Indira Gandhi. 

Indira Gandhi Born on November 19th in 1917 was the first Prime minister of the Republic of India for three consecutive terms from 1966 to 1977 and for a fourth term form 1980 until her assassination in 1984, which is a total of fifteen years. She was India's first female Prime Minister.

 In 1999, she was voted the greatest women of the past thousand years in a poll carried by BBC news.

 Indira is one of the most inspiring   women in world’s history. She inspires me and reminds me that in life, anyone can be a leader. Most of the time when you hear the word <leader> you think about an intelligent man in a suit and in good shape, but women can be leaders as well.

Females can be as good of a leader as males. I think that Indira was a very brave woman and had confident that she would be able to lead her country. Not everyone can be as brave as she was especially in a country such as India that gave so little opportunities to females during those days.

I also think that all women should look up to her and take her example. She took her place in her country and fought for women’s rights. Leadership has nothing to do with gender. In places like China, Asia, women are not as important as men. Men are preferred than women when it comes to everything.  Women are rarely permitted to be leaders  in most places in Asia. Although this is true and terrible, Indira Gandhi, being a women living in India, Asia, stood up for her rights. Therefore I think that women can be leaders as well. They should be allowed and given the opportunity to lead, guide and protect their country.

I believe that if people work together, they can make this world a better place and prove to people that women are as important as men and can do incredible things. Gender shouldn’t stop you from being what you want to be. If you’re a girl and want to be a Prime Minister like Indira, go ahead and keep believing in yourself because one day you will succeed as long as you keep tackling life. 

Links:

http://www.biography.com/people/indira-gandhi-9305913

http://www.biographyonline.net/politicians/indian/indira-gandhi.html

Women's World Cup FIFA.

Now we all know about world cup FIFA that recently happened on June 12 to July 13 2014 and took place in Brazil. For those that are not soccer fans might not know exactly what I’m talking about, I’ll give you a brief summery. Every four years, countries all around the world come together in one place and compete against each other to win the world cup FIFA. This year in the finals, Germany won (1-0) against Argentina.

Some of you might not know this, but there’s also women’s world cup. It is the same event that I just recently explained except that it’s for women. Meaning that, not only males get to represent their country but women as well. The president of women's World Cup FIFA in 1989 is Joao Havelange. He came up with the idea and it ivolved in less that a dacade. It gave everyone the same opportunities to play sports because not only men are good in sports. The first World Cup for women took place in 1991 in China. When it comes to sports countries, such as Canada and Congo, both allow men and women get to represent their country.

 A lot of countries don’t give the same opportunities that males get to females when it comes to education or Jobs, but when it comes to sports, things are different. I love sports myself and I think that everyone should be allowed to play sports that they’re interested in. Women deserve the same opportunities as males because winning is not only for males.

FIFA’s not the only sport event that allows women to participate. There’s also the Olympics. Olympics started a long time ago in Greece. Countries all around the world participate every 2 years. There’s summer and winter Olympic Games in which both male and female get to participate. MY opinion is that everyone should be allowed to have fun and participate in sport events and represents their country. During the Olympics that recently passed the Canadian male and female both won the gold medal in the finals. This proves that everyone’s a winner and it’s not gender that defines who’s a winner and who’s not.

I think that this world has made a big step towards women’s rights and equality. One of the ways that we can change the world is through sports. People come together as one in sports. I don’t know if most of you have heard rumors that World Cup FIFA wants to end racism. I think that if sports can try to end racism, it can also bring us to gender equality. 

Link:
http://www.active.com/soccer/articles/history-of-the-fifa-women-s-world-cup

                                             What Should You Wear?

In one school located in Montreal, Muslim girls were forced to wear wigs on their hijabs. They were not allowed to show their hijabs during school time. 

When I read this I asked myself why do they have to make these girls go through this? In Canada, we're all have the right to follow which ever religion we want, yet this school forces girls to be like everyone else. This is hypocrisy. I think that we should all be free to wear what we want, especially if it has some religious background or explanation. Muslims wear hijabs to cover their hair simply because it cannot be seen by men or boys. The Muslim girls, for some families, have the choice to either wear a hijab at the age of nine. They can choose weather they want to or not. 

Simple Facts About the Hijab.   
The hijab is a headcovoring worn by Muslim women. It covers the hair, the ears, neck and chest. It is typically worn with modest but modern attire. Hijabs are available in variety of colours and styles allowing women to match their clothing and the occasion. Women choose the wear the hijab for a variety of reasons. Some may wear it because it is required by law in their country;others choose to wear it as a matter of religion and personal comfort.  

I honestly think that what the school did to these Muslim girls is unfair and wrong. It reflects a very bad image on our country. These girls should be free to cover their hair if they want, for in their religion it is considered as a sin if they just decide to take it off. Everyone should be free to follow their religious customs and shouldn't be forced to look like others. These girls should have to worry about someone telling them not to wear as their religion tells them to, especially if they live in Canada.  We all have our opinions on this but mine is that we should all respect each other and embrace  others differences. Everyone has the right to live according to their Koran, Bible or whatever religion they follow. We might all have different values and opinions, but we're all the same and we should treat each other like brothers and sisters. 

Links:
http://internationalhumanrightslaw.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Listening-to-the-voices-of-the-hijab.pdf

http://motherhood.modernmom.com/wearing-hijab-13040.html