We are all Social beings, the human brain craves contact with others for support, wellbeing and entertainment. Human interaction is not only physically beneficial but also imperative for mental health...
Dealing with Peer Pressure “I think therefore I am.” To live in a world where you chant it; but, to have it mean nothing is a painful irony. Yet, it’s truer today than ever bef...
Once again, Dawoodi Bohra women have proven that there’s nothing they cannot do. They took to the steering wheel on 24th November 2019, and showed the world that they are just as good drivers, a...
The Supreme Court of India recently stated that a 7-judge Constitution Bench would consider the entry of women into mosques and the practice of khafz, prevalent among the Dawoodi Bohras...
The old adage “why should boys have all the fun?” holds especially true for women of the Dawoodi Bohra community. Not ones to be left out of fun, games, and adventure, they are always up f...
Even as a child, Arwa Merchant knew that her destiny lay outside of the classroom. Every moment that she didn’t spend studying at her desk, saw her playing a sport; from badminton and running to...
While a daughter will always be her daddy’s princess, fathers today raise their daughters to be warrior princesses. These daughters are rooted in tradition and yet empowered with worldly wisdom;...
Being a mother is discovering strengths you didn’t know you have, and facing fears you didn’t know existed. This could not be truer in the case of supermoms from the Dawoodi Bohra communit...
It takes someone very brave to be a mother, someone strong to raise a child, and someone special to love someone more than herself. Dawoodi Bohra women live these beliefs every day, when they raise th...
Women from the Dawoodi Bohra community are gifted writers. In order to celebrate this talent, on the occasion of World Poetry Day we held a competition wherein women were invited to pen their thoughts...
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, and in keeping with this year’s theme #BalanceForBetter, DBWRF celebrates women achievers through a series of articles. In this blog, we highl...
The Dawoodi Bohra community believes in living life to its fullest. The celebratory aura typical of a festival is not limited to only religious and cultural occasions. In fact, the use of colour and f...
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, and in keeping with this year’s theme #BalanceForBetter, DBWRF celebrates women achievers through a series of articles. In this blog, we highl...
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, and in keeping with this year’s theme #BalanceForBetter, DBWRF celebrates women achievers through a series of articles. In this blog, we highl...
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, and in keeping with this year’s theme #BalanceForBetter, DBWRF celebrates women achievers through a series of articles. In the first of the se...
What do over 5000 Dawoodi Bohra women have in common? They are bound by common threads - Happy Threads by Supermoms (referred to as Happy Threads). Drawn across the length and breadth of the country, ...
In the case of the ongoing PIL of Sunita Tiwari vs Union of India in which the impleaded (DBWRF) Dawoodi Bohra Women’s Association for Religious Freedom which represents the voice of over 70,000...
The impleadment application filed by the Dawoodi Bohra Women’s Association for Religious Freedom (“DBWRF”) pertaining to the matter of Sunita Tiwari vs the Union of India was heard t...
Dawoodi Bohra cuisine is in many ways a physical manifestation of our community’s historic journey, adopting strong elements of Arabic, Gujarati, Persian, and Yemeni cuisines. One could almost s...
We believe one spark can light a fire; and similarly, that spark can be the source of inspiration for women around the world. Dawoodi Bohra women are among the most progressive in India, and have foug...
In 2018, it won’t be a stretch to say that Women led movements have shaken the very ground we walk on. The seismic shift has been led by women who have been brave, outspoken and who are tired of...
Dietician Rashida Vandeliwala’s story is one of passion and self-discovery. Trained in Home Science, she began her career with a prominent hospital in Mumbai. It was during this stint that she f...
Art is a passion that most people are born with, but few are ever brave enough to turn into a full time career. But Tasneem Amiruddin isn’t ‘most people’; she’s an extraordinar...
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) continues to stun the world with its consistency in achieving seemingly impossible feats of engineering. It’s been a source of great national pride,...
The greatness of a community is measured by the compassionate actions of its members, a heart of grace and a soul generated by love and one of the loveliest abilities of the Dawoodi Bohra community is...
I see lovely women beaming in their vibrant dresses on this fortuitous night. Their faces are lit with a rosy glow and their laughter fills the air with cheer. I suddenly feel my heart swell with affe...
The zikr of Awliyah UllahSA reveals many things, teaches many lessons. We recite them to gain insight into our lives, and to make our lives better. The zikr of Maulatuna Umme ...
Dear Minister Maneka Gandhi, Some of us are as old as you. We remember when you first burst upon the Indian political scene. You were quite an inspiration. You had a powerful mother-in-law and you ...
And love, what of love? Does the girl in the rida love? Is she allowed to love, desperately, wildly, caution-to-the-wind? Put her heart on the line, dream of more than brothers and sisters and loving ...
A friend of mine just told me about a knotty family problem she had been struggling with for years. At the heart of it of course was two people who didn't get along, hurt feelings, a quarrel, busy...
So, we are getting started with Ramazan. In trains, in buses, in auto-rickshaws, heading out to every village and town across India where there are any Bohras at all, are seminary students, religious ...