Posts in October
The Golden Runway (Review)
‘The Golden Runway,’ with no pun intended, was literally golden!
Nour held a fundraising event on Sunday the 23rd October 2011 at Tarling Community Centre; the golden fashion show was packed and truly golden. From stunning mocktails, chocolate fountains and milkshakes, to hijabs, jewellery, and makeup! We managed to glam up the whole environment treating our guests like VIP!
Police failed mother beaten to death in front of toddler, report finds
After their two-year-old daughter had watched Sanchez Williams beating Casey Brittle into unconsciousness in their living room, she was left alone with her dying mother for two hours.
It was not the first time the little girl had seen her father attack her 21-year-old mother. In the two years before her murder, at least 11 incidents of abuse and domestic violence by Williams had been reported to Nottinghamshire police by Brittle, her friends, neighbours and family. None resulted in criminal charges. Some of the desperate calls for protection were not even followed up.
Seized
Stood up to wear a sentiment-proof vest,
Walked away with pride locked safe in your chest,
Where before on the soil of this battle you fought,
You buried your heart, and brought forth the force of your thoughts,
She prayed
You buried your thoughts and brought forth the force of your sword,
Why equality is a distant dream: Girls, boys and the real differences between them
Britain’s next generation of women is trapped in a cycle of inequality, with teenage girls condemned to come off second-best to boys, despite decades of campaigning for equality, according to a major new report published this week.
Although they have greater expectations and ambition than previous generations, young women are destined to earn less, have smaller pensions, and be more likely to suffer violent abuse than their male counterparts. Any notion they have of getting the same treatment and opportunities as boys is a “distant dream”.
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