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New York City Muslim Teen Girl Called ‘Terrorist,' Attacked Pulling On Her Hijab: Police

New Age Islam News Bureau

24 October 2023

·         New York City Muslim Teen Girl Called ‘Terrorist,' Attacked Pulling On Her Hijab: Police

·         Afghanistan Women’s Rights Activist Manijeh Seddiqi Detained 15 Days Ago

·         Leading Arab Israeli Actor Maisa Abd Elhadi Detained For Supporting Hamas Assault

·         Forced And Underage Marriages Surge In Afghanistan

·         Arab Parliament: Women’s Political Contributions Strengthen Democratic Process, Serve In Achieving Inclusive Development

·         Afghan Women Call for Access to Schools, Universities

·         Gaza’s Pregnant Women Endure Misery Amidst Bombing

Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau

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New York City Muslim Teen Girl Called ‘Terrorist,' Attacked Pulling On Her Hijab: Police

 

Yasmin Seweid, Muslim teen, verbally attacked on NYC subway - CBS News

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October 23, 2023

Marc Santia

A Muslim teen girl was attacked while riding the New York City subway to school in what police are investigating as another possible hate crime attack based on the victim's faith.

The 16-year-old was aboard a southbound 5 train approaching Union Square around 9 a.m. Wednesday when a man sat down next to her, according to police. The man told the girl "you’re a terrorist, you don’t belong here," before pulling on her hijab she was wearing.

Another female passenger intervened to help the girl, a police source with direct knowledge of the investigation said. The man ran off and police are still searching for him. No arrests have yet been made, and police are investigating it as a possible hate crime.

"I’m very sorry for her and her family and everyone in the city. We are going through a challenging time right now," said Detective Mohamed Amen. "But I want to assure her and everyone that the police department is really looking after everyone in the city.”

The NYPD has seen a number of hate crimes since the deadly Hamas terror attacks on Israel earlier in the month. A Jewish woman was attacked on the subway in midtown on Oct. 14. In that incident, the 29-year-old victim was randomly hit in the face by a man in the passageway for the 7 train at the Grand Central-42nd Street station.

When she asked the attacker why he punched her in the face, the suspect said simply it was because "you are Jewish." The man then took off from the station, while the victim suffered minor injuries.

Prior to the Oct. 8 assault on Israelis by Hamas, the NYPD had logged 161 anti-Jewish motivated complaints in 2023. Since the attack, there have been an additional 35 complaints.

There are growing concerns about hate-fuelled violence against both the Muslim and Jewish communities here in our area. Lynda Baquero reports.

Anti-Muslim motivated complaints have also seen an uptick since the attacks, with seven prior to Oct. 8 throughout the year, and five more over the least three weeks.

Burhan Carroll, of the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) in New York, said the organization has been "flooded with calls lately, requests for assistance." The group said it has several first hand accounts of the uptick in Islamophobia.

"People are scared. They’re very frightened just to go about their daily business," said Carroll.

The NYPD says many hate crimes go unreported, but Det. Amen said it is crucial for members of the community to speak up.

"Reporting your crime it’s very important so that we stop these bad people from doing this to someone else," said Amen. "You cross the line, you break the law, it’s on you. Regardless who you are. We will not tolerate that."

The NYPD said it has officers who speak dozens of languages from different backgrounds, adding that anyone with an issue to report can request to speak with someone they may identify with.

Source: nbcnewyork.com

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/muslim-teen-girl-called-terrorist-attacked-while-riding-subway-to-school-police/4794415/

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Afghanistan Women’s Rights Activist Manijeh Seddiqi Detained 15 Days Ago

 

Manijeh Seddiqi

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Fidel Rahmati

October 24, 2023

Sources report that Manijeh Seddiqi, a women’s rights activist and one of the protesting women, was arrested by the de facto administration 15 days ago.

On Monday afternoon, Leila Basim, a member of the leadership of the grassroots women’s protest movement in Afghanistan, announced in a message to Khaama Press News Agency that the Taliban forces had detained Manijeh Sediqi from the Kart-e-Naw area of Kabul last month.

