Iran Bans Women from Going to Male Doctors — Gender Laws, Beyond the Hijab
New Age
Islam News Bureau
08 November 2023
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Iran Bans Women from Going to
Male Doctors — Gender Laws, Beyond the Hijab
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Najma Parveen, a Muslim Scholar
from Varanasi Completes PhD on PM Modi From BHU
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BJP’s Student’s Wing First Time
Fields Muslim Candidate, Shaik Aayesha, For University of Hyderabad Students
Body Election
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US House Censures Lone Palestinian-American
Lawmaker Rashida Tlaib, Over Israel Comments
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Sgt. Elisheva Rose Ida Lubin an
Israeli Cop Stabbed to Death by Palestinian Teen in Jerusalem
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Peshawar Hosts Women’s
Literature Event
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OIC Reaffirms Support for Muslim
Women’s Rights
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UN Deputy Chief Reiterates UN’s
Support for Afghan Women
Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau
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Iran Bans Women from Going to Male
Doctors — Gender Laws, Beyond the Hijab
Iranian
women police officer M. Hossein Movahedinejad
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November 07, 2023
Iran's deputy-chief prosecutor, Ghulam
Abbas Turki, has instructed the country's health ministry to prevent male
physicians from treating female patients, saying this is a violation of morals
and the law.
Turki wrote in a letter published on
Sept. 14 that men working in a technical and non-technical capacity in
"certain clinics" were creating "problems and difficulties for
respectable ladies and their families" and even causing them "emotional
and psychological problems."
Article 290 of the country's criminal
code is designed to address this, he wrote. A shortage of women's clinics like
birthing centers, especially in provincial districts, is forcing women into
hospitals with male staff, Turki wrote — therefore, the ministry must
reorganize to ensure it had the necessary female staff, from specialists to
GPs, technicians, anaesthetists and nurses, across the country.
Gender segregation was on the Islamic
Republic's agenda almost as soon as it took power early in 1979, and it has
since sought to implement it where it could. Most recently, following mass
rioting in 2022 that was in part a revolt against the Iranian regime's forceful
moralizing, the state has resumed efforts to enforce its hijab or public
modesty and dress norms.
Last month, Armita Geravand, an Iranian
teenage girl died after reports that she was accosted by officials on Tehran's
Metro while not wearing a headscarf. Geravand's death comes after her being in
a coma for weeks in Tehran and after the one-year anniversary of the death of
22-year-old Mahsa Amini which sparked nationwide protests at the time.
Beyond the hijab crackdown, the regime
is also now taking a step further with gender segregation.This was evident in a
flurry of communiqués and instructions issued in past months to public bodies,
including hospitals. More importantly, the parliamentary legal affairs
committee has approved a 70-article Hijab and Modesty Bill (Layehe-ye
hejabvaefaf) the judiciary proposed to parliament in the spring of 2023.
Segregation at school, in sports, on
buses
The bill wants health ministry premises,
including hospitals, to separate men and women throughout their premises, and
the ministry must create "special environments to provide medical
services" to women, to be respected bar "in exceptional cases"
where a man must attend to a female patient.
It also wants city halls to increase the
number of special buses for women and enforce gender segregation on other
buses. The transport and city planning ministry will be tasked with creating
"the necessary space and infrastructures to build and expand spaces
prepared for ladies," and ensuring residential buildings had "open
spaces that were not exposed."
The bill wants recruitment procedures to
consider job candidates' "active" respect for hijab norms — with
discrimination in favor of the zealous — foresees prizes for women in sports
"promoting the hijab culture," and seeks women's universities and
colleges.
In contrast, sporting and media
personalities reluctant to promote the Islamic hijab should face penalties
including, in grave cases, whipping, a standard practice here since 1979. The
bill touches on other issues like who can wash a corpse.
Surveillance and control
Parliament has yet to vote for it,
before it is sent for definitive approval or rejection by the Guardian Council,
a body of constitutional jurists. Yet the bill is effectively being implemented
in any case, here and there. Students from the Ferdowsi University in Mashhad
in north-eastern Iran say segregation of boys and girls in classes and labs
began there in late August. This was ordered in line with decisions taken in
the late 1980s by the Council of the Cultural Revolution, a post-revolutionary
body tasked with ending the secular order, among other duties.
The university's head of student affairs
also ordered students and staff to stop using foreign messaging services or
apps. Yet Abulfazl Ghaffari, the student affairs chief, denied there was any
segregation, saying male and female students had merely been told to sit in
different rows. "This is nothing new," he said.
