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Islam: Clothe Women and Children With Kindness

Hurrah! Pakistan has criminalized domestic violence against women and children. Offenders will face a minimum of six months behind bars and 100,000 rupees in fines. Every time I hear news of a man using physical force on his wife and c [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2012 | Comments : 0

Hinduism rejects violence against women

UN Women in the Caribbean recently funded a three-phase programme aimed at promoting the role of faith-based organisations in “increasing awareness to change attitudes and influence behaviour amongst people from all walks of life, a [...]

Posted On : Jan, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Islam - Elevation of Women's Status

The topic that I was asked to discuss here at McGill University is the elevation of the status of women in Islam. Many, upon hearing the title of this lecture, might assume it to be an oxymoron because the prevalent idea - at least in the [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

‘Women’s rights and duties are equal to those of men in Isla...

These views were expressed by Iranian female parliamentarians at a seminar on Monday. Titled “Emerging Women Leadership in the World”, the event was organised by the Department of Politics and International Relation and Depart [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

The Derogation of Women in Islam

For Muslims, Ramadan is a month of fasting, purification, study and prayerful reflection. And after two weeks of prayerful reflection, I have concluded there is no tragedy that has befallen Islam and the Muslim people of the world greater [...]

Posted On : Aug, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Islam protects, dignifies women

Mrs Aisha of Aisha Caan Foundation, United Kingdom said that Islam has protected and dignified women contrary to other civilisations. Addressing the inaugural ceremony in Gul Amin Residence, a girls’ hostel, in Educational Comple [...]

Posted On : Jun, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Islam has given women honorable rights: Grand Ayatollah Golp...

Islam has established the healthiest relations between men and women that have protected women from the immorality and depravity which some Western women are sunk in, the message read. Muslims believe in Islam, peace, and justice and the [...]

Posted On : Nov, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Karwa Chauth for Married Women

'Karwa Chauth' is a ritual of fast observed by married Hindu women seeking the longevity, well-being and prosperity of their husbands. It is popular among married women in the northern and western parts of India. This festival co [...]

Posted On : Oct, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Do Women Have Any Rights In Islam?

I know that by saying this many eyebrows will be raised: Islam is a modern religion with the aim of emancipation. Yes, I know, looking at the Burka of Afghan women, looking at the hijab of Iranian women, reading that FGC is mostly done in t [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Islam and the Position of Women

The West's vociferous partisans of Women's Lib. have no idea of the revolutionary leap forward in women's position which Islam brought about. In the days of Islam's first appearance the position of women was that of chattels of the men [...]

Posted On : Oct, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

Mangalore: 'Hinduism depicts women as valiant'

Santosh, Assistant Director of the Centre for Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy at the Mangalore University, said on Monday that Hinduism had portrayed women as a valiant and powerful being without disturbing the basic framework of patr [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Iranian women imprisoned for converting to Christianity

Like that of non-believers during the times when the Christian Church reigned supreme, the persecution of non-Muslims in the Islamic world has been well known for centuries, but it appears to be reaching a peak with the emboldened Islamists [...]