Women artists at the forefront, promoting Qatar World Cup 2022
20 November 2022
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Women artists at the forefront, promoting Qatar World Cup 2022
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Bihar: Woman alleges 'love jihad' in Katihar, files court complaint
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Fatima Cates: The forgotten woman who helped build British Islam
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Iranian woman in Bengaluru seeks public support against human rights violations
back home
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Hindu-Muslim couple's wedding reception ‘on hold’ amid uproar over Shraddha
murder case
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Bangladeshi duo charged with kidnapping girl in Brunei; face 10 years in jail
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Hundreds of Emiratis attend American woman's funeral in Abu Dhabi; UAE minister
praises 'unity of Islam'
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Boniadi spotlights Iranian women at academy event
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Gay People Living Under Radar in Qatar Prepare Warily for World Cup
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Al-Nassr maintain lead at the top of Saudi Women’s Premier League table
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Bangladesh: Trans woman elected to government council
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Shiffrin equals Vlhova's record of five slalom wins in Levi as women's Alpine
Ski World Cup starts
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Women
artists at the forefront, promoting Qatar World Cup 2022
By
Nikita Bameta
November
20, 2022,
FIFA
World Cup’s official soundtrack is a multi-song collection featuring
collaborations of local and international artists from diverse musical genres.
Women artists have a prominent presence in the collection.
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The
first FIFA World Cup to be hosted in the Middle East is right around the
corner. Set to be held in Qatar, the mega event will witness prestigious
football players from across the globe compete for the renowned cup. The
countdown has begun, and the World Cup is starting on November 20, 2022 and
will continue till December 18, 2022.
Music has always been the core of any sporting event, and the FIFA World
Cup is no different. But there is
something different this time. According to the organisers, this is the first
time a complete FIFA World Cup official soundtrack has been released. This means there’s more than just one
official song—there is a multi-song collection in store! The collection
features collaboration of local and international artists from diverse musical
genres. According to Qatar FIFA World
Cup’s official website, “By bringing all these voices together, this collection
symbolises how music and football can unite the world.” On Friday, the Official
FIFA Fan Festival anthem was also released. Yet another catchy addition to the
list of songs released ahead of the event, the song promotes the idea of
inclusivity. It features Lebanese artist
Myriam, hip hop star Nicki Minaj, and Colombian singer-songwriter Maluma. Just
14 hours after its release, the song had garnered around 2.7 million views on
YouTube. Women artists have a prominent presence
in two out of the three released soundtracks, as listed on the official
website. HayyaHayya (Better Together) by Trinidad Cardona, Davido, and Aisha
The first song that was released on April 1, 2022, ‘HayyaHayya’ (Better
Together) is all about celebration. It was released by Def Jam Recordings and
produced by RedOne, a Dubai-based, Moroccan Swedish producer. Among the trio,
Aisha is the only Qatari singer. One of the most popular singers from Qatar,
Aisha has made appearances at the United Nations General Assembly in New York
and at the grand opening of Doha Festival City, among others. In her statement to Al Jazeera, she
highlighted how she felt she had a mission. “It’s not an easy one, although I’m
getting a lot of support. I'm still doing something that's different, I’m still
opening a new door but just being that initiator for other women, it makes it
worth it.” As per media reports from the region, FIFA Chief Commercial Officer
Kay Madati said, “By bringing together voices from the Americas, Africa and the
Middle East, this song symbolises how music–and football–can unite the world.”
