JYOTI PUNWANI The HinduOf the seven years taken to arrive at this draft, two were spent talking to Muslim women, most of them poor, uneducated and living in ghettos. It was these women who were desperate for a change,… Continue Reading →
Legislation was approved by President Karzai in 2009, but stalled by conservative MPs who deemed it un-Islamic. Last Modified: 18 May 2013 14:27 President Hamid Karzai approved the law by decree in 2009, but it needs parliamentary approval [Reuters] Afghanistan’s parliament… Continue Reading →
26 February 2013 Last updated at 20:26 GMT Rights groups have urged the government to abolish the punishment A 15-year-old rape victim has been sentenced to 100 lashes for engaging in premarital sex, court officials said. The charges against the girl were… Continue Reading →
By Agence France-Presse Thursday, November 22, 2012 10:54 EST, Thde raw story RIYADH — Denied the right to travel without consent from their male guardians and banned from driving, women in Saudi Arabia are now monitored by an electronic system… Continue Reading →
Mohammed Wajihuddin | November 10, 2012, Times Crest Some Mumbai dargahs have banned the entry of women devotees into the sanctum. When the Sufi saints lying buried there didn’t discriminate between men and women, why should religious busybodies, ask liberal activists. Covered… Continue Reading →
DON’T COMPARE HAJI ALI WITH MECCA, SAYS TRUSTEE ‘This is a dargah, and women aren’t allowed in cemeteries’ Suhail Khandwani, trustee of the Mahim and Haji Ali dargahs, defends the rule that places restrictions on women Nov 6, 2012 Jyoti.Punwani @timesgroup.com ,… Continue Reading →
Published: Thursday, Nov 1, 2012, 15:20 IST Place: Srinagar | Agency: PTI The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that a Muslim man’s power to divorce his wife is not “unrestricted or unqualified”. Justice Hasnain Masoodi in his 23-page… Continue Reading →
Saudi Arabia is planning to build a new city exclusively for women as it bids to combine strict Sharia law and career minded females, pursuing work. It is thought the Saudi Industrial Property Authority (Modon) has been asked to bring… Continue Reading →
Mail Online, April 19-Accused of witchcraft: A Sri Lankan woman faces being beheaded after allegedly casting a spell on a 13-year-old girl during a shopping trip in Saudi Arabia A Sri Lankan woman has been arrested on suspicion of casting… Continue Reading →
Separate Between Religion and State Having experienced the ways in which religious fundamentalists have used both armed violence and state power to attack fundamental freedoms, we want to express our alarm at the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood and other… Continue Reading →
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