’s Bao Xi Shun (236.1 cm; 7 ft 8.95
in) and Yao Defen (233.3 cm (7 ft 7 in)) held the tallest man and woman records
respectively.”
The
previous record holder was Yao Defen (China) who recorded an average height of
233.3 cm (7 ft 7 in) when last documented back in 2010.
The
tallest woman ever to have lived was Zeng Jinlian (China) who was measured 246.3
cm (8 ft 1 in) when she died on 13 February 1982.
Gelgi
also joins other Guinness World Record holders in the region.
In
June, Al Arabiya English reported how Darine Barbar, an amputee athlete from
Lebanon, made history by breaking a Guinness World Record title 28 years after
losing her leg as a teenager to bone cancer.
Barbar
smashed the record for the Longest Samson’s chair/static wall sit (female)
achieving a total of two minutes, and 8.24 seconds.
Source:
Al Arabiya
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Muslim
Foreign Ministers to Make Women’s Rights Plea to Taliban
By
Tammy Waldman
October
14, 2021
Foreign
Ministers of various Muslim majorities countries are planning to go to Kabul.
To insist on Taliban to acknowledge that the exclusion of women and girls from
education is a bias of the Islamic faith.
The
proposal has the support of western diplomats, who recognize that calls from
them over universal values will gain less traction with the Taliban than when
the request of leaders comes of largely Islamic states.
The
Taliban have excluded girls from going to high school since she took power in
half August, producing a variety of reasons for do, and occasionally suggest
that the ban is temporary.
The
two foreign ministers die most likely to go to Kabul are the Turkish foreign
ones minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, and his Indonesian counterpart, Retno Marsudi,
perhaps the most senior Muslim female diplomat in the world.
“We
follow the situation in Afghanistan narrow. We are planning to go to Kabul . to
go with some other foreign ministers in the coming period,” said Çavuşoğlu at a
joint press conference with marsudi.
Çavuşoğlu
said he had discussed the plan with Marsudi during their meeting on the
sidelines of the UN general gathering in New York. Some other friendly ministers
also “I loved the idea,” said Çavuşoğlu, adding: “We will plan for this in the
next few days.” The visit would also be an attempt to set the terms for
improved humanitarian support for Afghanistan.
At
the G20 special conference on Afghanistan on On Tuesday, Turkish President
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan proposed permanent functioning of the G20 party to be set
up to tackle the humanitarian crisis and move the Taliban towards a more
including system of government. Turkey has striven for influence in Afghanistan
for months, but her proposal to oversee Kabul international airport eventually
failed due to a defect of security guarantees from the Taliban.
Indonesia
is the most populous Muslim country in the world, and prior to the Taliban
takeover, the reformist Sunni Indonesian organization Nahdlatul Ulama set up An
network cover 22 of 34 provinces of Afghanistan. Indonesian politicians have
also been involved in reconciliation talks with the Taliban by many of the past
decade, promoting a more centrist Islam.
Within
Indonesia, the ministry has of religious affairs, hand in hand with the two of
the country leading Muslim organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama and education and
social charity Muhammadiyah, have a nationwide network of madrasa-educated
women. Ideological differences aside, both groups have historically welcomed
female students in madrasas.
Although
there have been disagreements over their quality, indonesian madrasas have
achieved gender equality in school enrollment. There are also more girls than
boys in the higher secondary.
The
Taliban have come up with a variety of excuses for not allowing girls to go
back to high school but eventually their conservative Brand of faith breaks
women of work of education.
A
diplomat die favored an intervention by Muslim leaders said: “The idea is that
numbers like Marsudi would go and point out: ‘You say women are not in state
and must remain home and here I am the foreigner minister of Indonesia.’ It
wouldn’t be a lecture, but the power of example.”
Karim
Khan, the newly appointed international criminal Chief Prosecutor of the Court,
Speaking at the Global Security Forum in doha, also urged the Taliban to
realize that they are a overly hard shape of Islam.
Khan,
who is Muslim, said: “The Holy Prophet of Islam very clearly said an individual
who teaches that his daughters will go to paradise (Jannah). He told Muslims to
learn from Aisha. This is the religion of Islam that’s all against people who
say that women should not being educated, who to target of sue women for no
other reason than their gender. The Holy Quran says men his garments for women
and women his garments for men.”
Source:
AsumeTech
https://asumetech.com/muslim-foreign-ministers-to-make-womens-rights-plea-to-taliban-afghanistan/
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Princess
Reema named member of IOC Coordination Commission for Brisbane 2032
October
14, 2021
JEDDAH
— Princess Reema Bint Bandar, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States,
has been appointed as a member of the International Olympic Committee
Coordination Commission for Brisbane 2032.