A groovy soundtrack, HayyaHayya has been globally viewed around 32 million
times on YouTube so far. Light The Sky by Rahma, Balqees, Nora and Manal ‘Light
The Sky’ is a collaborative effort of four of the most well-known female
artists of the Arab world. Released on
October 7, 2022, the song features Emirati-Yemeni singer-songwriter Balqees,
Moroccan singer-songwriter Manal, Moroccan-Canadian artist Nora Fatehi, and
Iraqi singer Rahma Riad. The music video
of the song pays tribute to Qatar World Cup’s female referees who are
officiating the tournament. The track is produced by Grammy-winning RedOne. The
matches will be overseen by StéphanieFrappart from France, SalimaMukansanga
from Rwanda, and Yoshimi Yamashita from Japan. Among the assistant referees, we
will see Neuza Back from Brazil, Karen Daz Medina from Mexico, and Kathryn
Nesbitt from the United States. In a
Gulf News report, RedOne said, “Light The Sky invites us to ‘shout if you’re
with me’ and brings to life the spirit of collective celebration of the Fifa
World Cup—an energising message as we look forward to a game-changing
tournament of firsts." “This is an inspirational song with its roots
firmly in the Middle East. It is also fitting that the first-ever female
referees at a FIFA World Cup are part of this release that will connect with
football and music lovers of all ages.” Rahma Riad is a singing sensation in
the region and, at present, she sits on the judging panel for Iraq Idol. As per a report by Arab News, Riad was
approached for the track during the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup. The song is not
entirely in Arabic. According to Riad, this was an intentional decision. Riad
highlighted that, being an international event, the artists’ idea was to “represent
the world from the Arab world”. In one of the reports, Riad had also remarked
how she always received encouragement to seek her dream and make music. “The
upcoming FIFA World Cup represents an opportunity for others to pursue their
own dreams,” she commented. Balqees is famous for her tunes, including Momken,
Entaha and Majnoun. Highlighting the key
aspect of the Light the Sky song, Balqees stated, “This represents everything
that is positive about the first-ever FIFA World Cup in the Middle East. This
is an event that will bring people together from around the world and, through
Light The Sky, we are demonstrating how we can lift each other up and create
something truly memorable.” Nora is best known for her work as an actress, a
model, and a dancer in the Hindi film industry.
Commenting on the song, she said, “Football, like music, is a universal
language that has a passionate following—and I have witnessed this with my own
eyes wherever I have travelled across the globe. It has been a privilege to
collaborate with such passionate and talented women to create something that
celebrates our roots and the excitement of the FIFA World Cup.” One of the
leading Arab singers, Manal, commented, “Light The Sky is a song that carries
an inspirational message of hope and togetherness; a celebration of a
ground-breaking FIFA World Cup for our region, as well as the strength,
creativity and determination of women. These are inspirational attributes that
will be shared worldwide through this unique football festival in Qatar.”
SOURCE:
Yourstory.Com
https://yourstory.com/ys-gulf/women-artists-qatar-world-cup-fifa-2022-football
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Bihar:
Woman alleges 'love jihad' in Katihar, files court complaint
20
November 2022
Awoman
in Bihar's Katihar has filed a complaint in the district court alleging that
she was married to a Muslim man from Dubai who pretended to be a Hindu.
According
to the woman, who was identified as Julie, the man who claimed to be Raj Singh,
was originally named Tauquir and lives in Dubai. The woman further said that
they had met on the social media platform Facebook and got married in 2017.
"I
told him to take me home after marriage, but he kept neglecting me. Then, one
day I came to know from his sister that he is Tauquir, not Raj Singh. He
belongs to Supaul and lives in Dubai now. His entire family is now forcing me
to become a Muslim. They are forcing me to eat beef. I cook my food
separately," the woman alleged.
Her
lawyer, Rajiv Karn claimed, "It is not a new incident for Seemanchal. Love
jihad is being spread like a racket. There is foreign funding in this. If the
police don't take action in this regard, there will be catastrophic results in
the future."
SOURCE:
Catch News
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Fatima
Cates: The forgotten woman who helped build British Islam
By
Rumeana Jahangir
20-11-2022
Almost
no pictures exist of Fatima Cates, either before or after her conversion
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When
Francess Elizabeth Murray was born in 1865 into a strict Christian household in
Liverpool, few would have imagined her life would see her help found the UK's
first recorded mosque and become Fatima Cates, the first known woman to convert
to Islam on British soil.