Amnesty International condemned the
hijab bill months ago as part of the regime's persecution of all the women who
have refused since 2022 to don headscarves or strictly abide by the regime's
dress codes.
It stated in a report that in the two
months to June 14 this year, police had sent about one million phone messages
to women, warning they had been caught on camera without their headscarves,
even inside their cars. Such women may currently face penalties including fines
or being refused public services.
Source: worldcrunch.com
https://worldcrunch.com/culture-society/iran-male-doctors-women-patients
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Najma Parveen, a Muslim Scholar from
Varanasi Completes PhD on PM Modi From BHU
Najma
Parveen shows her PhD certificate. (HT Photo)
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Nov 08, 2023
Najma Parveen said that initially some
people opposed her decision, but she was firm on her idea and went ahead with
the research
Researcher Najma Parveen, a resident of
Lallapura in Varanasi, has completed her PhD on India’s prime minister, titled
‘Narendra Modi’s Political Leadership: An Analytical Study’, from the
department of political science of Banaras Hindu University (BHU). She is
possibly the first Muslim woman in the country to do research on PM Modi, in
which she has described the prime minister as a ‘megastar’ of politics.
Parveen enrolled for the research in
2014 and completed her project in eight years under the supervision of
Professor Sanjay Srivastava of BHU, while the external examiner of her thesis
was from Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi.
The researcher comes from an ordinary
weaver family and had lost her parents several years ago. Braving hardships,
she continued her education with financial support from Professor Rajiv
Srivastava, the founder of Vishal Bharat Sansthan.
“I selected this topic as PM Narendra
Modi created a model of development as the chief minister of Gujarat. His
popularity grew and he became the prime minister of the country. The 2014
general elections transformed the entire political landscape of the country.
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s victory considerably reduced the influence of
regional parties in national politics. As prime minister, Modi started working
in a dynamic manner and took several decisions for the development of the
country and welfare of the poor. That is why I chose this topic,” she said.
Parveen said that initially some people
opposed her decision, but she was firm on her idea and went ahead with the
research.
Harbouring dreams of becoming a
politician like Modi, Parveen said that she has already floated a political
party, the BharatiyaAwam Party, of which she is the president.
Her thesis is divided into five
chapters, and Parveen says she referred to 20 Hindi books and 79 English books,
including biographies of PM Modi, to complete her research.
She also referred to 37 newspapers and
magazines and also met PM Modi’s brother Pankaj and RSS leader Indresh Kumar
during her course.
Parveen said that the movement against
Triple Talaq, Muslim women from Kashi sending rakhis to PM Modi and the
BharatiyaAwam Party’s support to Modi have been prominently included in the
research.
“From scratches to the sky. History was
created in general election 2014 when Narendra Modi, who belongs to a
non-political and simple family, became PM. So, Parveen chose a very relevant
topic for her research, which covered welfare schemes, developmental programmes
and reformation in different fields Modi did as PM in the last nine years,”
Rajiv Srivastava said.
Parveen has been active in the movement
against Triple Talaq. When the Modi government formulated a law against the
practise, she was one among the first Muslim women to thank the prime minister.
Source: hindustantimes.com
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/patna-news/muslim-scholar-from-varanasi-completes-phd-on-pm-modi-from-bhu-101699416930264.html
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BJP’s Student’s Wing First Time Fields
Muslim Candidate, Shaik Aayesha, For University Of Hyderabad Students Body
Election
November 07, 2023
For the first time, a Muslim woman has
been put forward by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) for the November
9 student union elections at the University of Hyderabad.
Shaik Aayesha will face Mohammed Ateeq
Ahmed of the SFI-ASA-TSF alliance in an attempt to become president.
This is the first time that two minority
candidates have faced off for the top position in the union at the central
university.
From Visakhapatnam, Shaik Aayesha is
pursuing a PhD in Chemistry. Ahmed lives in Hyderabad and is a PhD candidate.
Prajwal Gaikwad, the outgoing president,
was a member of an alliance led by the Ambedkar Student Association (ASA), with
SFI and TSF as additional partners.
TSF is the Tribal Students Federation,
and SFI is the CPM student wing of the Students’ Federation of India.
The 24-year-old Aayesha, who joined ABVP
in 2019, stated in an interview with TOI on Monday that the group has always
been “pro-minority”.
She was the only candidate selected by
ABVP to emphasize that they are not anti-minority.
