British sailor Ellen MacArthur sealed her place in sailing’s pantheon by breaking the solo round-the-world record, a fantastic feat that establishes her as arguably the greatest sailor Britain has ever produced. Ellen MacArthur will arrive back in Britain today after sailing solo around the world in record time. She crossed the finish line at 2229 [...]
Maria Asfoura, a thirteen-year-old Palestinian swimmer from Bethlehem, is an example of the Palestinian persistence in proving real talent and achieving success regardless of all difficulties. She is a living proof that Palestinians are strong and ambitious people who will let nothing stand in their way, not even occupation. Her dream is to raise the [...]
Wangari Maathai, Kenya’s deputy environment minister won Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, to be the first African woman to win the Peace Prize.Details…
A study shows 80 percent of women feel they are not taken seriously by big banks, which are still predominately male institutions. On the other hand Women often have different needs and interests than men do when it comes to financial matters. From that point, and applying the philosophy of Virginia Woolf who wrote:” if [...]
Right this second, right in front of me, I’m witnessing a very humiliating scene to all Muslims. Opposite to our building is an embassy, people are all silent, staring at a circle of security men surrounding a woman. They took her to a corner outside the embassy. One is bombarding her with questions, the other [...]
women seat belt Originally uploaded by AquaCool. Thanks to my dear sis Monia
I’m sure many of you have already heard the news of the 15 year old French Muslim girl: Cennet Doganay who shaved her head after being banned from classes with her headscarf on.Respecting both the law and her religion, Cennet tried out everything to cover her hair without “violating” the new law of France that [...]
Tomorrow August 13th, is an official holiday in Tunisia, it’s Woman’s Day. The streets are full of signs with “Tunisian Woman Day” and “We Respect Women”, and stuff like that. Assi Al Hillani (a famous Lebanese singer) is throwing a concert on this occasion, and I’m sure so many women’s rights organizations and activists will [...]
Besides my interest in following up the progress of Arab women in all fields, this Report in particular means so much to me. If I were still in Jordan and in my job, I’d be the researcher working on this project, but hard luck for me Anyway, whether I took part in it or not, [...]
Violence, aggression and humiliation are words that Palestinians got used to. Not only the old, but also the young. Not only the men, but also the women. I came across this picture that breaks the hearts of any human being of any nationality and any religion. When will the people of Palestine have the least [...]