Her
grave in the city's Anfield Cemetery lay unmarked until Hamid Mahmood, who
founded a madrassah school named after her in London, set about trying to
locate it.
Prof
Ron Geaves, who has researched the history of British Muslim communities, said
she was born into a city which was one of the busiest ports in the British
Empire, but "as much as there was wealth, there was poverty".
"Alcohol
use and abuse went alongside that," he says, adding that there was also a
"disillusionment... beginning to settle into some people with regards to
Christian sectarianism in the city", he said.
Francess
was one of those drawn to such an idea and by the age of 19, she was secretary
of the Association of Prohibition of Alcohol in Birkenhead.
Prof
Geaves says Abdullah "dealt with a lot of divorce and family abuse and I
think he was aware of how much alcohol played a part".
Fatima
would later describe that she was "in doubt as to the true faith"
when she heard Abdullah speak in 1887 and had been "astonished" at
the lawyer's depiction of Prophet Muhammad, which contradicted the negative
accounts she had previously heard.
In
response, he gave her a translation of the Quran, saying: "Don't believe
what I say or what anyone else says; study the matter out for yourself."
However,
while she was open to Abdullah's words, she found the same was not true at home
and later recalled her "bigoted" mother trying to take the book from
her after seeing it.
"I
escaped to my bedroom and locked myself in, and went on reading what I now
consider the most precious book that could be bought," she said.
Soon
afterwards, she became the first woman to convert to Islam under Abdullah's
influence, adopting the name Fatima after one of Prophet Muhammad's daughters,
and took up the role of treasurer for his growing band of converts.
However,
as content as the group were among themselves, they were viewed with suspicion
by the wider community and faced regular abuse while attending meetings at a
house on Mount Vernon Street.
Writing
years later, Abdullah said windows were "repeatedly broken with
stones" and on several occasions, "ruffians, unworthy of the name of
men" had picked up horse manure and rubbed it in Fatima's face.
Undaunted,
the small cohort moved to a Georgian property on Brougham Terrace at the end of
1887 and set up England's first recorded mosque.
Recalling
the period later, Fatima said her new faith continued to provoke "satire
and ridicule" from her mother, but prompted her new husband and two of her
sisters to convert.
Some
believe she became Abdullah's third wife, as Islamic tradition allows men to be
married to up to four women simultaneously under certain conditions, and Prof
Geaves says the lawyer had written "publicly on several occasions" in
support of polygamy.
In
1896, Fatima gave birth to a boy, but four years later, she died with
pneumonia, having named Abdullah as the boy's guardian on her deathbed.
Prof
Geaves said there remains "speculation" that Abdullah was the father
of the child and "the circumstantial evidence points in that
direction".
"There
was her own personal story of her commitment to Islam against what were very
difficult family circumstances and her significance as possibly the first
British female convert in this country," he said.
He
added that despite that, she might have been "forgotten" had it not
been for new interest in her by current generations of British Muslims.
Hamid
said he was "pulled" to name his school after her, adding her name,
Fatima Elizabeth, represented an "intriguing" merging of both Islamic
and British traditions.
"She
was fighting all the time - even as a teenage Christian campaigner against
alcohol, then with the difficult marriage and filing for a divorce in that
Victorian time when few women did," he said.
"I've
been a Muslim for 21 years and we've all had our challenges navigating and
converting to Islam - some more than others," she said.
She
said Fatima's role as treasurer for that early group of British Muslims was
"so important" as women "can't even get into a load of mosques'
boards now, never mind [be] a treasurer".
SOURCE:
Www.Bbc.Com
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-62616393
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Iranian
woman in Bengaluru seeks public support against human rights violations back
home
By:
Express News Service
November
19, 2022
Iranian
woman Niko, married to an Indian, holding a silent protest in Bengaluru to draw
attention over women agitating in Iran for rights, equality and freedom.
(Express photo)
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While
Iran is facing massive internal turmoil with women riding the anti-hijab wave
and demanding freedom, in Bengaluru, Niko is trying hard to drum up support for
the protesters in the frontline fighting against the authoritarian regime.
