🔴 Celebrities in our country often extend congratulations on International Women's Day, associating it with the glamour of the West. However, many are unaware of the historical significance behind March 8th.

The day originated from a 1908 protest by female workers in a New York textile company, highlighting the harsh conditions they faced. Tragically, the owner confined the protesting women and set the workplace on fire, resulting in the death of 129 workers.

🔸 International Women's Day symbolizes the historical struggles faced by women, but some celebrities remain ignorant of its true meaning.

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🔺 Lisa, a Newly Converted American Muslim

"Islam is the true advocate of women's rights.
That was the moment when my eyes opened to the truth, and I realized Islam genuinely upholds women's rights."

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"Islam is the True Advocate of Women's Rights"
✍️ As narrated by Lisa, a newly converted American Muslim.

🔸 A Journey of Faith
Lisa, a 31-year-old from Michigan, grew up in a Christian household—her father being Catholic and her mother a devout Protestant. Converting to Islam brought challenges to her family relationships, yet it opened her eyes to a deeper truth. Despite respecting her mother's open-mindedness, Lisa always questioned Christian doctrines, leading her on a path of spiritual discovery.

🔸 A Life-Changing Experience in Morocco
While teaching English in Morocco, Lisa lived with a Muslim family, witnessing their modest lifestyle and observing their hijab. Out of curiosity, she tried wearing the hijab herself. What started as a brief experiment turned into a daily practice for three months, awakening a new sense of inner peace.

🔸 The Turning Point
Back in the U.S., Lisa, discontent with her banking job, shifted her focus to photography. During a project on hijab, a Muslim friend introduced her to the Bible’s references to veiling women (Corinthians 11:6). This sparked a deeper reflection on women’s rights, societal expectations, and the exploitation of women's bodies in Western culture.

🔹 “The West uses women's bodies for profit. Is this feminism? Or a violation of women’s dignity?”

🔸 Discovering the Quran's Message
Lisa found Islam's perspective on women empowering. After studying the Quran and Islamic texts, she admired the respect and rights Islam grants to women—unlike the often degrading views she perceived in modern Christianity.

🔸 Becoming a Muslim
Even before embracing Islam, Lisa wore the hijab, facing challenges but finding strength. On a Friday before Ramadan in 2011, she entered a mosque and declared her faith by saying the Shahada. The peace she felt in that moment confirmed her decision to follow the path of Islam.

💬 “I now walk the straight path, grateful for the gift of hijab that guided me here.”

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The formula lie: How capitalism stole motherhood

📝 Zahra Shafei, cultural researcher

🔸A brief reflection on Western capitalists' exploitation of infant nutrition on World Breastfeeding Week

⏬ https://english.khamenei.ir/news/11836

#Women #Womensrights

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📹 The evil Western capitalist logic humiliates #women

A review of Imam Khamenei’s statements throughout decades critiquing and exposing the Western capitalistic, humiliating view of women

⏬ https://english.khamenei.ir/news/12011

#Womensrights #Human

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