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  1. spnadmin

    Women In Sikhism (Listen Worldwide At BBC Radio)

    Forwarded for upload by SPN forum leader "findingyway ji" Women in Sikhism Tune in to listen at this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ptgfy AVAILABILITY:OVER A YEAR LEFT TO LISTEN Duration: 30 minutes First broadcast: Monday 14 January 2013 The fundamental message of...
  2. spnadmin

    India Khaps Can't Ask Women Not To Carry Mobiles Or Dress In A Particular Way: Supreme Court

    Khaps can't ask women not to carry mobiles or dress in a particular way: Supreme Court http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Khaps-cant-ask-women-not-to-carry-mobiles-or-dress-in-a-particular-way-Supreme-Court/articleshow/18017065.cms By Dhananjay Mahapatra NEW DELHI: The Supreme...
  3. Archived_Member16

    India RSS, BJP Lock Horns Over Women, Marriage

    RSS, BJP lock horns over women, marriage TNN - Jan 7, 2013, 03.49 AM IST Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS ) chief Mohanrao Bhagwat kicked up a fresh ruckus saying marriage is a contract between a man and a woman, and lasts as long as woman honours it. He then said for marriage to work, wives...
  4. Harkiran Kaur

    India High Court Advocate Seeks Akal Takhat’s Help In Preserving Honour Of Women

    High Court Advocate Seeks Akal Takhat’s Help in Preserving Honour of Women By: Sikh24 Editors NEW DELHI (January 2, 2013)–Senior Delhi High Court Advocate HS Phoolka has written to the Akal Takhat Sahib Jathedar to issue a directive in the name of the Sikh Nation to help preserve the honour of...
  5. Archived_Member16

    India How India Treats Its Women?

    How India treats its women BBC - 29 December 2012 An Indian schoolgirl holds a placard during a prayer ceremony to mourn the death of a 23-year-old gang rape victim, at a school in Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. People have called her Braveheart, Fearless and India's Daughter...
  6. Ishna

    Christianity Women Bring Violence On Themselves: Priest

    <TIME datetime="December 28, 2012 - 5:55AM">December 28, 2012 - 5:55AM A Catholic priest has sparked outrage in Italy by claiming women bring domestic violence on themselves by dressing provocatively and neglecting housework, Italian media report. "How often do we see girls and mature women...
  7. findingmyway

    Politics Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst Relative On Women's Rights

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  8. BhagatSingh

    USA Should Men Get A Say In When Women Should Have A Child?

    The power to bring life into the world is perhaps one of the world's greatest powers, and this is a God-given gift to women. They have the power to give birth to new life, and that is awesome. The process of a single cell growing in a matter of months to a human child and in a matter of years to...
  9. Harkiran Kaur

    Few Questions About Dastars (Women)

    I would really like to start practicing tying a dastar with keski underneath like this video that was posted recently in another thread (I hope I copied the correct link as I can't see the videos at work - YT is blocked) The correct video should be a young girl showing how she ties her...
  10. namjiwankaur

    Islam Women As Imams

    Sat Nam _/|\_ One of things I love about Sikhi is the way women participate equally in the Gurdwara. Many religions didn't allow women to serve equally this way until recently and some still don't. There is a lot of debating in the Muslim community about the way women are given inferior...
  11. Archived_Member16

    India Punjab Women Lead The Way In Arming Themselves

    Punjab women lead the way in arming themselves Prabhjot Singh Tribune News Service Amrik Kaur of Tarn Taran has three weapons in her name. - Tribune photo Chandigarh, September 1 Septuagenarian Amrik Kaur of Amarkot, a recipient of the Shaurya Chakra, a top civilian gallantry...
  12. Harry Haller

    Ten Sikh Women You Should Know

    Came across this earlier, Published on Huffington Post,http://www.valariekaur.com/2012/03/tensikhwomenyoushouldknow/ If you ask Sikhs about their religion, the first thing you will hear is belief in the Oneness of God. The second is that Sikh men wear turbans to cover their long hair...
  13. Archived_Member16

    UK Sikhs Protest Against Sexual Exploitation Of Community Women By UK Muslims Gangs

    Sikhs protest against sexual exploitation of community women by UK Muslims gangs London , Sun, 01 Jul 2012 - ANI London, July 1 (ANI): Dozens of far-right English Defence League (EDL) have joined protests by radical Sikhs in the town of Luton, which is about 50 km north of London...
  14. Archived_Member16

    India Headgear Compulsory For Sikh Women Cops In Punjab Police

    Headgear compulsory for Sikh women cops in Punjab police Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 19:15 CHANDIGARH: Akali government might project itself as the sole representative of Sikh identity and principles when it comes to the issue of ban on turban in France but the very same government in its...
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    Islam Women's Rights In Islam

    peace be upon you Islam gave women rights and privileges at a time when only barbaric manners and values dominated. Yet, some people argue that Islam has alienated women in some domains. In fact, this belief is a misconception. People who say so, may have read about it in a magazine or seen...
  16. Archived_Member16

    India Changing Times For Women

    Changing times for women By Editor - Asian Age 8 Mar 2012 THE JUDICIARY in India has been the guiding force behind a number of legislations that have helped in bettering the lives of women. Thanks to landmark judgments, women are now eligible for a share in ancestral property...
  17. Archived_Member16

    World International Women's Day - March 8, 2012

    International Women's Day - March 8, 2012 International Women's Day - information: http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/women/womday97.htm Women on the Verge of an Economic Breakthrough: http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/hautala1/English
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    Islam Women In Islam

    Since there is alot of negative propaganda in the media , I decided to educate people about the issue of women rights in Islam. Islam started in 7th century in the tribal society of Arabia. In those times , Arabs used to bury their daughters alive. After the advent of Islam, Arabs got...
  19. Archived_Member16

    S Asia Violence Against Women And Children Now A Criminal Offence In Pakistan

    Violence against women and children now a criminal offence in Pakistan Agence France-Presse Feb 20, 2012 – 1:41 PM ET ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Senate on Monday passed a bill that makes violence against women and children an offence carrying jail terms and fines, state media said. The...
  20. Archived_Member16

    India 'Community Kitchen' Gives Bohra Women Freedom From Cooking

    'Community kitchen' gives Bohra women freedom from cooking Vijaysinh Parmar, TNN | Feb 15, 2012, 04.21AM IST RAJKOT: After inhaling kitchen smoke for over four decades, Shirin Kapasi, 62, can now breathe easy. Over the past four months, she has stopped cooking for the family. Instead, she...
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