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Day 29 – Pray for Muslim Women

In theory, Islam gives women more rights than some of those who practice it. The Quran is clear that men and women are equal in the eyes of God and lays out instructions regarding the protection of women. (Quran…

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Day 18 – Pray for Yemen

Ada’s husband was killed in the ongoing war between Saudi Arabia and Yemen and died in his wife’s arms. When he died, Ada and her children lost their income and had to leave their home. A woman…

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Pray for Women in Saudi Arabia

On an ordinary day in June 2017, in a restaurant in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, everything was about to change. Suddenly, phones starting beeping and ringing. We read, in disbelief, the messages that were streaming in. Shrieks of…

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Veils, Headscarves & Muslim Women

Questions and Answers from Muslim women about the veil, headscarf and clothing they wear and why. In recent years the Hijab and other clothing has been the cause of great controversy. It is good to get an understanding of what all this means.
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The Plight of Refugees and Refugee Women

Refugee women face particular hardship with poor living conditions, poverty and the lack of access to relief projects. Many Muslim women lose their husbands and fathers as a result of war and conflicts. Muslim women fact additional problems as they are not leaders in their society.
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