The
Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry has been appointed to chair the Committee
for Brisbane 2032.
Twelve
IOC members have been named to the Coordination Commission, eight of them
women.
Princess
Reema was elected a member of the International Olympic Committee in July 2020.
Brisbane
was confirmed as the 2032 Games host at the IOC Session in Tokyo on July 21.
It
was the sole candidate presented to the Session, having already been approved
by the IOC Executive Board.
It
is the first time that Olympic hosting rights have been awarded under the new
system, whereby a traditional bid race has been replaced by the IOC Future Host
Commission identifying and proposing hosts to the Executive Board.
Source:
Saudi Gazette
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Fostering
girls’ education will be challenging under a Taliban regime, but Afghanistan
can learn a lot from Indonesia
October
11, 2021
Since
the return of the Taliban to power, concern has been growing over the
“Islamisation” of Afghan society – including the education sector.
Many
fear that either schools will be shut down or girls will be excluded. This
could reverse 20 years of progress in narrowing the gender gap in school
enrolment.
There
have been reports, for instance, about Taliban plans to enforce gender
segregation, restrict women’s activities outside their homes, impose hijab
norms, and replace schools with traditional madrasas (Islamic education
institutions).
However,
around the world, millions of girls have been schooled under similar
conditions, often inspired by strict interpretations of Shariah law.
A
case in point is Indonesia, where the government along with non-state religious
organisations run the world’s largest network of madrasas. They have made
important social contributions to educational development in remote and
underdeveloped communities. Despite the many challenges, therefore, Indonesia
can serve as an important model for the Taliban of how Muslim nations and
faith-based organisations can play a big role in expanding girls’ education.
Islamic
law and girls’ schooling are not in conflict
Just
like Afghanistan, Indonesia has allowed madrasas to co-exist side by side with
secular schools.
However,
Indonesian madrasas have responded to societal needs by offering girls’
education long before other Muslim countries like Afghanistan, where most
madrasas are still either single-sex, or boys only.
Indonesia’s
Ministry of Religious Affairs, hand in hand with the country’s two leading
Muslim organisations – the reformist Sunni organisation Nahdlatul Ulama (NU),
and the education and social charity Muhammadiyah – have created a nationwide
network of madrasa-educated women. Setting aside ideological differences, both
have historically welcomed female students to madrasas.
Although
there has been debate over their quality, Indonesian madrasas have achieved
gender parity in school enrolment. There are also more girls than boys at the
upper secondary level. Even enrolment in informal or traditional Islamic
boarding schools (“pesantrens”) is gender-balanced.
For
Afghanistan, following in Indonesa’s footsteps can play a role in plugging the
country’s supply gap of schools, particularly in remote regions.
Many
parts of Afghanistan remain isolated. Poor digital infrastructure and the lack
of state schools mean community-based madrasas remain the only viable option to
expand girls’ schooling.
Even
after the trillions of dollars invested during the US administration, around
two-thirds of secondary school-aged girls in Afghanistan have been left out of
school. In other words, even in the absence of Taliban rule, progress in
bringing girls to school has been less than satisfactory.
Indonesia’s
model can be a low-cost solution for state authorities to create educational
opportunities for girls.
Another
Muslim country, Bangladesh, for instance, has followed the Indonesian model of
partnership with madrasas. Today, girls outnumber boys in secondary education
in Bangladesh.
What’s
more, even before the Taliban’s recent demands on veiling and purdah (female
segregation), the Indonesian government had similarly imposed restrictive dress
codes on school girls back in 2014.
So
an important lesson for Afghanistan from Indonesia – as the world’s largest
Muslim-majority country – is that even a preference for Shariah law is not in
conflict with the global agenda to educate girls in school.
Educate
to fight another day
Partnership
with madrasas does in some ways undermine the full transformative power of
education. However, Muslim communities should be left alone to negotiate civic
rights with their ruling elites.
Bringing
girls to school is the main priority right now – educated women are the best
force for future social change.
In
Indonesia, a number of women and parents recently spoke out against an earlier
government decision to impose hijab norms. These isolated acts of protest are a
byproduct of past investments that Indonesia has made in mass schooling since
the 1970s. This has resulted in increasing citizen activism, voice, and a sense
of empowerment among Indonesian girls and women.
This
shows that, over time, a larger and critical mass of educated women can
mobilise on common interests and use their literacy to negotiate better rights
with state authorities.
Continuous
acts of small protests in Indonesia, for instance, eventually led to a landmark
decision earlier this year when the Indonesian government banned schools across
the country from forcing girls to wear the hijab.
The
diversity in the way that Indonesia has expanded educational opportunities for
girls – despite intense conservative religious campaigns at the grassroots
level – once again reminds us Islamic traditions alone are no barrier to women’s
development.
