Azerbaijani Muslim woman stitches entire Qur’an by hand in three years

A Muslim female artist from Azerbaijan has completed an extraordinary spiritual project by stitching the entire Holy Qur’an onto silky fabric over a period of three years.

The work reflects devotion, patience, and deep reverence for the sacred text, drawing admiration across communities.

How do such acts of dedication strengthen personal faith?

Kına Gecesi (Henna Night)
A traditional Turkish pre-wedding ceremony

Kına Gecesi is a cherished Turkish tradition held before the wedding, dedicated to the bride, the women of her family, and her close female friends.
It’s often compared to a bachelorette party — but with a much more traditional and emotional spirit.

What happens during Kına Gecesi?
• Takes place 1–2 days before the wedding, usually at the bride’s home or a specially chosen venue
• The bride wears a red dress or a traditional bindallı, with a red veil
• Women sing traditional songs and share heartfelt wishes with the bride
• The most emotional moment: henna is placed on the bride’s palm, symbolizing happiness and prosperity in marriage — usually done by the groom’s mother or an elder woman
• After the ritual, the night turns joyful with dancing, food, and celebration

The meaning of Kına Gecesi:
• The bride’s farewell to her family and preparation for a new life
• Protection and good luck for marriage
• Bringing together women from family and close friendships

This tradition exists not only in Turkey, but also in the Middle East, South Asia, and the Balkans, each with its own local touch.

#KınaGecesi #HennaNight #TurkishCulture #WeddingTraditions #Tradition #Turkey #turquie #Turkei

In 2023, more than 1.8 million people performed Hajj, with nearly 90% of pilgrims, or 1,660,915 pilgrims, coming from outside Saudi Arabia through various ports, while the number of domestic pilgrims – including both citizens and residents – reached 184,130.

The majority of the pilgrims were male, numbering 969,694 (52.6%), while female pilgrims totalled 875,351(47.4%).

Saudi officials have said they expect the number of pilgrims this year to exceed 2023 numbers and approach pre-pandemic levels.

One of the world’s largest religious gatherings, the Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. All Muslims are required to undertake it at least once in their lives if they are physically and financially able to do so.

Here is a look at the geographic representation of pilgrims who undertook the Hajj pilgrimage in 2023.

The lighter penguin is an elderly female whose partner died this year. The darker one is a younger male who lost his partner two years ago. Biologists have followed them as they meet every night to comfort each other. They stand for hours together watching the lights. Photographer Tobias Baumgaertner captured this image of two widowed fairy penguins looking over the Melbourne skyline. It has won an award in Oceanographic magazine’s Ocean Photography Awards 2020.
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The lighter penguin is an elderly female whose partner died this year. The darker one is a younger male who lost his partner two years ago. Biologists have followed them as they meet every night to comfort each other. They stand for hours together watching the lights. Photographer Tobias Baumgaertner captured this image of two widowed fairy penguins looking over the Melbourne skyline. It has won an award in Oceanographic magazine’s Ocean Photography Awards 2020.

As we approach the 80-day mark, this summary outlines Israel genocidal war crimes on Gaza, including continuous airstrikes, artillery bombardments, and ground operations:

Updating the most important statistics related to the brutal "Israeli" genocidal war on the Gaza Strip – Tuesday, December 19, 2023

- (74 days) of comprehensive genocide warfare.
- (1,697) massacres.
- (26,667) martyrs and missing.
- (19,667) martyrs who reached the hospitals.
- (8,000) child martyrs.
- (6,200) female martyrs.
- (310) martyrs from medical teams.
- (35) martyrs from civil defense.
- (97) journalist martyrs.
- (7,000) missing, 70% of them children and women.
- (52,586) injured.
- (99) health personnel arrested.
- (8) journalists detained.
- (1.8) million displaced in the Gaza Strip.
- (355,000) infected with infectious diseases due to displacement.
- (126) government headquarters destroyed by the occupation.
- (90) schools and universities completely destroyed by the occupation.
- (282) schools and universities partially destroyed by the occupation.
- (112) mosques completely destroyed by the occupation.
- (200) mosques partially destroyed by the occupation.
- (3) churches targeted and destroyed by the occupation.
- (52,600) housing units completely destroyed by the occupation.
- (254,000) housing units partially destroyed by the occupation.
- (23) hospitals put out of service by the occupation.
- (53) health centers put out of service by the occupation.
- (140) health institutions partially targeted by the occupation.
- (102) ambulances completely destroyed by the occupation.

America's first hijab Muslim woman
Allahu Akbar has appointed her as a judge

American legal expert Nadia Kahf interviewed as the first female Muslim hijab judge in the state of New Jersey.

At the ceremony, I did not say hello!! I am very happy to be a judge in America on behalf of an Arab Muslim woman. My advice to my other Muslim sisters is to stick to your religion without fear. Our diversity is our strength, not our weakness. I hope many people will help me with this," she said.

A female falcon was equipped with a satellite tracking system in South Africa before migrating to Finland. The image shows tracker data. In just 42 days, she flew over 10.000 km, at an incredible average of 230 km per day and nearly in a straight line

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Happy Women's Day to you all

Women always form a huge contribution to any successful household, society, or state. Their great role in the community is highly important and should be appreciated by us all.

Dr Allama Iqbal the national poet and founding father of Pakistan pays Tribute to all women in the following couplets:

"The picture that this universe presents, gets from woman its tints and scents: She is the lyre that can impart warmth to human heart.

Her handful clay is superior far to Pleiades (a constellation of stars) that so higher are. For every man with knowledge vast, Like gem out of her cask is cast.

Like Plato can not hold discourse, Nor can with thunderous voice declaim: But Plato was a spark that broke from her fire that blazed like flame."

We present our deepest love and salute to all women who make the world a place worth living and comfort mankind as great mothers, sisters, wives, nurses, and teachers. We are indeed grateful to all women who support us selflessly from cradle to the grave. May the Most Merciful Allah always pull the strings of destiny in your favour. Stay blessed

#women #womensday2023 #womenpower
#female #tribute #8march #womansday
#motherhood #teacher #sisters #wives

Afganistan
More than 165 people have died from the cold in #Afghanistan this month in the worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday, Jan. 26, as residents described being unable to afford fuel to heat homes in temperatures well below freezing.

"162 people have died due to cold weather since January 10 until now," said Shafiullah Rahimi, a spokesperson for the Minister of Disaster Management. About 84 of the deaths had taken place in the last week.

The coldest winter in 15 years, which has seen temperatures dip as low as -29.2 F (-34 C), has hit Afghanistan in the middle of a severe economic crisis.

Many aid groups have partially suspended operations in recent weeks due to a #Taliban administration ruling that most female NGO workers could not work, leaving agencies unable to operate many programs in the Taliban-run country.