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Entries Tagged as 'Gender Issues'

Salone Muslims join the rest of the world to celebrate Fatima (SA) Birthday

May 14th, 2012 · No Comments

Sierra Leonean Muslims have joined Muslims the world over at the weekend to celebrate the birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S) daughter Fatima (AS). The event which took place at the Institute of Islamic Studies in Freetown was organized by the Islamic College,  and the Iranian Cultural Consulate. The day itself is on the [...]

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Culture discriminates against women… but we will get there

April 22nd, 2012 · No Comments

Comrade Ladi Iliya, NASU President Bimbola Oyesola She was married off at an early age of 15 and by 25 years when most women are just considering going into wedlock she had her last child.

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Tags: Gender Issues · Sneak In

UN women condemn escalating violence in on-going voter registration exercise in Ghana

April 17th, 2012 · No Comments

The United Nations Entity on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. The Office of the UN Women in Accra, Ghana denounces intolerable, ongoing voters’ registration-related violence in some parts of the country. Read more http://www.globalnewsreel.com/2012/04/un-women-condemn-escalating-violence-in.html

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Tags: Gender Issues · Political reporting

Malawi joins international body for married women

April 5th, 2012 · 6 Comments

Malawian married women have joined Tips for Married Women, a network of married women in UK and South Africa that seeks to bolster marriages by offering advice and also assisting in other problems. The network has 1130 membership worldwide and has three administrators, for Malawi its Evelyn Nyirenda, South Africa its Connie wa Donnie and [...]

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Another wedding drama… Police interrupts Wedding At Kingtom Mosque

April 2nd, 2012 · 1 Comment

There was drama at the Almasjid Mohamad Mosque at Kingtom Bridge after the Muslim Friday prayer when four police officers stormed the mosque to arrest the bridegroom.

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Cultural Consul Speaks About Women Inner Beauty

March 30th, 2012 · No Comments

Marking the birthday of Hazrat Zeinab (AS) and Iran Nurse’s day, the Cultural Consul of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Sierra Leone Mohammed Sofla has called on girls not to waste their time on beautifying themselves outwardly but inwardly. 

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‘Women empowerment is critical for development’ … NPA Kaloko

March 20th, 2012 · No Comments

The General Manager of the National Power Authority (NPA) Zubairu Kaloko has that women empowerment is very important for the development of the nation. “I support the empowerment of women; they have to be empowered,” he said.

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Iran Cultural Consulate Empowers WIMSAL

March 20th, 2012 · No Comments

The Islamic Republic of Iran Cultural Consulate in Sierra Leone has empowered Women In the Media Sierra Leone (WIMSAL) to organize a day seminar with the theme ‘Islam, the media and development’. The event which took place at the secretariat of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) brought together female journalists and others scholars.

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DWAZARK COMMUNITY WOMEN PROTEST AGAINST RAPE

March 19th, 2012 · No Comments

Chief, Councillor and  parents were  awoken in the early hours of Saturday by the noise of wild protest by girls in the Dwazak Community.

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Women’s day: A time for concern, not complacency

March 8th, 2012 · No Comments

As we mark International Women’s Day this week, let’s not be complacent. Over the past century, we have come a long way in increasing women’s voice, participation, and agency in societies around the world. Unfortunately, as the effects of the financial crisis continue to be felt and other political developments take place, there is increasing [...]

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