SOURCE:
Indian Express
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/iranian-women-bengaluru-protest-8277849/
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Hindu-Muslim
couple's wedding reception ‘on hold’ amid uproar over Shraddha murder case
Nov
19, 2022
By
India Today Web Desk: The gruesome murder of Shraddha Walkar by her live-in
partner Aaftab Ameen Poonawala shocked the nation. And the unease over the
grisly act led to a wedding reception of a Hindu-Muslim couple being put on
hold in Maharashtra in Shraddha’s hometown, Vasai.
The
29-year-old woman is Hindu while her 32-year-old husband is Muslim. The couple
knew each other for the past 11 years and had registered their marriage on
November 17 after their family members consented to the match.
The
newly married couple were set to hold a reception on Sunday and host 200 people
at a hall in Vasai West area, as per a report by PTI.
However,
a picture of the reception invite was shared on Twitter, linking it to the
murder of Shraddha Walkar and shared with hashtags #LoveJihad and
#ActOfTerrorism.
The
viral tweet soon drew local religious organisations’ attention and they called
on the owner of the hall in Vasai and asked him to cancel the wedding reception
to ensure peace in the area.
Shraddha
Walkar hailed from Vasai in Palghar district in Maharashtra. She had met
AaftabPoonawala on a dating app in 2019 and the couple had been together since.
Aaftab and Shraddha worked at a call center in Mumbai before they moved to
Delhi in May this year.
Just
days after moving to a flat in Delhi’s Chhattarpur area, Aaftab strangled
Shraddha and chopped her body into 35 pieces. He then dumped the body parts in
Mehrauli forest area.
Aaftab’s
crime came to light nearly six months after he murdered Shraddha and the
chilling details of the murder have left the nation shaken.
SOURCE:
India Today
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Bangladeshi
duo charged with kidnapping girl in Brunei; face 10 years in jail
20
Nov 2022
BANDAR
SERI BEGAWAN, Nov 20 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Public prosecutors in Brunei had
charged a Bangladeshi pair with kidnapping a 14-year-old girl, linked to a
message circulating on social media about the hunt for a missing teen last
week.
The
court read out the charges against the duo, aged 33 and 36, which alleges them
of kidnapping the girl at Al-Barakah Complex, Sengkurong at 1.30pm on November
12.
Prosecutor
Atiyyah Abas sought for the court to give way for the police to complete their
investigations as the case is still in its early stages.
Senior
Magistrate Azrimah Abdul Rahman ordered the duo to remain in custody and
adjourned the case to November 22.
SOURCE:
The Star
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Hundreds
of Emiratis attend American woman's funeral in Abu Dhabi; UAE minister praises
'unity of Islam'
By
Web Desk
20
Nov 2022
At
a mosque in Abu Dhabi, an incredible crowd of Emiratis recently turned up for
the funeral of an elderly American woman — whom they didn’t even know.
It
was a touching story that moved the UAE’s Minister of Interior, Lt-Gen Sheikh
Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan. On Sunday, he shared a video featuring a man named
‘Majed’ who spoke of how Islam unites everyone and uplifts women.
In
the clip, Majed said the woman was a newly converted Muslim who passed away at
the age of 93. She lived in Abu Dhabi with her son.
News
of her death circulated via WhatsApp, prompting hundreds of Emiratis to show up
at her funeral to pray for her.
SOURCE:
Khaleej Times
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Boniadi
spotlights Iranian women at academy event
20-11-2022
LOS
ANGELES, Nov 19, (AP): “Rings of Power” star Nazanin Boniadi used a gathering
of Oscar winners and prominent Hollywood figures to deliver a powerful plea
about the need to support female protestors in Iran. “We owe it to our
counterparts in Iran to stand with them as they fight for their most basic
human rights,” said Boniadi, referencing the wave of defiance following the
death of 22-year-old MahsaAmini in the custody of morality police in Tehran who
picked her up for wearing her hijab too loosely. With Oscar-winners Chloé Zhao,
Marlee Matlin, Ruth E. Carter, and actors like Claire Foy, Tessa Thompson, Lucy
Boynton and Ximena Lamadrid looking on, Boniadi said she couldn’t “help but
feel the urgency of joining in sisterhood with the women of Iran.”
