London: Muslim women to get self-defence training Via Islington Tribune : A TAEKWONDO champion is teaching Muslim women how to defend themselves, after a series of vicious street attacks. Theresa Thomas, 52, has been snapped up by the One True Voice women’s charity to run classes for women wearing the hijab, who have become targets for muggers. “I first heard about this when I was running an Asian women’s self-defence group in East London,” she said.

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Salams everyone! I am very excited to be taking on the new role of Assistant Editor at Hijab Style. So as expected here is some ‘about me’ stuff… My name is Kawther and I am a British Muslim originatingfrom Iraq but raised inLeeds ( Northern England ). I have always lovedart and design from a young age and in my late teens I started showing aninterest in designing clothes.

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I have a rack where I hang my most worn hijabs; and just looking at them made me realise how much black, brown, grey and navy I wear in the Winter. So here’s a fresh take on my favourite colours with an indigo blue maxi skirt, paired with pastels and soft greys

Germany: Muslim car-pool service Via TAZ (German, h/t Snaphanen ) Selim Reid (24) is the founder of MuslimTAXI, a Muslim ride-sharing service.

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Congratulations to Selma I. from Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina for winning the Bonus January Giveaway ! Your prize will be making its way to you shortly

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Without a doubt, there are a lot of great brands here in the UK that cater for hijab, but that doesn’t stop me from

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UK: Why British Muslim women struggle to find a marriage partner Via the Guardian : First, there has always been a tradition for British men originating from the Indian subcontinent to marry women from their country of origin. Families encourage their sons to do so for a host of reasons, including the cultural expectation that girls from “back home” will stay with and look after their in-laws. The second trend is for Muslim men to marry “women of the book” (Christian or Jewish women), which is permissible in Islam

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UK: The New Muslim suffragettes Via the Independent : An increasing number of Muslim women activists are receiving death threats, fatwas and even hate-mail from extremist male and female Muslims. Their crime: Rescuing fellow Muslim women from violent and life threatening situations. With heightened media sensitivity surrounding forced marriage, honour based violence and domestic violence we are all too aware of the suffering experienced by vulnerable and marginalised Muslim women

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