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  Blazing a feminist trail in Islam  

The Qur'an is an advocate for women's rights, but sexism is rife in many Muslim communities. It's time to put b!news.jpgtheory into practice. First, Islamic theory does not match reality. The Qur'an is an advocate for women's rights, but the translations of its principles into reality have not borne full fruit to its promises. Because interpretation happens via culture, history, context, and most importantly prevailing power relations,Islam in Britain includes active policing of Muslim women, our bodies and our autonomy. We have forced marriage, murder in the name of honour, and female genital mutilation ......(Read More)

      
  Forced Marriage  

 

forced_marriage.jpgA Forced Marriage is one where people are coerced into a marriage against their will and under duress. Duress includes both physical and emotional pressure. Forced marriage is an abuse of human rights and cannot be justified on any religious or cultural basis. It is, of course, very .......(read more)

 

      
  Silent Contribution  

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The "growth" of Asian enterprises has been a prominent feature of the small business population. Asian entrepreneurs have been eulogised by the popular press keen to laud free enterprise heroes. While more detached academic commentary has sought to identify the key success factors for this entrepreneurial minority..............(read more)