Karnataka Waqf Board To Start Colleges/Schools That Permits Hijab
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30 November 2022
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Sale of Islamic Clothing on Rise in India amid Hijab Row
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World Cup 2022: Arab Women's Joy At Freedom In Stadiums
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Spanish Decision Shows Tide Turning On Repatriating ISIS Brides
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Pakistan Federal Shariat Court Finds Women’s Protection Law ‘In Line’ With
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Karnataka
Waqf Board To Start Colleges/Schools That Permits Hijab
30th
November 2022
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The
Karnataka Waqf board will soon start schools and colleges where students are
allowed to wear the hijab, unlike several government educational institutions
in Karnataka.
According
to Waqf board chairman ShafiSadi, the schools and colleges will be self-funded
and will be set up at Mangaluru, Shivmogga, Hassan, Kodagu, Bijapur and
Hubballi.
“A
total of Rs 25 crore have been allotted for the educational institutions. There
would be no autonomous rules for these colleges and follow the board and
universities’ rules,” Sadi said.
Government
sources said that chief minister Basavaraj Bommai might soon make an
announcement in this regard.
When
asked if the intention of setting up the educational institutions was the
ongoing hijab row, the Waqf chairman denied it. “There is no connection with
the Hijab issue. Everybody is welcome to get admission,” he said.
“This
was announced 5-6 months before. We have Rs 25 crores in Waqf board allotted
for this. This is especially for women’s colleges in different districts of the
state,” the Waqf chairman added.
Hijab
issue
In
December 2021, six hijab-clad school girls were not allowed to enter the
classrooms by Government PU College in Udupi. The issue soon spread like an
epidemic throughout the state as more and more government schools and colleges
in the state started disallowing hijab-clad students.
Instead
of supporting the students, the state government justified the ban and said a
proper dress code should be followed.
The
protest by the Muslim female students gave rise to Hindu students retaliating
by wearing saffron turbans and scarves. There were reports of many Muslim
students getting hounded by news media reporters.
The
situation soon escalated and the state government had to temporarily close
schools for a week.
Several
petitions were filed in support of the hijab against the Karnataka government’s
ban decision in the high court. However, on March 16, a bench headed by Chief
Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit, and Justice J M Khazi
concluded that hijab was not an essential religious practice in Islam upholding
the Karnataka government’s ban.
Source:Siasat
Daily
https://www.siasat.com/karnataka-waqf-board-to-start-colleges-schools-that-permits-hijab-2469177/
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Sale
of Islamic Clothing on Rise in India amid Hijab Row
November
29, 2022
TEHRAN
(IQNA) – Reports indicate an increase in the sale of Islamic clothing in India
amid bans on Islamic hijab in south of the country.
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In
the crowded and bustling lane of the south Delhi suburbs, it’s a carnival here
every day. People flock to this market every evening to buy everything a
central market can offer.
With
lanes and by-lanes across the street, this is a shopping heaven among local
Muslims. Zaid a local shopkeeper says this market is very popular, especially
among women and in demand these days are Islamic outfits of the latest designs.
Outfits
such as abayas and hijabs, prayer outfits, burkha and naqaab, thobes and jubbas
and sportswear are rending.
Shagufta,
a student, says it’s not all about hijab, but it’s about my choice to wear
hijab. She says rather than politicians indulging in matters of Muslims that
fetches vote, why don’t they stop hate crimes, lynching and bulldozing Muslim
homes. Anti-Islamic elements want to show to the world that Islam is about
oppressing women, but in reality it’s about protecting women, safeguarding
women and treating them with utmost dignity.
Based
on reports and market evaluations, Islamic clothing market will see a massive
growth by 2028. Many brands are in line for manufacturing the latest trending
Islamic clothing.
Many
women I spoke with believe that the hijab row is nothing more than a political
stunt ahead of the incoming elections. They say political parties are now
looking to exploit such issues to galvanize people into voting for them.
In
recent months, a ban on Islamic headscarves or hijab in southern India has
outraged the Muslim community, saying it’s an outright attack on their faith or
choice, which the constitution has guaranteed to safeguard.
