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Access to Water: Anwari’s Story 

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Before the water connection, every litre of water had to be carried home.  Anwari is a 45-year-old widow living in Jaunpur, India. Like many low-income households in the area, her home had no running water, and the responsibility for water collection fell heavily on women.  Without a home connection, daily life revolved around the next container. Water had to be…
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International Women’s Day

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Ramadan softens the heart. It teaches us that care is not optional – it is responsibility.   On International Women’s Day, we reflect on the women whose strength holds families together through hunger, loss, and uncertainty.  Women as the Backbone of Community In our tradition, women are not side stories. They are pillars.   From Fatima Zahra (sa) to Zainab (as),…
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How Imam Ali’s (as) justice shows up in everyday choices 

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Ramadan invites reflection.   Imam Ali (as) taught that justice is not reserved for leaders – it belongs to everyone. It shows up quietly, in what we buy, what we say, and what we ignore.  Justice as a way of life  Imam Ali (as) lived simply so others could live at all.   He treated public wealth as sacred, refusing comfort…
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From Rationing  Meals to Weeks of Food Security: Hamida’s Story 

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Some evenings, Hamida’s hardest task was not cooking. It was deciding how little she could serve, and still make it last.  Hamida is 48 and lives in Sana’a, Yemen. Seven years ago, her husband died of cancer. He had worked as a daily wage labourer, and when he passed away, the family’s only income disappeared. Since then, Hamida…
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