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Jenny Rose creates designer swimwear exclusively for Arabic women. (PRWEB) May 11, 2013 MyCozzie, a swimwear collection exclusively for Arabic woman created by fashion designer Jenny Rose, features colorful, modern and modest designs with matching hood, top and bottom. Active Muslim women like to participate in water sports, but often feel limited by the sports clothing available. Women who observe hijab choose to wear clothing that is loose in shape, and covers the entire body except...
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today welcomed a decision by a South Carolina jail to allow female inmates to wear religious head coverings, called "hijab." The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) made the request for a policy change following a complaint from a Muslim woman who was taken into custody on December 31, 2012, and was allegedly told to remove her hijab so...
Muslim civil rights group asks Tulsa bank to review discriminatory 'no hats' policy OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on Tulsa's Valley National Bank to review its "inappropriate and discriminatory" policy that treats customers wearing religious head coverings differently than other patrons. CAIR-OK said a Muslim customer at a Valley National Bank branch in Tulsa reported that...
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on Pentagon officials not to use a target depicting a Muslim woman wearing a religious head scarf (hijab) and verses from the Quran in combat scenarios for training Navy SEALs at the new close quarters combat range at Joint Base Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Va. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said that military...
Muslim civil rights group thanks officials following meeting with community leaders ST. LOUIS, April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The St. Louis chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-St. Louis) today thanked county and law enforcement officials for agreeing to provide religious accommodation for Muslim women who wear an Islamic headscarf, or "hijab," and are held in the St. Louis County Jail in Clayton, Mo. CAIR-St. Louis made that request for...
MANAMA, Bahrain, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the world recognizes International Women's Day today, Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Supreme Council for Women (SCW) president and wife of His Majesty King Hamad, honored the contributions Bahrain's women have made to society. "As a result of the various empowerment programs provided, women today are more qualified to be active participants in the democratic process," Princess Sabeeka said....
NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EVENT TITLE: "Defending the Woman's Right to Love and Marry: Told by Iranian Refugee Writer Mehryar Mehrafarin"DATE OF EVENT: Saturday, March 3, 2012 TIME OF EVENT: 2:30 pm to 4:00 pmLOCATION OF EVENT: Church Center for the United Nations, 777 United Nations Plaza, Boss Room (8th Floor), New York, NY 10017OPEN TO PUBLIC Nonprofit organization University of Mehrafarin, Inc. ("UOM") will host a parallel event at the 2012 56th Annual United...
FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The UNT Health Science Center has been awarded a grant from the National Institute of Justice to manage and administer the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs). NamUs is a national clearinghouse for information related to missing person and unidentified decedent cases across the United States. Through secure online databases, medical examiners, coroners, law enforcement officers, family members of...
The popular Muslim website Alnaddy has introduced a brand new website that caters to the needs of Muslim women across the globe. This women dedicated channel has got all the details that young girls and women are always after. The website has plenty of fresh articles; each of which is related to different channels or categories. Girls are sure to get articles related to Muslim Fashion, Kitchen, Religion, Married Life, Family, Health, Children, etc. (PRWEB) October 29, 2011 The...
MANAMA, Bahrain, Oct. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and President of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW), praised the government for the creation of Equal Opportunity Units and including the National Dialogue reforms as they relate to women in government plans. The National Dialogue recommendations in respect to women include reforms aimed at offering women greater...