She
brought exiled actor Zar Amir Ebrahimi as her guest to the event held Wednesday
at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Ebrahimi, a well-known TV star who fl
ed Iran after video of her having sex with a former partner was leaked, stars
in “Holy Spider,” Denmark’s official submission for next year’s Oscars. Boniadi
has a long history of supporting women in Iran – she was born in Tehran in 1980
and her family was granted asylum in England when she was just three weeks old.
But she said that this moment of protest is also unique. “No past protests
compare in fervor or magnitude to the current protests where, for the first time
since the inception of the theocracy, people are actively fighting back to
defend themselves against the security forces,” she said.
“But
the most unprecedented part of these protests is that they’ve been female-led.”
She asked her peers to use their platforms to amplify and elevate the movement
and take inspiration from what Alfre Woodard, Danny Glover, Blair Underwood and
others did for the anti-apartheid movement in 1989. The crowd responded with a
standing ovation. The event, presented by Chanel, was held to celebrate the
fifth anniversary of the Academy Gold Fellowship. The year-long fellowship for
emerging filmmakers includes cash ($35,000 in the US and 20,000
internationally) as well as mentorship. Many there dressed in head-to-toe
Chanel. The luxury fashion brand has a long association with film, going back
to their founder Gabrielle Chanel, who saw an opportunity in putting her
designs in the movies
“It
is through cinema that fashion can be imposed today,” she said in 1931, the
same year Samuel Goldwyn brought her out to Los Angeles to dress stars like
Gloria Swanson, Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo. Academy President Janet Yang
said the organization is “dedicated to nurturing the next generation of
filmmakers.” This year’s recipients are Oleksandra Kostina and Karishma Dube,
who, said speaking in front of that crowd was, “Much scarier than making
films.”
“It
is a wonderfully strange feeling to be recognized by the academy, ever,” Dube
added. “The Old Guard” filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood said that grants like
these are indispensable to aspiring filmmakers. When she was making her student
film at the University of California, Los Angeles, the NAACP helped fund its
development. “That saved me. I wouldn’t have been able to afford it,” she said.
“These films are your calling card. That’s how you learn, that’s how you grow
and develop your voice and we don’t always have the money to do that.” Zhao,
the Oscar-winning director of “Nomadland” and, recently, Marvel’s “The
Eternals,” echoed the sentiment. “My career was built on grants, non-profit
organizations and opportunities like that,” Zhao said. “It’s everything.”
SOURCE:
Arab Times Online
http://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/boniadi-spotlights-iranian-women-at-academy-event/
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Gay
People Living Under Radar in Qatar Prepare Warily for World Cup
Maya
Gebeily
Doha:
A group of Arab friends living in Qatar’s capital Doha met up over cocktails
and snacks last week, exchanging opinions as they flicked through profiles of
gay men on dating apps Tinder and Grindr.
The
phone of one flashed with a message from a suitor around the corner. The man in
his 20s leapt up from the table, leaving to meet his date face-to-face.
The
friends, who met up days before the soccer World Cup kicks off in Qatar on
Sunday, are part of a Doha gay scene that’s managing to fly under the radar in
a nation where same-sex relations are illegal and punishable by up to three
years of jail-time.
“We
socialize together. We go out for dinner. We go to parties. We go to the
beach,” said another gay man, from the West, who has lived in the wealthy
country for over a decade. “We don’t make-out with our boyfriends in public or
wave rainbow flags, but we certainly don’t lower our voices.”
Reuters
spoke to four gay men in Doha – the Westerner, two Qataris plus an Arab from
elsewhere in the region – who said they lived in the country, a magnet for
foreign workers, because they had well-paid jobs, plus friends or family there.
