Alia Waheed

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For Muslim women, images of us without our hijabs can be as damaging as nude photos

1 month ago | newageislam.com | Fidel Rahmati |Denio Lourenco |Alia Waheed |Islamic Feminism

25 March 2025 Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau URL: https://newageislam.com/islam-women-feminism/muslim-women-hijabs-damaging-nude-photos/d/134974 For Muslim women, images of us without our hijabs can be as damaging as nude photos BY ALIA WAHEED 24 March 2025 Sara* was at her sister's birthday dinner when suddenly her phone flashed. It was a WhatsApp from her ex-partner showing a selfie of Sara wearing a crop top and leaning seductively into the camera.
For Muslim women, images of us without our hijabs can be as damaging as nude photos

1 month ago | glamourmagazine.co.uk | Alia Waheed

This article references image-based abuse and honour-based abuse. Sara* was at her sister’s birthday dinner when suddenly her phone flashed. It was a WhatsApp from her ex-partner showing a selfie of Sara wearing a crop top and leaning seductively into the camera. A selfie in a crop top doesn’t sound like a big deal, right? But Sara, 24, comes from a traditional Muslim family and has been wearing a hijab since primary school.
How Ramadan helps me appreciate my female friendships more than ever

1 month ago | glamourmagazine.co.uk | Alia Waheed

It's 3 am, and the alarm on my phone starts playing ‘HOTTOGO.’ I pick up my phone, rubbing my eyes and a message flashes on my screen. "Happy Ramadan, Love Jenny xx"It’s the first morning of Ramadan, and just when I’m struggling to get up and the caffeine withdrawal symptoms are kicking in, this is exactly the pick-me-up I need. Ramadan is one of the most important months in the Islamic calendar, and it’s a time when we, as Muslims, give up food and drink between dawn and dusk for the month.
What happens at the end of Cobra Kai season 6 part 3?

2 months ago | msn.com | Alia Waheed

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Diane von Furstenberg: I have enjoyed my life. I have not been intimidated by men

Jun 24, 2024 | thetimes.com | Alia Waheed

There’s a scene at the start of Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge, a new Disney+ documentary about the queen of the wrap dress, in which she delicately perches on the edge of the bathroom sink, looking at the lines on her face. “I don’t understand why people do not embrace age. Age means living. You shouldn’t say how old you are, you should say how long you have lived. If you take all the wrinkles away, the map of your life is different. I don’t want to erase anything from my life,” she says.
'I had to eat my mother-in-law’s leftovers': the hidden stories of in-law abuse

May 14, 2024 | hyphenonline.com | Alia Waheed

Afsheen was 20 when she embarked upon a marriage arranged by an elder in her community in north-west London. When her future husband’s parents, who were local business owners, told Afsheen’s widowed mother they wanted the new bride to live with them, she accepted without hesitation. “Things were different then,” Afsheen, now 38, says. “We didn’t really talk or get to know each other before marriage.
The undercover sting that freed more than 100 underage sex workers

Apr 18, 2024 | msn.com | Alia Waheed

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The undercover sting that freed more than 100 children from sex traffickers

Apr 18, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Alia Waheed

Guria India is an organisation that rescues and rehabilitates women and underage girls trapped in the sex trade Credit: ADNAN ABIDI/REUTERS In the narrow alleyways of Meerganj, the notorious red light district in the city of Allahbad, a man dressed in a brown kurta with a rucksack walks past the dilapidated brothels shouting ‘lipsticks for sale, good prices.’ He barely warrants a glance, one of dozens of street sellers who stroll down the alley daily, hawking their wares, a common sight in...
I was beaten and abused by my mother-in-law

Feb 29, 2024 | metro.co.uk | Alia Waheed

Like many young brides in the Asian community, Ambreen Fatima Sheikh was brought to the UK from Pakistan following an arranged marriage. Growing up, she had always been taught by her family the importance of being obedient and respectful to her in-laws. However, instead of the exciting new life she imagined, Ambreen was subjected to a brutal campaign of abuse at the hands of her husband and his parents.
How families in India are misusing laws to report consensual, interfaith relationships as rape

Oct 16, 2023 | inews.co.uk | Alia Waheed

Three weeks before his exams, Sohail, an 18-year-old aspiring law student from Delhi, was getting ready for college, when the police burst into his home. “They said they were arresting me for rape of a minor. I was completely shocked. I was dragged away in handcuffs. My mum was sobbing on the floor. I was too bewildered to react. I felt sick to my stomach.” Except Sohail’s alleged victim was in fact his Hindu girlfriend of a year, Rani, who was five months shy of her 18th birthday.