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3600-Year-Old World’s Oldest Lipstick Discovered In Iran!

New Age Islam News Bureau

25 February 2024

• 3600-Year-Old World’s Oldest Lipstick Discovered In Iran!

• Female Iranian Scholar, Maryam Tajabadi, Wins Muslim World’s Rania Award 2024

• Palestinian Woman, Sondos Alhoot, Running In Jerusalem's Municipal Elections Says, “I Want To Help Arab Society”

• PM Sheikh Hasina Seeks WB Special Fund To Thrive Women Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh

• Women Farmers In Pakistan Largely Unrecognised: FAO

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3600-Year-Old World’s Oldest Lipstick Discovered In Iran!

 

Zorzi, Dall’Acqua, Furlan, Artioli and Vidale (2024)

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Feb 24, 2024

Archaeologists in the Jiroft region of Kerman province in southeastern Iran have made a remarkable discovery – a 3,600-year-old red lipstick, believed to be the oldest ever found. Unearthed from a looted gravesite, this Bronze-Age cosmetic artefact provides a captivating glimpse into the beauty practices of a bygone era, shedding light on the sophistication of ancient cultures.

The lipstick, showcased in a vial reminiscent of modern lipstick tubes, was found alongside other artefacts in 2001 when the Halil river flooded several graveyards from the 3rd millennium BCE. Despite looting by locals, this ancient makeup made its way to a local museum. Comprising a reddish substance made of minerals, such as hematite, darkened by manganite and braunite, with small amounts of galena and anglesite, the colour and waxy texture of the 3,600-year-old lipstick closely resemble contemporary lipstick recipes.

The study, published in Scientific Reports, suggests that the lipstick's owner likely used it in a manner similar to how people use lipstick today. The vial's slender shape and limited thickness indicate that it could have been conveniently held with a copper/bronze mirror, leaving the other hand free for applying the lipstick with a brush or another applicator.

While the exact origin of the lipstick remains unknown due to looting, researchers are confident that it hails from a local Bronze Age civilization, possibly the ancient Maraši. However, questions about the identity of the lipstick's owner and whether it implies the invention of lipstick in ancient Iran remain elusive.

Nevertheless, the discovery provides valuable insights into the Bronze Age people of ancient Iran, offering a glimpse into their societal roles and the use of makeup. Although the earliest evidence of women using lip colour dates back to the 12th-century BCE. Turin Papyrus found in Egypt, the Iranian lipstick acts as a chronological threshold, indicating that in the early Bronze Age, people wore makeup to assume new official roles in local hierarchies.

Massimo Vidale, one of the study authors, emphasised that the lipstick discovery challenges traditional perceptions about the history of technology. He pointed out that cosmetics and body paints, often associated with women, have been integral to metallurgical knowledge for thousands of years. Vidale encourages a shift in perception, recognizing the historical importance of the cosmetic industry and its role in shaping cultural practices related to power, beauty, and authority.

The 3,600-year-old lipstick from Iran not only represents a fascinating archaeological find but also serves as a portal into the cosmetic practices of ancient societies, challenging preconceived notions and highlighting the significance of makeup in the history of technology and cultural expression.

Source: Times Of India

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/articleshowprint/107964091.cms

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Female Iranian Scholar, Maryam Tajabadi, Wins Muslim World’s Rania Award 2024

 

Maryam Tajabadi, professeure adjointe à l’Université des sciences et technologies de l’Iran.

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24 February 2024 3

A distinguished female Iranian scholar has won the Muslim world’s Rania award 2024 in Malaysia.

Maryam Tajabadi, Assistant Professor at Iran University of Science and Technology, received her prize during a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.

The Iranian woman is an expert in biotechnology, along with 13 other prominent women from Muslim countries, namely Malaysia, Nigeria, Senegal, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates.

Source: Www.Presstv.Ir

https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2024/02/24/720715/Iran-Maryam-Tajabadi-Rania

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Palestinian Woman, SondosAlhoot, Running In Jerusalem's Municipal Elections Says, “I Want To Help Arab Society”

Jessica Buxbaum

24 February, 2024

“There is a lack of equality in Jerusalem, so I want to help Arab society - East Jerusalem - get their rights from the municipality,” SondosAlhoot said during a campaign event this week.

On 27 February, Jerusalemites go to the polls and Alhoot is on the ballot, aiming to become the first Palestinian woman on Jerusalem’s city council.

Alhoot, 33, is leading the All Its Residents party list for the election, an offshoot of All Its Citizens, a new, joint Arab-Jewish political party in Israel founded in 2022 seeking to transform the state into a real democracy serving all its people.

“Language can be a bridge that connects people,” Alhoot, an Arabic and Hebrew teacher, told the crowd. Her campaign promises include having Hebrew taught in occupied East Jerusalem and Arabic taught in the Western part of the city. She’s also advocating increasing building permits for East Jerusalem and improving checkpoint traffic.

When surveyed, the majority in attendance said she had their vote. Yet the party, held in an affluent neighbourhood in West Jerusalem, consisted of mostly elderly Hebrew and English-speaking Israelis - a far cry from the Palestinians living in East Jerusalem Alhoot wants to represent.

While Alhoot met with residents in the Palestinian neighbourhoods of Kafr 'Aqab, Beit Safafa, and Beit Hanina, most Palestinian Jerusalemites hadn’t heard of the Nazareth-born candidate. And the fact that she didn’t grow up in the city is of particular significance. Alhoot moved to Jerusalem 15 years ago to study at Hebrew University.

