Four Muslim individuals won a seat in Australia’s largest city council in terms of population, Canterbury-Bankstown, Sydney. Among them is the first veiled Muslim woman councilor, on Saturday. The win comes amid rising conflicts demanding a ban on Muslim women wearing the headscarf and preventing them from earning seats in public offices. After successfully serving…
Aliyah Khalaf Saleh had already lost her husband, a son and a nephew to the terror that engulfed northern Iraq in 2014. But when a group of military cadets fled to her community near Tikrit to escape killers from ISIS, she risked all to save them. In June 2014, the militants slaughtered hundreds of mainly…
Somalia-born Jawahir Roble made history by becoming the first Muslim woman to referee a football match in the UK. The 24-year-old, known as JJ, is a qualified referee at the UK Football Association who is currently finishing off her second season, according to the Daily Mail. Now, she now dreams of refereeing at the Champions League…
A Saudi female artist is presenting art pieces where she developed an abstract form of language, evolved from the Arabic alphabet to create her art pieces at the London Design Biennale 2018. Participants from 40 countries and cities are at Somerset House from September 4-23 showcasing how their designs have been influenced by their emotions….
Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit issue, best known for its covers of scantily clad bikini models, will feature for the first time a Muslim model wearing a hijab and burkini, the magazine said Monday. Somali-American model Halima Aden’s rookie spread will be set in Kenya, where she was born in a refugee camp and lived until…
Last year Iraqi American journalist Dalia al-Aqidi requested an interview with Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, after a photo surfaced of a private meeting between Omar and Turkish President Recep Tayipp Erdogan. Al-Aqidi wanted to know the reason for the meeting. Omar never granted an interview to al-Aqidi, a veteran journalist who was the only Iraqi…
