Equality and Human Rights
BHM17 – Nawal El Saadawi
Nawal el Saadawi comes from Egypt. She trained as a doctor and psychiatrist, but she is also an author and an advocate for women’s rights. She has spoken out against female genital mutilation for decades. She has shared the account of how it happened to her at the age of 6. She’s still involved in…
Read MoreBHM17 – Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain
Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain, or Begum Royeka, lived in what is now Bangladesh between 9 December 1880 and 9 December 1932. She was a fierce advocate for equality between women and men. Her book ‘Sultana’s Dream’ showed a ‘Ladyland’ where roles were reversed and men lived restricted lives, to illustrate what women’s lives might be like…
Read MoreWoman to Woman – Blog 3
My name is Afaq. #WomanToWoman, I want to share my story about how volunteering has helped me gain confidence and independence. Growing up in Iraq, I studied computer science and enjoyed it. After graduating, I found work at an architectural design company. After a while, I got married and started a family, and left my…
Read MoreVolunteer Awards 2017
Annual Volunteer Awards 2017 This year our Annual Volunteer Awards Ceremony was held at the Waverly Tea Rooms in Glasgow. The day comprised of fun filled games, quiz and Awards Ceremony amidst good company & indulging delights and teas! Congratulations to all our amazing volunteers on their achievements, who are the driving force of…
Read MoreMy Big Beating Voice!
We’re so excited about our new project, My Big Beating Voice, with Amina Muslim Women’s Resource Centre. The project marks next year’s centenary of the suffragette movement, and aims to work with young Muslim and /or ethnic minority young women to explore issues to do with gender inequality and grow our big, beating voices. To…
Read MoreWoman to Woman – Blog 2
Woman to woman, let me tell you about when I escaped an abusive husband. I’ll be honest; I still feel I should have been the one to leave. I knew the way my ex-husband treated us was wrong. Even though I tried to make it work well past the point I should have left, I…
Read MoreWoman to Woman – Blog 1
I’m Maheen and I’m from Pakistan. #WomanToWoman, I want to talk to you about feminism. When I was growing up in Pakistan I went to an all-girls school. There was lots of talk about empowerment and ambition amongst women- how we could do anything, and could smash barriers, but it was fairly superficial. We didn’t…
Read MoreMy journey: schools volunteer
My name is Zaitoon Salamat and I have been an Amina MWRC volunteer since August 2015. I first decided to become a part of the volunteer’s project as a means of doing something out-with my usual routine of looking after my children and being a housewife. I started off with the impression that I would…
Read MoreStatement – Take Ownership Funding
Official statement – Take Ownership Funding Amina is a national organisation which annually works with 4000+ Muslim and Minority Ethnic women, providing a range of services and support across Scotland through our three office bases in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee. We pride ourselves on putting the needs of Muslim women first and work tirelessly to…
Read MoreLiberty is for all, not just those who feel safe at night
The Reclaim the Night march has been defined as “marches, which protested the right of all women to have the freedom to go where they wanted without having to restrict their movements to accommodate the threat of sexual violence”. The movement originated in the 1970s. Peter Sutcliffe was murdering women and this led to women in…
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