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Taliban: Women to have rights within Islamic law. Uncertain times ahead for Afghan women. What is Sharia? Sharia is Islam's legal system. It is derived from the Quran, Islam's holy book, as...
Despite claiming they’ve changed their stance on women’s rights, the Taliban’s actions and latest efforts to commit thousands of women to sexual slavery demonstrate quite the opposite.
Certain sharia guidance applies specifically to women, and some governments use Islamic law to significantly restrict women’s rights, dictating how they dress and barring them from or ...
Gradualism, shura, and aversion to coercion are important Islamic principles that are most appropriate to advance the rights of Muslim women. Gradual stable change to the status and rights of Muslim women is therefore achievable through Islam.
Sharia is often portrayed as barbaric and particularly regressive in terms of women’s rights. Citing Sharia, lawmakers in some Muslim-majority countries have punished theft with amputation,...
It is also not mutually exclusive with women’s rights – how could it be, when Islam is a faith that granted women unprecedented rights historically, such as consent before marriage, the...
Rights regarding inheritance, marriage and divorce, and the social classification of women, are three of the most debated spheres of Islamic law, both within dialogues of contemporary and traditional jurisdiction in terms of exemplifying the progression of women’s rights.
But where is Sharia law particularly harsh on women? From restrictions on education and employment opportunities to limited access to healthcare and denying fundamental human rights, these countries present a stark reality for millions of women.
The Taliban have pledged that women in Afghanistan will have rights “within the bounds of Islamic law,” or Shariah, under their newly established rule. But it is not clear what that will mean.
• In response, Afghan legal aid and women’s rights organizations have increasingly looked to an Islamic legal framework to promote women’s rights. Islamic law is viewed as more credible at the community level and as more progressive with regards to women’s rights than most customary norms and practices.