~*~ Happy Int'l Women's Day! ~*~

[muslim-man]

looooooooool@advo

[Dhaga Bacayl]

Only hear this day from Somalis. Why is that?

[Firefly]

Only hear this day from Somalis. Why is that?

Somalis jump on the bandwagon walaal. Waxkasto ilbaxnimo bee moodaan.

Salahuddiin

[Dhaga Bacayl]

Firefly,

How come the rest of the world doesn’t give a shit about this day? How did the Somalis adopted such date?

[Firefly]

Firefly,

How come the rest of the world doesn’t give a shit about this day? How did the Somalis adopted such date?

It was celebrated all over the world yesterday! It was on every news channel. That Somali channel Universal TV dedicated a whole hour to it. Flicked the channel it was all over BBC news, and Italian news! So I don't think it's just Somalis who celebrate it. Erm, I think it was even celebrated in Somalia back in the days, and it's quite popular. I have nothing against womens achievements being celebrated, but why just dedicate one day to it? I don't know when Somalis adopted this, but it's not somethin' new to them. The older generation used to celebrate it back home too apparently.

[qoraxeey]

The Advocator (clearly not for women's rights )
Paidmonk

Salahhudiin: Every day IS Women's day ( ), just highlighting this one as another mile stone reached for their 365 days of hard work, as well as the issues that concern them the most! Whats so offensive about that? It's not like you've taken the initiative to bring any of those hadiith's or ayaats forth to our benefits, now either have you? By all means tho, do enlighten us.




(Posters from Somalia's 1981 Women's day celebration)

Oh those posters waagi ficnaa

btw i forget 8 Mayo .. Happy Womens days you all

[sadeboi]

Amethys read the book half the sky...the best way you can celebrate that day is to read that book.

[Amethyst]

Sadeboi, bought it last year sometime. Its a such great read! Amazing how far a little bit money can take one. Microsavings and microlending programs are the best way of building up any developing economy. And what better way than to use the Bangladeshi banker, economist, and Nobel Peace prize winner Mohammed Yunus's example of starting with the women first!

[Dionysus]

lool@dude in the background.

i celebrated

[Warsan_Star_Muslimah]

I actually support this day, but not to be celebrated! But, for it to be a day where women get together and discuss WAYS to help make women lives easier. Women are the poorest, and the least educated, isn't that such a shame?

The future of nations are at stack when it comes to Women. So let it be a day of progress and success insha-allah.

With that said, I can't help but say.

Viva WOMEN

[sadeboi]

Sadeboi, bought it last year sometime. Its a such great read! Amazing how far a little bit money can take one. Microsavings and microlending programs are the best way of building up any developing economy. And what better way than to use the Bangladeshi banker, economist, and Nobel Peace prize winner Mohammed Yunus's example of starting with the women first!

Honestly, I did not this was the best method, one waa xaaran, and their is a profit off of the poor people.

But I did love all the people who on their own accord went to remote places to help build clinics, safe prostitutes, safe mothers and kids, and educate women. Amazing, especially the ones from a western background. P.s The catholic church does more for aid around the world, and runs majority of small clinics, then any other entity. What is happening to the Muslim world? They hurt their women the most.

[Amethyst]

Honestly, I did not this was the best method, one waa xaaran, and their is a profit off of the poor people.

But I did love all the people who on their own accord went to remote places to help build clinics, safe prostitutes, safe mothers and kids, and educate women. Amazing, especially the ones from a western background. P.s The catholic church does more for aid around the world, and runs majority of small clinics, then any other entity. What is happening to the Muslim world? They hurt their women the most.

There are many programs out there that are interest free. Ones that lend $30, and expect only that in return over a much longer period of time. The idea being that those with zero access to capital could get started, make something out of their lives, and hopefully bringing themselves out of poverty. Of course the word "Bank" mentioned in anything to do with developments, and poor people, is often a recipe for trouble. Still like most "aid" related cases, it works for some, and not so much for others.

As for the Catholic charities, not surprised at all. Those guys have been around for ages, operating in all the corners of the world that colonizers have been in! Besides, the difference is that Catholics give directly to the church as opposed to in Islam where Muslims give directly to the poor people. Even the other Christians, protest (hence the name protestants) against the churches greedy practices, namely that of not letting its priests get married because they fear the wealth would have been inherited by their children, when now (without any) it'll just be staying within the church! Muslims should def. step-up in eradicating Jahiliyyah practices present on their lands, tho. They've done it before, and should do it again. After all It's ignorance that ur seeing, nothing to do with Islam.

[FHA1223]

free food for women month event tomorrow mos def need to hit that up