Observers
say anti-Muslim rhetoric has flared more aggressively since the ruling BJP
grabbed power in 2014. They say most elections in India since 2014 have been
overly polarized and the religious divide has been the trump card used to
garner votes and win elections.
Source:IQNA
https://iqna.ir/en/news/3481455/sale-of-islamic-clothing-on-rise-in-india-amid-hijab-row
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World
Cup 2022: Arab Women's Joy At Freedom In Stadiums
November
30, 2022
Recent
changes have seen women allowed to drive and enter football stadiums in Saudi
Arabia
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In
one of the most fraught World Cups, with human rights and LGBTQ abuses in Qatar
at the forefront of issues being highlighted within the country, questions over
how many women from the Arab nation would be present in the stadiums was a
topic many queried.
In
the first World Cup in the Middle East four states from the Arab nations —
Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Tunisia and host Qatar — have featured at this year's
tournament.
It
matched the highest number of nations from the region to compete at the
competition as at Russia 2018, but for female fans there has been a distinct
difference.
"The
Arab female fans attendance in Qatar has been bigger than we expected," a
Qatari woman told DW reporter Dana Sumlaji. "You could see that they were
equal in the stadium.
"We
do come from a conservative country and some families don't accept women going
to stadiums, while other families don't have a problem.
"But
we do not get the chance of hosting the World Cup often, so you see even these
conservative families accepting their girls going to the stadiums. We are
coming in big numbers like one family to support all Arab teams."
Saudi
fans take over Doha
Saudi
Arabia, in particular, has brought a sea of changes for women in the country,
with a series of reforms over the past few years intended to modernize the
country, including lifting a ban on allowing women into football stadiums in January
2019.
While
the changes have been viewed as an attempt by the country to have the world
overlook the atrocities still committed
in the state, where people are still executed and the government is routinely
accused of human rights atrocities, they have equally benefitted passionate
female football fans.
Following
Saudi Arabia's shock 2-1 victory over Argentina in their opening group match,
an overwhelming number of people from the country made the short trip over to
Doha for second game against Poland, with approximately 42,000 of the
44,259-strong crowd coming from the Arab state.
"The
stadium we played in against Poland didn't fit all of us," a Saudi female
fan explained. "Wait until the match in Lusail against Mexico, we will
fill the stadium.
"Saudi
women have always supported the men's team whether in front of the TV or in the
stadium. And as there are no restrictions for women in stadiums now, we have
the same rights as men there," she added.
"We
came in big numbers to Qatar. I hope the future is even brighter, especially
for the women's national team, I hope to see them also in the Women's World Cup
soon."
Moroccan
football culture ingrained in women
In
fact, early this year Morocco became the first-ever Arab women's team to earn
their place at a World Cup, after reaching this year's Women's Africa Cup of
Nations final, even though they ultimately lost the match 2-1 to South Africa.
But
Moroccans believe there is a distinct difference in the attitude of seeing
women at matches and in the culture of following football within North African
Arab nations, compared with those in Arabian Peninsula.
"The
culture in Morocco means supporting the national team is a national duty,"
Moroccan fan KawtarAjbali explained. "We are born with the football
culture and there is equality between men and women in this matter."
And,
for DW reporter Sumlaji, who was born in Syria and was forced to contend with
sexist attitudes as one of few female TV reporters on men's football within her
country of birth, seeing so many women from her nation at the World Cup has
been a wholesome feeling.
"What
I have seen at this World Cup, with all these women celebrating football no
matter of their beliefs or tradition and culture differences, that was what I
always dreamt of seeing in the Arab world," she said.
"I
wish it could have always been like this, that seeing women in stadiums as a
very normal thing."
Source:DW
https://www.dw.com/en/world-cup-2022-arab-womens-joy-at-freedom-in-stadiums/a-63929985
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Spanish
decision shows tide turning on repatriating ISIS brides
25/11/2022
Women
with children walk at Camp Roj, where relatives of people suspected of
belonging to the Islamic State (ISIS) extremist group are held, in the
countryside near al-Malikiyah (Derik) in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province.