“ABVP is, if anything, pro-India and
pro-minority. They back any minority that prioritizes and supports the country.
I’ve been a state executive member of the ABVP since I was pursuing my master’s
degree at Central Tribal University in AP, which proves that they support
Muslim women in leadership positions,” Aayesha insisted.
If elected, she stated that her main
goal would be to make sure that the University of Hawaii follows the National
Education Policy 2020 in letter and spirit.
She also plans to assist in the
establishment of an academic center on campus dedicated to “SamajikaSamarasya”
or social harmony.
“Our focus will be on minority, SC/ST,
OBC students’ welfare and ensure that they have access to all academic
opportunities through this centre,” Aayesha said.
Ateeq, her opponent and leader of the
coalition led by SFI, refused to accept it. Aayesha’s selection, he insisted,
was merely ‘representation politics’.
Source: firstpost.com
https://www.firstpost.com/india/abvp-first-time-fields-muslim-candidate-for-students-body-election-opposition-calls-it-representation-politics-13358702.html
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US House censures lone
Palestinian-American lawmaker Rashida Tlaib, over Israel comments
November 08, 2023
WASHINGTON: The US House voted on
Tuesday to censure Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib, Congress’s lone
Palestinian-American lawmaker, for comments she made regarding Israel’s war
with Hamas in Gaza.
Twenty-two Democrats joined with most
Republicans in the chamber to censure Tlaib for allegedly “promoting false
narratives” on Hamas’ Oct. 7 gun rampage in Israel and “calling for the
destruction of the state of Israel.”
The motion was sponsored by Republican
Representative Richard McCormick. The final vote tally in the
Republican-controlled chamber was 234-188 in favor of censure. Four Republicans
voted against the motion, while three Democrats and one Republican abstained.
Tlaib has repeatedly condemned Hamas’s
assault, which killed some 1,400 people, while also criticizing US support for
Israel as the country’s military retaliates with bombardment that has killed
thousands of Palestinians in Gaza.
The measure specifically cited a video
Tlaib published on social media containing the phrase “from the river to the
sea,” a pro-Palestinian rallying cry that is viewed by many Jews as antisemitic
and calling for Israel’s eradication.
She also enraged many fellow Democrats
on Friday when she posted a video accusing President Joe Biden of supporting
“the genocide of the Palestinian people.” Israel vehemently rejects accusations
of genocide.
Tlaib rejected accusations of
antisemitism during a speech on the House floor on Tuesday.
“I am the only Palestinian-American in
Congress, and my perspective is needed more than ever,” Tlaib said.
“My criticism has always been of the
Israeli government and (Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu’s actions... The
idea that criticizing the government of Israel is antisemitic sets a very
dangerous precedent,” Tlaib said.
“Palestinian people are not disposable,”
Tlaib added, taking a long pause as she became overcome with emotion. Her
grandmother lives in a village in the occupied West Bank, a territory Israel
captured in a 1967 war.
Representative Pete Aguilar, the No. 2
Democrat in the House, told reporters on Tuesday that while he “strenuously
disagreed” with Tlaib’s remarks about Biden, he believed the censure motion was
not productive.
The symbolic rebuke has no specific
punishment. Although it was previously a rare measure used against members, it
has become increasingly common in recent years.
Democrats censured Republican
Representative Paul Gosar in 2021 for posting an animated video that depicted
his character murdering Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and
Republicans censured Democrat Adam Schiff for his work investigating former
President Donald Trump while he was in power.
Source: arabnews.com
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2405201/world
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Sgt. Elisheva Rose Ida Lubin anIsraeli
Cop Stabbed to Death By Palestinian Teen in Jerusalem
November 08, 2023
A 20-year-old Israeli border police
officer on Monday died due to severe injuries after being stabbed in Jerusalem
even as their month-long war continues. She was stabbed by a 16-year-old
Palestinian boy, a resident of East Jerusalem, who was later shot dead. Another
officer was also injured in the attack.
Sgt. Elisheva Rose Ida Lubin of Georgia
was patrolling Jerusalem's Old City when she was targeted, reported Wall Street
Journal. Suffering critical injuries during the assault, she later succumbed to
her wounds.
She was from Dunwoody, a northern suburb
of Atlanta, and had immigrated to Israel from the United States in 2021,
according to the Atlanta Jewish Times. In 2022, she joined the Israel Border
Police as part of her Army duty. She was living in Israel without her family
and was dubbed a “lone soldier”.