All
four spoke on condition of anonymity due to concern over possible punishment
from authorities. But they said they could live out their lives to some extent,
meeting potential partners at private parties or via dating apps typically
blocked in Qatar which they accessed via a VPN.
In
fact, the four expressed worries about the wave of international criticism
about gay rights in Qatar brought by the World Cup, fearing they could lose the
freedoms they do enjoy should the opprobrium lead to a public backlash against
the LGBT+ community once global attention moves on.
“What
about us, who have lived in Doha for years and made Doha queer?” the Arab man
said. “What happens when the World Cup is over? Does the focus on the rights
stop?”
These
men present just one snapshot of life for gay people in the Gulf nation–- and
the four recognise their relative freedoms are a product of privilege; they can
afford to live alone, host parties and meet partners in high-end restaurants or
nightclubs, where the strict rules of Qatari society are often more relaxed.
Other
members of Qatar’s LGBT community have reported being detained, some as
recently as September, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. The group also
accused authorities of ordering some transgender women to attend conversion
therapy.
A
Qatari official criticised the HRW report as containing false information and
said the country does not license or operate conversion centres.
Nas
Mohamed, a gay Qatari physician who has lived in the United States for about a
decade, welcomed the attention the tournament has drawn to Qatar’s rights
record, saying it prompted him to speak out widely about his sexuality.
“When
you’re an LGBT person (in Qatar) and don’t get to experience being your full
authentic self, then you just lose your sense of self,” Mohamed told Reuters
this month at a clinic he operates in San Francisco.
A
Qatari official said the country “does not tolerate discrimination against
anyone, and our policies and procedures are underpinned by a commitment to
human rights for all”.
Qatar,
a rich gas-producing nation, attracts workers from across the region and the
wider world. Qatari nationals make up just 380,000 of its 2.9 million
population, with the rest foreign workers, ranging from low-income construction
workers to high-powered executives.
The
four men interviewed by Reuters said that there were strong financial and
career incentives to residing in the country, adding that life for gay people
there was better than in some other places in the Middle East.
“If
you’re an expat, you’re able to live your life like you want,” said the
30-year-old Arab man. “At the same time, I know I can live like this because I
am privileged. I know gay men in workers’ camps wouldn’t be able to live the
same way.”
Qatari
organisers of the World Cup have warned visitors against public displays of
affection but say that everyone, no matter their sexual orientation or
background, is welcome at the event.
During
the tournament, medical practitioners will not ask patients about their
extramarital sex, religion or any other status, according to the Yousef Al
Maslamani, the healthcare spokesperson for the FIFA World Cup.
In
the 12 years since Qatar was named host of the 2022 tournament, the country has
faced intensifying criticism over its rights record on laborers, women and the
LGBT community.
The
furore has been fuelled by comments from public figures including former Qatar
player and World Cup ambassador Khalid Salman who told a German broadcaster
that homosexuality was “damage in the mind”.
“Qatar
and FIFA had over a decade to introduce fundamental protections based on sexual
orientation and gender identity, but failed to do so,” said Rasha Younes, LGBT+
researcher for Human Rights Watch.
SOURCE:
The Wire
https://thewire.in/rights/gay-people-living-under-radar-in-qatar-prepare-warily-for-world-cup
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Al-Nassr
maintain lead at the top of Saudi Women’s Premier League table
ARAB
NEWS
November
20, 2022
Al-Nassr
maintained their position at the top of the Saudi Women’s Premier League after
defeating the Eastern Flames 4-1 on Saturday night at Al-Nahda Club Stadium in
Dammam.
Meanwhile,
Al-Hilal comprehensively beat Sama 18-0 to stay in second place on goal
difference.
In
the day’s third match, Al-Shabab defeated Al-Ahli 2-1 to climb to fourth in the
table with four points, while the losers stayed in sixth with three.
The
weekend’s other match had seen Al-Yamamah defeat Al-Ittihad 4-1.
The
following day sees Al-Nassr face Al-Ittihad and Al-Shabab clash with
Al-Yamamah.
