4 | October 2011 | woman this month Welcome EDITOR's letter This issue is all about us women getting together, supporting each other and pulling ourselves firmly to the frontline of 21st century thinking. We have a controversial, but insightful interview with leading feminist thinker Dr Margot Badran. She takes us through her view of the Qur’an and shows us the basis for egalitarianism in modern Islam. If that isn’t enough to make you plump for female solidarity, we’ve also got a great interview with Julie Sprakel, founder of Bahrain’s national breast cancer charity Think Pink. It’s breast cancer awareness month this October, so Julie is on a mission to make sure that we do everything we can to raise money and give support to those who need it. And of course, we can’t be serious all the time! If it’s fashion you’re looking for, it’s fashion you are going to get. This is also our big Autumn/Winter issue. We take you through six of the key trends for the coming season and offer you a brilliant array of style and beauty tips. So there’s no excuse for shabby dressing throughout October! Women, throughout the ages, have struggled to reconcile our love of aesthetics, passion for beauty products and lust for the latest threads with our need to be recognised as serious, hard-working and politicised individuals. This month, let’s make an extra effort to prove to people that we really are the best at multi-tasking. Who says you can’t be a feminist icon and look good at the same time? Natasha Bird Editor For of the moment news, tips, advice and fun links, follow Woman This Month on Twitter @WomanThisMonthB responsible editor Jubran AbdulRahman chairman & publisher George F Middleton publishing director David M Robertson editorial consultant Dr Paul Balles editor NATASHA BIRD contributors Dr Claire McInroy george r vaughan James Claire dr jinan harith staff writers ALISON COLDBRIDGE Elma Bartholomew Maryam A. Toorani Wafa Ebrahim Abdulla print production manager Sabu Sebastian layout & graphics ROBYN VAN DER MERWE Dalal Al-Sabbagh RomEO San Miguel media coordinator sushmita chakraborty media executives ESKY Girmay SHANI DAVEL sales manager Mayukh Majumdar circulation FAWAZ AL BALOOSHI photography editor anil Ravi Shankar photographers Shankar Kunhambu Subeesh Kumar NS printing press Union Press, Bahrain Contents copyrighted 2004© Reproduction in whole or in part by any means without the express written consent of the publisher is prohibited. ISBN No: 1 899348 11 5. Licensed by the Ministry of Information, Directorate of Publication and Press. Code: SWTM 410 woman this month is for women in Bahrain wishing to celebrate a unique cosmopolitan lifestyle and community spirit in an objective and proactive manner. For subscriptions visit www.womanthismonth.com Advertising rates are available upon request. Please e-mail [email protected]. The publication of any advertisement in woman this month is not necessarily an endorsement of the advertiser or of the products or services advertised. Although every effort is made to ensure factual information, woman this month cannot be held responsible for errors in contributors’ material, nor do the opinions expressed by individual writers necessarily reflect the opinions of the publisher. editorial Submission of articles is welcome. Send queries, letters and articles to the editor at the address below. The publisher reserves the right to edit, reject or comment editorially on all material contributed. bahrain office address Red House Marketing p.o. box: 20461, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain telephone: (17) 813-777 fax: (17) 813-700 email: [email protected] website: www.womanthismonth.com published monthly by Red House Marketing (Jersey) Ltd. P. O. Box 641, No. 1 Seaton Place, St. Helier, Jersey JE4 8JJ, Channel Islands, U.K. in association with Al-Hilal Publishing, P. O. Box 224, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Woman This Month is a member of BPA Worldwide Themselves Sisters are Doing it For
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