Therefore,
in Afghanistan, a country devastated by war and at an early stage of economic
development, the world community should demand that the Taliban bring all girls
to school.
In
fact, the debate should not be about gender segregation and whether or not to
mix religion with schooling. Education should be a priority, regardless of the
form and type.
Afghanistan
today has many more vocal female leaders than before, thanks to their
appointment to various leadership positions in the past 20 years. The Taliban
acknowledges this change, which is reflected in the regime’s recognition of the
importance of girls’ schooling including access to higher education.
If
past trends are sustained, schooling will empower Afghan women and help them
mobilise further to negotiate more inclusive schooling in the future.
Source:
The Conversation
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United
Hatzalah holds training drill for Jewish, Muslim women
OCTOBER
14, 2021
On
Tuesday, United Hatzalah of Israel held a mass casualty incident (MCI) training
exercise for its women’s unit.
In
response to the numerous MCIs in Israel over the past year, the specialized
training drill was organized as a unique opportunity for women to practice providing
necessary responses to particularly delicate medical emergencies that are
specific to women.
Currently,
the Women’s Unit consists of some 150 Jewish and Muslim volunteers, who serve
their religious communities throughout Israel where an extra level of
sensitivity is requested.
The
simulated drill scenario, which was planned in July, was coincidentally similar
to a bus accident that took place near Hurfeish just two weeks ago.
The
training session simulated a bus of high-school-aged girls falling off of a
highway bridge and involved more than 100 simulated patients and more than 60
first responders from the unit, all of whom are trained emergency medical
service (EMS) personnel ranging from EMTs to paramedics.
A
number of Knesset members and community leaders observed the scenario,
including May Golan (Likud), Michal Woldiger (Religious Zionism), and Deputy
Mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum.
Golan
spoke about how excited she was to witness the training exercise.
“I’m
excited to be here to witness the women’s training drill that United Hatzalah
held today. I am proud to see Israeli women from all over the country uniting
to save lives. It is empowering, it is beautiful, and it is the actual essence
of what Israel is all about," she said.
"I
want to congratulate these women for everything they do and support United
Hatzalah to keep growing and supporting Israel so that it will be a better
society and a better country for the health of everyone.”
The
training drill was the fourth MCI drill that United Hatzalah has held this
year.
Eli
Beer, president and founder of United Hatzalah, noted the importance of these
exercises.
“I
have no doubt that the emphasis which United Hatzalah places upon constantly
training our volunteers, especially MCI training, has resulted in lives being
saved in the tragic instances that occurred in Meron, Givat Ze’ev, and
Hurfeish," he said.
"This
is why we continue to conduct these training exercises. We want to give each
and every one of our volunteers the opportunity to participate in these drills
and experience the chaos that can occur during an MCI so that they can learn
how to make order out of it on every operational level," Beer said.
"During an MCI, the speed at which responders can make decisions – the correct
decision – can save many lives. This is true for each individual responder as
well as for the larger operational decisions made during the incident.
"We
need to be ready because as history has shown us, sadly, the next MCI is not a
question of if, but when.”
Source:
The Jerusalem Post
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Pakistan
Minister Urges Ulema To Create Awareness About Inheritance Rights Of Women
Mohammad
Ali
13th
October 2021
ISLAMABAD,
(Pakistan Point News - 13th Oct, 2021 ) :Minister for Religious Affairs and
Interfaith Harmony Sahibzada Noor-ul-Haq Qadri Wednesday urged religious
scholars (Ulema) and civil society to help enhancing awareness about providing
inheritance rights of women as islam vociferously advocates to protect the
right of female heirs.
Speaking
in a seminar titled "The Rights of Minorities and Women in light of
Seerat-e-Taiba of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)",
the minister said Pakistan's state law both entitled women to inherit movable
and immovable property.
The
seminar was organised by Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) in collaboration with
Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony and Interfaith Harmony
Council.
The
minister said females must not be deprived from her rights as provided in
Islamic Sharia.
He
said Islam protected the rights of women and did not allow forced conversions
to Islam. From out of about 53 point of Charter of Madina, half clauses
stressed protecting rights to minorities.
He
said its is written in Seerat books that the last words of Holy Prophet Hazrat
Muhammad (PBUH) before death were "to Protect women rights." Before
death the last prophet Muhammad (PBUH) emphasized protecting women rights.
During
the capturing of Hazrat Umer (RA), responding to the question about rights of
minorities, he said the rights and responsibilities of non-Muslims would be
same as enjoyed by the Muslims in the Islamic state.
Source:
Urdu Point
https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/qadri-urges-ulema-to-create-awareness-about-i-1375419.html
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