SOURCE:
Arab News
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2202996/sport
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Bangladesh:
Trans woman elected to government council
by
Colin Stewart
November
19, 2022
Payal
Khatun, a trans woman, has been elected to the local government council in
Kustia in west-central Bangladesh, the first trans person to hold that
position.
The
human rights organization JusticeMakers Bangladesh congratulated Payal Khatun
on her achievement. Below are edited excerpts of their announcement:
According
to the news published by Voice of America’s Bengali section online on Nov. 4,
Payal Khatun is the first elected public representative of the third gender in
Kushtia district.
Payal
was elected as UP Member by getting 1,623 votes. Payall was born a son of
Liaquat Ali of Belgharia village in Kanchanpur Union and was given the name
Helal.
Payal’s
leadership qualities have been around for a long time. She always stood up for people in danger, which
made her incredibly popular in the area.
When
asked about her reaction to winning the election, Payal Khatun said, “Besides
trying my best to develop the area, I will try my best to improve the quality
of life of women who are backward in the society.”
Anichur
Rahman, the newly elected chairman of Kanchanpur Union Parishad, said,
“Undoubtedly her victory is a positive event. Since she has been elected as a
public representative, she will always be supported by me as council chairman.”
Attorney
and gay rights activist Shahanur Islam, founder of JusticeMakers Bangladesh,
expressed his heartfelt congratulations and best wishes for Payal Khatun. Her
election as a member of the union council as a sexual minority is an
encouraging, positive development for the backward sections of the society, he
said.
It
is a victory against the discrimination, neglect, torture and exclusion from
family and the mainstream of society that transgender people experience in
Bangladesh, he said.
Shahnur
Islam also noted other recent achievements by trans people in Bangladesh,
including the election last January of Nazrul Islam, a transgender woman, as
the chairman of Trilochanpur Union of Kaliganj in Jhenaidah district.
If
they are allowed to compete on a level playing field, transgender women can
lead and can play an important role in the development of Bangladesh, he said.
SOURCE:
76crimes
https://76crimes.com/2022/11/19/bangladesh-trans-woman-elected-to-government-council/
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Shiffrin
equals Vlhova's record of five slalom wins in Levi as women's Alpine Ski World
Cup starts
By
Mike Rowbottom
19
November 2022
Mikaela
Shiffrin opened the women's Alpine Ski World Cup season in style today as she
earned her fifth career slalom win on the slopes of Levi, in Finland, to equal
the record total of her main rival, Slovakia’s Petra Vlhová.
The
United States skier, twice an Olympic champion, missed out on the podium at
this year's Beijing Winter Games but secured her fourth World Cup overall title
in March and she started this season as she means to go on with a
characteristically powerful performance.
Shiffrin's
win means that, since 2015, every women’s World Cup race at this venue has been
won either by her or Vlhová, the current Olympic slalom champion who finished
third today, 0.20sec adrift of her US rival.
It
was Shiffrin’s 75th title, putting her seven short of compatriot Lindsay Vonn's
women’s record, and 11 shy of Sweden's IngemarStenmark.
Shiffrin,
who finished runner-up to Vlhová in both of last year's slaloms in Levi, had
trained at the venue for a fortnight before the race, the first time she has
prepared in such a way.
Asked
what she would be naming her fifth Lapland reindeer, the traditional prize at
Levi, she replied: "I'll come up with the name later, or tomorrow.
Swenn-Larsson
produced her best finish in Levi, and having been plagued by injuries and
COVID-19 setbacks over previous seasons she was overjoyed.
The
International Ski and Snowboard Federation had to cancel seven out of its first
eight scheduled Alpine Ski World Cup races due to unseasonably warm weather,
with one men's event taking place.
But
the storage of almost 60,000 cubic metres of snow on the Levi Black ski slope
in the spring enabled the course to be finished in top condition.
SOURCE:
Inside The Games
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1130637/women-alpine-ski-world-cup-shiffrin-levi
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