Israel's ground forces are on a campaign
to destroy the Palestinian Hamas group, responsible for the October 7 terror
attacks. Over the night, the forces arrested 28 wanted individuals, 11 of them
with alleged ties to Hamas. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also destroyed a
weapons warehouse that stored gas cylinders and materials for making
explosives.
“Tonight, the security forces mapped the
home of the terrorist who carried out the stabbing attack in Jerusalem,” the
IDF wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “During the activity, suspects threw stones
and threw Molotov cocktails at the forces who responded by shooting, injuries
were detected.”
At least 340 Israeli soldiers have been
reportedly killed among the 1,400 Israeli deaths since Hamas' initial
cross-border incursion on October 7. The retaliatory airstrikes by Israel have
so far killed over 10,000 people on the Palestinian side, according to the Gaza
health ministry, with a significant number of women and children among the
victims.
Source: ndtv.com
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/20-year-old-israeli-cop-stabbed-to-death-by-palestinian-teen-in-jerusalem-4556233#pfrom=home-ndtvworld_topstory
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Peshawar hosts women’s literature event
November 07, 2023
PESHAWAR:The inaugural ceremony of the
Dosti Peshawar Women's Literature Festival, 1st Edition, took place at the
District Assembly Hall, bringing together renowned poetesses, authors, readers,
and academics to inspire and empower the future generation.
Prof Dr Safia Ahmed, the Vice Chancellor
of Benazir University, extended a warm welcome to the chief guest, K-P chief
minister’s wife Dr Parveen Azam, and Mayor Peshawar, Zubair Ali.
In her address, she emphasized the
significance of women's participation and contributions to literature and the
need to champion gender equality in the literary field. Prof. Dr. Ahmed also
commended Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University for hosting the first-ever
Women's Literature Festival.
The festival featured an inspiring
session where Neelum Afridi shared her success story, underscoring the
importance of literature festivals in the contemporary era. She encouraged
others to pursue their literary dreams and overcome obstacles on their journey.
Irfan Khan from the Dosti Foundation
delivered a speech appreciating the contributions of women in the literary
field and acknowledged the efforts of Dr. Hamida Bibi, Tashfeen Zia, Dr.
Sumaira Gull, Sania Siraj, and the dedicated organizing team. He expressed
gratitude to the Governor and Mayor Peshawar for their support for the event.
He believed that literature and education would pave the way for a better
future.
Mayor Peshawar, Zubair Ali,
congratulated Prof. Dr. Safia Ahmed for conducting the first-ever Women's
Literature Festival as the Vice Chancellor of SBBWU. He affirmed the
government's commitment to promoting gender equality in various aspects of
society and stressed the importance of reading books and using social media for
literature promotion. He wished the festival success until its conclusion on
November 9th, underscoring how it effectively combined literature with
empowerment.
Dr. Parveen Azam Khan appreciated the
role of literature in society and how it depicted Peshawar's historical
background, customs, and culture.
Source: tribune.com.pk
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2445177/peshawar-hosts-womens-literature-event
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OIC reaffirms support for Muslim women’s
rights
November 07, 2023
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia hosted the
“International Conference on Women in Islam: Status and Empowerment,” in Jeddah
on Monday under the patronage of King Salman.
The three-day conference, organized by
the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, aims to shed light on the successes of
Muslim women, highlight their role and contribution to development, and counter
the negative propaganda that portrays Islamic religion as an obstacle to women
obtaining their rights.
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince
Faisal bin Farhan delivered a speech in which he expressed his gratitude to the
participating delegations for their response to the Kingdom’s call to hold this
important conference.
He said that women faced various and
multiplying challenges in areas of war and armed conflict, including violence,
poverty, fear, marginalization and the absence of health and educational care
for their children. He said that it was imperative to protect and support these
most-affected and vulnerable groups.
“We meet today in light of the difficult
circumstances that Palestinian women in the Gaza Strip are experiencing under
the ongoing Israeli violations of international laws and humanitarian
principles, in light of the silence and failure of the international community
to carry out its duties and responsibilities to stop the escalation, stop the
bloodshed, and ensure immediate access to urgent and necessary humanitarian
aid,” he said.
The minister expressed the Kingdom’s
condemnation of the violations, illegal practices and crimes against humanity
that Palestinian women and the Palestinian people were subjected to, and “we
appreciate and praise women’s pivotal role and great sacrifices for the sake of
the justice of their cause.”
