by Ponn P Mahayosnand, Shamailah Haque, Wing Shan Chan | Apr 30, 2025
Abstract: Women’s reproductive health and well-being were and are being severely destroyed prior to and throughout the 2023-24 War on Gaza. With an overwhelming majority of the Gazan population being Muslim, this paper explores the specific issues and problems...
by Dr Sabeeta Farooqi | Apr 30, 2025
The Niqab in Islam: Many Muslim women around the world choose to wear the Niqab (face veil) for the pleasure of God. While opinions on its necessity differ within the Muslim community, Islamic teachings provide strong legal and scholarly support for its practice. For...
by Ponn P Mahayosnand, Wing Shan Chan | Dec 30, 2024
The 2023 War on Gaza has been referred to as a settler colonial led genocide in which Gazans have been victims of “humanity’s darkest hour”. (1) The healthcare system has been inadequately staffed and seen as unsustainable since the COVID-19 pandemic. (2) An immediate...
by Hina J Shahid | Dec 30, 2024
Medical training acts as a “secondary socialisation process”, predominantly through a hidden curriculum which “instils behaviours, attitudes, and values among trainees”1. It has been argued that increased secularisation of society and medical practice2 is creating an...
by Dr Nada AL-Hadithy, Swee Chai Ang, Prof Ghassan Abu-Sittah, Victoria Rose, Naveen Cavale, Tim Goodacre, Ahmed El-Mokhallalati | Dec 30, 2024
It has long been recognised that the health predicament in which Palestinians have been placed is inexcusable. The health-care systems in Gaza were already struggling with demand, with a total of 3412 beds catering to a population exceeding 2.1 million people. The...