According to Ms Basim, “Manijeh Seddiqi’s family tried to keep her detention a secret for these 15 days to resolve the matter through tribal elders, but their efforts have been unsuccessful.”

The reason for Ms Seddiqi’s detention is unclear, and the Taliban government has not provided any information.

Manijeh Seddiqi is the third grassroots women’s protest member to be held in custody for some time.

Previously, the Taliban administration detained Neda Parwani, her child, husband, and Julia Parsi in the capital, Kabul, Afghanistan.

Women’s protest movements and civil society activists in Afghanistan have launched a campaign on social media in response to the news of Manijeh Seddiqi’s detention, calling on the current Taliban regime to release the detained activists.

Source: khaama.com

https://www.khaama.com/womens-rights-activist-manijeh-seddiqi-detained-15-days-ago/

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Leading Arab Israeli Actor Maisa Abd Elhadi Detained For Supporting Hamas Assault

 

 

Oct 24, 2023

Prominent Arab Israeli actor Maisa Abd Elhadi was detained by police after allegedly expressing support for the Hamas terror group’s devastating shock onslaught in Israel, Hebrew media reported Tuesday.

Police confirmed the arrest of “an actress and network influencer, resident of the city of Nazareth, on suspicion of expressions of praise [for terror] and hate speech,” but did not name her.

“The police fight against incitement and support for terrorism continues all the time,” the statement said.

Police will seek to extend her custody at the Nazareth Magistrate’s Court later Tuesday.

Abd Elhadi shared images of Yaffa Adar, 85, being taken hostage by Hamas with laughing emojis and another image of Hamas forces breaching Israel’s security barrier with the caption in English “Let’s go, Berlin style,” in an apparent reference to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

Adar was one of over 200 captives of all ages seized by terrorists on October 7 as they rampaged murderously through southern Israel, killing, torturing and mutilating some 1,400 people, mostly civilians.

Abd Elhadi’s posts on social media were slammed by her Israeli co-star OferShechter on “Temporarily Dead,” who wrote, “I’m ashamed of you. You should be ashamed of yourself. You live in Nazareth, act and star in our TV shows and films, and then stab us in the back.”

Abd Elhadi has appeared in several Israeli shows, the Hollywood film “World War Z,” and most recently the British series “Baghdad Central.”

Israel Police Commissioner KobiShabtai has praised the Arab Israeli community for refraining from “incidents” since the start of the war with Hamas amid repeated fearmongering by far-right politicians of Jewish-Arab violence in Israel’s mixed cities of the kind that took place two years ago.

“We have to say a good word about their exemplary behavior, with zero incidents,” Shabtai said Sunday at a meeting of the National Security Committee of the Knesset on the subject of “preparedness for a  Guardian of the Walls scenario,” a reference to the violent intercommunal riots in mixed Jewish-Arab cities that accompanied a previous conflict with Hamas in 2021.

Source: timesofisrael.com

https://www.timesofisrael.com/leading-arab-israeli-actor-maisa-abd-elhadi-detained-for-supporting-hamas-assault/

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Forced and underage marriages surge in Afghanistan

Fidel Rahmati

October 23, 2023

A recent report by the United States Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has highlighted a significant rise in forced and underage marriages in Afghanistan in recent months.

After 2021, 35% of Afghan girls were married before turning 18, and 17% were married before they were 15, according to this organization’s statistics.

The organization SIGAR has reported that between December 2022 and February 2023, there were 578 documented cases of forced marriages in Afghanistan, with 361 involving underage brides.

Afsana Sakhi, a medical student, had to stop her studies because of the ban on girls’ education. She explained to Khama Press News Agency that this ban made her give up her dream of becoming a doctor and think about marriage instead. Afsana had invested a lot of money in her education to help her family, but now, she feels like a “burden” due to the education restrictions on girls.

According to Afsana, her family constantly tells her that it is better to get married. They say that her dream of continuing her education will never become a reality unless money is spent. Her family repeatedly insists that she should marry a man.

