Naz Smyth

If you are a Pakistani woman in England, chances are you have had an Islamic wedding ceremony that was not recognized by the Government. According to the  Economist , Britain’s Channel 4 took a recent survey. Out of 1000 married Muslim women, 600 had Sharia only marriages. In this way, thousands of women are trapped in the middle of the legal and cultural worlds. please continue reading on my blog  www.nazsmyth.co.uk

Race Discrimination in Women’s Soccer Leads to “Hush-Money” Deal Investigation by the Football Association finds no wrong-doing The midfielders for the England female soccer team gather with their team manager. In the meeting, the manager makes a comparison to pressing hard on the field (putting pressure on your opponent that has the ball) and getting a caution (getting a yellow or red card). The manager compares the caution to a police caution, to which he turns to one of the players. To which the manger asked the mixed-race player, “Haven’t you been arrested before? Four times isn’t it?” This remark catalyzed Eniola Aluko to write an eight-page complaint against the manager. A racial remark like this was not the first. Anti-discrimination group have called for the transparency with this case including why the FA has tried so hard to keep it quiet. full article  at www.nazsmyth.co.uk

It all began with the blanket of night and a mob like group descending through the campus of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.  The scene was reminiscent of a movie. This, however, was only the beginning. On August 11, a group of white supremacist and Ku Klux Klan members wielding torches and khaki shorts.  Alt-right as they are being called was led by the leader Jason Kessler . The march began on campus and ended at the statue of Thomas Jefferson where they were clashed with counter-protestors made up of mostly students.  Some students were also protesting the racist groups who were in town for a bigger rally the following day. more about this on www.nazsmyth.co.uk