Muslim women face numerous challenges
and suffer from harassment and discrimination in some other countries amid
restrictive legislations that limited their rights, particularly on wearing the
hijab, Prince Faisal said.
He added that such practices, driven by
Islamophobia, contradicted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1979.
Saudi Arabia had taken rapid steps
toward empowering women in line with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, the foreign
minister said. He said that Saudi women had become indispensable partners in
the journey of transformation, development and growth.
Prince Faisal said women’s participation
in the workforce had increased from 19.3 percent in 2016 to 37 percent. He
added that women owned 45 percent of small and medium-sized enterprises and
assumed 39 percent of the leadership positions, up from 17 percent previously.
The foreign minister commended the
efforts of the OIC in empowering women and prioritizing their interests. Prince
Faisal highlighted the OIC’s establishment of a specialized organization for
women’s development, which was led by a Saudi woman.
Prince Faisal announced the official
document of the conference, titled “The Jeddah Document for Women in Islam,”
which comprehensively covers the rights of women in Islam. The document is set
to serve as a legal, legislative and intellectual reference, contributing to
the realization of the tangible empowerment of women in Islamic societies.
Hissein Brahim Taha, secretary-general
of the OIC, said that since its inception, the OIC had devoted itself to the
promotion of the rights and empowerment of Muslim women. He said that this
commitment had culminated in the adoption of the OIC Program of Action for the
Advancement of Women, widely regarded as a roadmap in Muslim societies.
Taha said that the conference came at a
time when the Palestinians were facing brutal Israeli aggression, and women,
particularly Gazan women, as well as children, older people, and other innocent
civilians, were among the victims of this bombing.
The secretary-general also affirmed the
OIC’s determination to continue constructive dialogue to empower Afghan women
and guarantee their right to access education at all levels and participate in
public life.
Taha said that the conference would
remain a beacon in the OIC and participating bodies’ history for promoting and
affirming women’s rights in Islam, noting that the conference would adopt the
Jeddah Document on Women’s Rights in Islam.
He expressed his gratitude to Saudi
Arabia for hosting the conference and thanked all the participating women
figures.
The conference witnessed speeches by
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Wazed, several foreign ministers,
ministers of women and family affairs from the OIC member states, and female
participants and invitees who delivered research papers.
Wazed said that Islam was a religion of
mercy, humanity and harmony, pointing out that the first person to convert to
Islam was Khadija bint Khuwaylid.
She said that the Kingdom’s pioneering
initiatives were intended to increase women’s participation under the
leadership of King Salman and the crown prince.
The Bangladeshi PM also reviewed some of
Bangladesh’s efforts to uphold women’s rights and enshrine them in the
constitution since the era of the founder, President Mujibur Rahman, and said
that women were at the forefront of social development efforts in Bangladesh,
where currently 73 women were members of parliament.
Wazed said that her political party was
working to increase the participation and representation of women at all
levels, and that she was trying to remove all obstacles that prevented women
from engaging in the decision-making process.
She said that Bangladesh hosted the
Islamic University of Technology, which is one of the institutions affiliated
with the OIC and which has many male and female students from the Islamic
world, and that Bangladesh encourages female students from all Islamic
countries to study there.
Wazed condemned the crimes and massacres
committed by the Israeli occupation against women and children in Gaza, and
called on all parties to ensure humanitarian protection and aid, and an
immediate cease-fire in Gaza. She called for an immediate end to “this dreadful
war, collective punishment and illegal occupation of Palestine.”
President of the Saudi Human Rights
Commission Hala Al-Tuwaijri praised the support for women in the Kingdom by
King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which had led to Saudi women
contributing to local, regional and international achievements.
Al-Tuwaijri highlighted the Kingdom's
endeavors to engage Saudi women in the comprehensive development witnessed by
all sectors to achieve the goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.
Various fields in the Kingdom,
Al-Tuwaijri said, had undergone more than 50 legislative and executive reforms,
contributing to developing the legal framework that promotes and protects
women’s rights, and eliminating all forms of discrimination against women.
These reforms, Al-Tuwaijri added,
resulted in a 34.7 percent increase, from 21.2 percent, in female participation
in the labor market from 2017 to 2022, and a 37 percent increase, from 17
percent, in the rate of women’s economic participation during the same period.