Meanwhile, Taranum Saeedi, a women’s rights activist, points out that with the closure of schools, more than one million adolescent girls have been left without education, prompting families to see marriage as an alternative to schooling. Ms. Saeedi adds that child marriage has a long-standing tradition in Afghanistan and many Islamic countries, with the primary reason being to complete the nine years of a girl’s life, which is considered the legal age.

According to this women’s rights activist, factors such as lack of awareness among families, incorrect traditions, the influence of religious leaders and fatwas, poverty, and the desperation of families – even selling their daughters – contribute to girls being forced into underage and forced marriages.

Ms. Saeedi considers solutions such as raising awareness among families, especially men, that “a girl is a human being and has the right to decide her own life” and implementing and enforcing “stringent” laws as fundamental steps to reducing forced marriages of underage girls.

Meanwhile, underage and forced marriages have been a serious concern in Afghanistan in recent years, taking root due to the prevalence of harmful practices. The phenomenon has increased significantly since the rise of the Taliban administration, primarily due to the ban on girls’ education.

Previously, UNICEF had also emphasized in its report that forced marriages in South Asia, including Afghanistan, had increased due to economic hardships and the ban on education, with many families viewing their daughters as a “burden.”

Source: khaama.com

https://www.khaama.com/forced-and-underage-marriages-surge-in-afghanistan/

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ARAB PARLIAMENT: WOMEN’S POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS STRENGTHEN DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, SERVE IN ACHIEVING INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT

October 23, 2023

NNA - The Arab Parliament emphasized that women’s political empowerment, which enhances the roles they can play in the political sphere, contributes significantly to consolidating the process of democratisation and achieving inclusive development, notably in light of women’s assumption of high-ranking positions reaching the presidency of governments in various countries across the world. The Arab Parliament added that strengthening Arab women's political contributions is among the priorities of its work, stressing that there are honorable models of the growing role of Arab women in the political sphere demonstrating that women in Arab societies are capable of giving if they possess the co-factors in this area primarily qualification and equal opportunities.

This came during the Arab Parliament’s speech at the 36th Session of the Forum of Women Parliamentarians of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, in the Angolan capital Luanda, which is hosting the 147th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly and Related Meetings from 23 to 27 October 2023, in which the Forum of Women Parliamentarians discussed a major theme entitled: “Women in politics: To stay or not to stay”.

In its intervention, the Arab Parliament underlined the importance of reviewing and updating the legislative system in the Arab States thereby contributing to the promotion of women’s participation in political life, and stressing the need to raise community awareness of the importance of women’s role in the political sphere, especially after they have already established their presence in this sphere through their participation in many political institutions and assumption of leadership positions in the executive organs in a large number of Arab States, and highlighting the necessity of addressing the masculine societal culture and ideas against women holding leadership offices, through several mechanisms including the development of educational curricula that enshrine the notion of citizenship and non-discrimination, and promote women's political participation, and enhance the role of civil society organizations in supporting women's political empowerment.

Source: nna-leb.gov.lb

https://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/miscellaneous/649527/arab-parliament-women-s-political-contributions-st

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Afghan Women Call for Access to Schools, Universities

October 23, 2023

A number of female students have reiterated the need to allow their access to schools.

They say that even though schools have been closed for more than two years, they still do not know of any future plans to reopen them. 

Meanwhile, the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate on X said education in the country is important.

More than two years have passed since girls were banned from education in the country, but there is no sign of reopening of schools to girls above sixth grade in the country.

Sixteen-year-old Mursal says life has faded over the past two years and her dreams have been ruined.

“I've lost my spirit because I have no hope for the future, and the color of my life has actually changed when they closed schools. My worries grow every day as to whether or not schools will open,” said Mursal, a student.

Meanwhile, some other students are calling on the Islamic Emirate not to take away women's opportunity to train and work in the country.

"I want the islamic government to provide work and education opportunities for all girls so the girls are educated and not discouraged,” said Maryam, a student.

"I want the Islamic Emirate to open the doors of schools and universities in the framework of sharia,” said Marhaba, a student.

