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A journey into blogging
By: Faiza Yousaf My journey into blogging started through, what was at that time, a fairly traumatic event in my life. The end of my marriage as a result of infidelity led me on a path to find others who had gone through a similar experience and who understood the emotional roller coaster I was…
Read More#AnyWomanAnywhere
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2019, Zero Tolerance, AMINA The Muslim Women’s Resource Centre, The Church of Scotland and Summerhall ask you to join us in our new campaign #AnyWomanAnywhere to increase awareness and understanding of violence against women. We’re hosting a series of events at Summerhall, including a photography exhibition, workshops, talks and…
Read MoreZero Tolerance for FGM
The UN has declared February 6th International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. You can find more information about this day here http://www.un.org/en/events/femalegenitalmutilationday/ Female genital mutilation is a form of violence against women and girls that can cause great harm and suffering, both short-term and long-term. The Scottish Government has been consulting with…
Read MoreIt’s Not Ok!
4th – 10th FEBRUARY 2019 is sexual abuse and sexual violence awareness week. Many people, especially students and other young people, are speaking out and saying ‘It’s not ok’ because together, we can ensure nobody thinks it’s societally acceptable to commit these crimes. Find out more and download a resource pack on the campaign website:…
Read MoreWorld Hijab Day
World Hijab Day happens every year on 1st February. When you look on the campaign website you can find images of Scottish politicians supporting this initiative. Labour MSP Anas Sarwar says ‘I support #WorldHijabDay because it’s a woman’s right to choose.’ Hijab simply refers to a barrier, or to modesty and everyone’s personal interpretation of…
Read MoreThe 16 Days of Activism
The 16 days of activism to end violence against women and girls fall between the 25th of November and the 10th of December. This year, the theme is ‘Orange the World’, to raise money for organisations working to support women and girls, and to challenge violence against them. Often, themes tie in with human rights issues and how…
Read MoreWhy we march to Reclaim the Night
“We march to reclaim our bodies from the expectations placed on us by the multiple forms of persecution we face within society. We experience racism, and hate crimes motivated by that racism. We experience Islamophobia, and hate crimes motivated by that Islamophobia. We also experience sexist comments just as all women and girls do, and…
Read MoreVictim Blaming
By: Sara McHaffie At Amina MWRC, we are passionate about ending violence against women and girls, in all its forms. One of the most powerful tools at our disposal is our law, which firmly states that harassment, stalking, rape, sexual assault, ‘honour’ based violence, forced marriage and FGM are all against the law. However, when…
Read MoreRacism and Islamophobia in Images
By: Sara McHaffie Most of us reading this will be of an age where we’re used to taking in most of our information by text. We read books, newspapers, magazines, blog posts! Things are changing, and in general, younger people get a lot of information through images. Videos, meme images, a newspaper photo alongside the…
Read MoreAre women’s prayers worth the same as men’s?
Did you hear the story about the Muslim man that wanted to pray and was turned away from the mosque?! No, neither did I. My son and i were recently denied entry (one can be forgiven for thinking these words sound stinkingly like Trump’s Muslim ban) into a renowned mosque in London. A mosque that…
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