“Having our brothers and sisters from the ‘48 areas [modern-day Israel] coming into Jerusalem and trying to run the show is not acceptable because they don't understand,” Ali Ghaith, a Palestinian Jerusalemite advocate, told The New Arab.

“They’ve grown up under that system and have certain perspectives of the government that we don't have in Jerusalem. If you want to represent the people, you have to be from the people - having lived their trauma and their conditions.”

Most Palestinians in East Jerusalem are permanent residents of the city and don’t have Israeli citizenship, meaning they can vote and run in municipal elections but not nationally, and are prohibited from running for mayor.

Since Israel annexed East Jerusalem in 1967, Palestinian Jerusalemites have boycotted municipal elections and no Palestinian has been elected to the city council. Some Palestinians, even those originally from East Jerusalem, have tried running but without success.

“Some Palestinians believe that if they vote or not, it'll never make a change,” YazanRisheq from Palestinian not-for-profit Grassroots Al-Quds said. “Other Palestinians say we do not want to give legitimacy to the occupation over our land by voting and recognising [Israel] as the controller of the cities.”

Alhoot wants to break this boycott, saying, “After the war, this is our time to choose someone to be our representative. If not, we will lose everything”.

Dimitri Diliani, a spokesperson for the Palestinian Fateh reformist movement, believes the issue isn’t a lack of representation though, highlighting how even Palestinian cities which aren’t annexed or have Palestinians in government, like Lydd and Nazareth, still suffer from neglect.

Palestinians are even part of Israel’s parliament, yet the Jewish nation-state law, legislation enshrining Jewish supremacy, was passed while they’ve been in office.

“Discrimination is not at the municipal level,” Diliani said. “Discrimination is in the foundations of the state of Israel that is built on a supremacist ideology that transcends itself into roads and services and home demolitions.”

“The 7th of October came and it changed a lot of what could have been acceptable at one time,” SamerSinijlawi, a Palestinian Jerusalemite activist, told TNA. “The level of tension between Palestinians and Israelis is very high.”

All Its Citizens founder, Gershon Baskin, said before the war began he knew of both Palestinians and Jews who would have voted for Alhoot. Now, amid the grief and trauma, those same Palestinians refuse to participate in Israeli elections.

“There were Jews in Jerusalem who would've considered voting for this party before the war,” Baskin said. “After the war, they're feeling so traumatised and fearful of Arabs in general that they won't vote as they might have.”

Palestinians face the constant threat of expulsion and house demolitions as Israeli authorities seek to create a Jewish majority in East Jerusalem. [Getty]

Alhoot said some Palestinian Jerusalemites have called her a traitor for running. Yet she counters these remarks by responding that if Palestinians are paying taxes, then they are cooperating with municipal authorities while receiving little in return.

Roughly 10 per cent of the Jerusalem municipality’s budget is spent on East Jerusalem, despite Palestinians forming over 40% of the city’s population.

As Alhoot argues that having a Palestinian in office will improve East Jerusalem’s conditions, others suggest she’s misunderstanding the core issue.

“There's an elephant in the room, which is the occupation,” Ghaith said. “And it doesn’t end by joining forces with the arms of the occupation.”

Source: www.newarab.com

https://www.newarab.com/analysis/palestinian-woman-running-jerusalems-city-council

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PM Sheikh Hasina Seeks WB Special Fund To Thrive Women Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh

25 February, 2024

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (25 February) sought a special fund from the World Bank (WB) to create more women entrepreneurs for their socio-economic advancement and more loans at concessionary rates to implement climate-related projects.

"You (WB) can give a special fund for the socio-economic development of the womenfolk in Bangladesh. The special fund will expedite the government efforts to create women entrepreneurs," she said.

The prime minister made the remarks when WB Managing Director (Operations) Anna Bjerde paid a courtesy call on her at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) here this afternoon.

About Bangladesh's measures for ensuring the financial inclusion of women, Sheikh Hasina said they have been working to flourish women entrepreneurs.

"We have been working for empowering women as our topmost priority. Equal opportunities have been ensured for both men and women. So, there is no gender disparity in Bangladesh," she said.

Source: Www.Tbsnews.Net

https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/pm-seeks-wb-special-fund-thrive-women-entrepreneurs-798786

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Women farmers in Pakistan largely unrecognised: FAO

Amin Ahmed

February 25, 2024

ISLAMABAD: Find­ings of a study carried out by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) confirms that women farmers in Pakistan are largely unrecognised for their vital contributions to the country’s agriculture sector, food security and the economy at large.

The study, “Protection issues faced by women farmers in Pakistan”, says their labour tends to be undocumented and they are rarely referred to as ‘farmers’, unlike their male counterparts. Current understanding of who is a ‘farmer’ tends to consider that these individuals own the land they work on. However, this excludes huge numbers of farmers in Pakistan — particularly women — which prevents them from accessing vital benefits and services.

In terms of work-related challenges, women farmers participating in the survey highlighted heavy workloads of bet­ween 12 and 18 hours per day, a lack of access to independent agricultural production (in terms of access to land, credit, water and technology), a lack of agriculture-related technical education and training opportunities, and limited access to advisory services.

Other challenges include the lack of a minimum wage and collective bargaining in the agriculture sector, as well as delayed payments by contractors.

Source: Www.Dawn.Com

https://www.dawn.com/news/1816900/women-farmers-in-pakistan-largely-unrecognised-fao

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