But the Deputy Foreign Minister on X published two images emphasizing the need to continue educating women in the country.

"Education is something that no one can take away from you. A good education can change anyone, and a good teacher can change everything," said Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

"When this restriction is imposed on girls, and schools and universities are closed, girls' depression, despair and demotivation continue to rise, and it causes further harm," said Firoza Amini, women rights activist.

The Deputy Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate has spoken of the education of women in the country as it has been more than 760 days since the closure of schools to girls above sixth grade in the country, which has caused internal and external reactions, but the Islamic Emirate has always said that the issue of banning the education of women in the country is not permanent.

Source: tolonews.com

https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-185692

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Gaza’s pregnant women endure misery amidst bombing

October 24, 2023

With Israel cutting access to clean water, food, and essential medical supplies, 120,000 pregnant women in Gaza are enduring a heart-breaking situation.

According to a report by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), around 160 women give birth every day amid the chaos and fighting, while an estimated 45 women are said to have died with babies still living in their wombs.

“Every time there is bombing, I am terrified. My legs are paralysed, I can’t walk, I can’t move, especially since I have children and I need to get up to run so that they stay safe. I fear for them and my unborn child,” a Gazan woman on condition of anonymity told UNFPA.

“I am due this month, and I sleep on streets. My chest hurts, I have a runny nose and cough. There is no water at all. We try to wash our food, but the water is not clean. The most pressing issue right now is to clean the toilets,” she added.

Additionally, the difficulties with menstrual hygiene are worsening, pushing women to resort to chemical solutions to delay their periods due to the unavailability of sanitary products.

According to midwives, mothers in the region are at risk of not receiving treatment for the “big five” factors that contribute to stillbirths, newborn deaths, and maternal mortality: haemorrhage, infection, ruptured ectopic pregnancies, and untreated pre-eclampsia and eclampsia, reported by CBC News.

In several videos released by international media and people exclusively covering crisis in Gaza, pregnant women in hospitals can conceive a child only through normal delivery since there are no resources available for an operation. In a video made by MotazAzaiza which was later taken down by Meta, women are also dying due to blood loss post-birth. Most women are also experiencing episodes of seizures during pregnancy due to continued trauma of war.

“It’s critical that every birthing person is attended to by a health-care or provider who’s skilled in emergency obstetric and newborn care and who has access to those basic life-saving medications,” said Alixandra Bacon, a registered midwife and co-leader of global and international health at the University of British Columbia.

“In all of those cases, you need not only a health-care provider, but you might need electricity, you need clean running water — and access to all of those things is been stripped away at this time.”

The International Federation of Midwives has also pointed out that Gazan women face a higher likelihood of experiencing sexual violence, unintended pregnancies, and exposure to sexually transmitted diseases in times of conflict.

According to the federation, midwives are among the healthcare workers who have made the decision to delay their evacuation and remain in Gaza. They are putting themselves in danger to assist mothers during pregnancy and childbirth. International law, including the fourth Geneva Convention, mandates that healthcare facilities and personnel striving to save civilian lives should be safeguarded and left unhar­med during times of war.

Dr Yara M Asi, an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s School of Global Health Management, who has collaborated with Amnesty International on policy reform and outreach, has dedicated years to documenting the healthcare challenges in the occupied Palestinian territory. She has gathered information through focus groups and on-site interviews. Dr Asi revealed that she has been receiving distressing updates from colleagues and students in Gaza in recent days in an interview with The Cut.

“The updates are harrowing. Hospitals are getting a thousand new patients per day, many with traumatic injuries. They’re running out of basic dressing and gauze, using cloths and rags and blankets to tourniquet people’s wounds. I’ve heard from physicians that they’re performing emergency surgeries without anaesthetics because they don’t have any,” she said. “They’re starting to worry about potential infection rates because their sterilisation machines don’t have power. The conditions are unsanitary because people are splayed everywhere,” she added.

Source: dawn.com

https://www.dawn.com/news/1783258/gazas-pregnant-women-endure-misery-amidst-bombing

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