According to Al-Tuwaijri, the percentage
of Saudi women in the civil service reached 42 percent by the end of the third
quarter of 2022, 20 percent of the Shoura Council seats were allocated to women
representatives, the percentage of women in administrative positions increased
from 28.6 percent in 2017 to 41.1 percent in 2022, the share of women-owned
small and medium enterprises increased from 22.5 percent in 2017 to 45 percent
in 2022, the rate of women’s participation in the communications and information
technology sector increased from 7 percent in 2017 to 30.5 percent in 2022, and
the percentage of Saudi women-owned commercial registors reached 40 percent of
the commercial registors of existing institutions.
Al-Tuwaijri said that women could now
hold positions in the judiciary, security and the military. They were equal to
men as members of the Public Prosecution; where there were 200 women, 282 women
worked as administrative staff, 238 were trainees, 8,377 were in security and
military agencies, and 9,976 were in the Ministry of Interior and its
affiliated sectors.
Al-Tuwaijri said that Muslim women today
faced challenges, including being deprived of some of their rights in some
societies, Islamophobia, and the spread of hate speech.
She pointed out the tragic and inhumane
conditions that Palestinian women were experiencing, especially in the Gaza
Strip, due to the war and aggression waged by the Israeli occupation against
civilians, the majority of whom were innocent women, children and the elderly.
Al-Tuwaijri expressed hope that the
conference would come up with a roadmap for legislative reforms and initiatives
aimed at empowering women and providing them with the opportunity to
participate in various economic, educational and social fields.
Mauritanian Foreign Minister Mohamed
Salem Ould Marzouk said that the conference reflected Saudi Arabia’s vision
under the leadership of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to
address the major issues of the Islamic nation and the keenness to protect
legitimate rights and freedoms that were consistent with Islamic values,
including the contribution to consolidate social security, strengthen harmony
and integration among all its members, and achieve comprehensive well-being and
sustainable development.
The Mauritanian minister stressed the
need to highlight the specific teachings of Islam toward women’s honor and
reverence.
He said that empowering women in Islamic
societies should occupy the forefront of a strategic vision in achieving a
desired renaissance.
Five working sessions will be held
during the conference, with ministers, officials, scholars and thinkers delving
into the status of women and their rights in Islam, examining ways to empower
Muslim women in education and work, and discussing issues related to women in
contemporary societies.
On the sidelines of the conference, the
OIC chief held talks with the Bangladeshi PM. She stressed the importance of
supporting women’s rights and status.
During the meeting, cooperation and ways
to boost joint Islamic action were discussed, as well as the Israeli attacks on
the Gaza Strip and their repercussions on peace and security in the region and
the world.
Source: arabnews.com
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2404866/saudi-arabia
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UN Deputy Chief Reiterates UN’s Support
for Afghan Women
Fatema Adeeb
November 7, 2023
The UN Deputy Secretary-General has
asked for attention to and an assessment of the restrictions on women and girls
in Afghanistan.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the
International Conference on Women in Islam, Amina Mohammed said that investment
in girls’ education can ensure a bright future not only for girls but also for
their respective families and neighborhoods.
“The Taliban’s harsh restrictions and
denial of divinely granted rights must be addressed as a matter of urgency. By
investing in the education of our girls, we are not just uplifting individuals;
we are securing a brighter future for our families, our sisters, communities,
and neighborhood," said Amina Mohammed, the United Nations deputy chief.
Saudi Arabia’s capital, Jeddah, is
hosting the International Conference on Women in Islam and Indonesia’s foreign
minister, who is also taking part in the conference, said that the Asian Group
asks the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to suspend engagement with
Afghanistan as the country imposes restrictions on women and girls.
“The Asian Group calls on OIC ... to
suspend the engagement in Afghanistan spearheaded by ulema’s mission. We want
access of women to education and all aspects of Afghan society. This will
result in tremendous result for Afghanistan’s recovery programs,” said
RetnoMarsudi, Foreign Minister of Indonesia.
Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate’s
spokesperson said that women’s rights have been ensured in Afghanistan.
“The issue of human rights particularly,
the rights of women, have been resolved. The rights that have been given to
sisters in Islam and Sharia, are the best rights which have never been seen
elsewhere. We do have some problems in some areas which have not been addressed
but these are exceptions,” said Zabiullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Islamic
Emirate.
The issue of women and girls continues
to remain a hot topic between the international community and the Islamic
Emirate since the latter came to power in August 2021.
Respecting the women and girls’ rights
particularly rights to education and work is one of the preconditions for
recognition of the Afghan caretaker government but the Islamic Emirate has
always denied the claim.
Source: tolonews.com
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-185922
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