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