(AFP)
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In
the murky world of ISIS families, all diplomacy is conducted quietly. On
Monday, the Spanish government quietly admitted it would bring back several
Spanish wives and children of ISIS fighters, before the end of the year.
Newspaper reports placed the number at three women and 13 children, a figure
which, while small, represents a significant change for European countries.
It
takes to more than 500 the number of women and children repatriated from
Kurdish-run detention camps in northern Syria this year, the highest number of
foreign nationals ever sent back and a sign that the tide of refusals by
countries abroad, especially European countries, is gradually turning.
The
question of what to do with women and children of ISIS fighters has bedevilled
countries across the world since the once-sprawling ISIS territory was retaken
in 2019. There are perhaps 10,000 men and boys held in Kurdish-run prisons, and
another 60,000 women and children in Kurdish camps. The exact number of
Europeans is unknown, but has been estimated at around 1,000. For years, the
focus has been on returning women and children, many of whom were born in
ISIS-controlled territory.
Almost
all European countries initially refused to bring back their citizens, citing a
variety of reasons, from lack of access to the camps to security issues. But in
the past 18 months, most have relented and all the major European countries
have taken back at least a handful of their citizens, always women and
children.
Spain
is only the most recent Western country to do so. In the past few weeks,
France, Britain and Australia have returned citizens. The change appears to be
related to a high profile case brought against France in the European Court of
Human Rights (ECHR) this year.
The
French case was watched particularly closely because so many French citizens
joined ISIS, more, in fact, than any other European country. Paris has been
very reluctant to bring back women and children, even orphans, arguing that
they still pose a security risk.
The
case at the ECHR was brought on behalf of two women currently in a Kurdish-run
prison camp with their children, and argued the refusal of the French
government to repatriate them amounted to a violation of the women’s right to
enter the territory of their nationality. In mid-September, France lost the
case and agreed to re-examine the files of the two women.
A
week later, France suddenly repatriated 15 women and 40 children, one of the
largest mass repatriations by a European country. It is unknown whether the two
women whose cases went to the ECHR were among those returned.
The
ECHR decision did not change the legal terrain for European states; it did not
even establish that European citizens had to be returned. All it did was argue
that an independent body ought to examine any such decisions, so that detainees
would not be subject to arbitrary decisions.
But
the ECHR decision appears to have influenced European and Western countries
into thinking that legal pathways for stopping their citizens returning are
running out.
The
same week as the ECHR decision, Britain quietly brought back a woman and her
child from the same camp. That woman was not the most high profile British
detainee, Shamima Begum. Begum currently has a case before a special
immigration court to reverse a controversial decision to strip her of her
citizenship, rendering her stateless.
The
biggest change, however, has come in Australia. Having refused to repatriate
any citizens since 2019, at the end of October, Australia brought back 17
citizens, a decision that caused a media firestorm. Even the families in
Australia heard the decision via the media, such was the secrecy. Yet
Australia’s government may well be about to go further. Media reports suggested
as many as 60 Australians may come home before the end of the year. Given that
media reports had previously put the number of Australians in Kurdish camps at
just 50, that could mean the government will repatriate all its citizens.
Given
the secrecy, the government has not addressed whether the ECHR decision was a
factor. Yet for all the legal and political arguments over the repatriation of
Western citizens, the hardest part is yet to come. Bringing back women and
children from ISIS camps was always going to be controversial, but it was the
easier half of the problem. For one thing, it was always clear they could not
stay; it is not the job of Syrian or Kurdish authorities to look after the
criminal citizens of the West.
Moreover,
the tools to deal with them already exist. Just this month, an American woman
from Kansas who led an all-female ISIS brigade was sentenced to 20 years in
prison. Allison Fluke-Ekren was one of a suspected 300 Americans who fought for
ISIS . She was repatriated and faced trial. Similar trials or extended periods
of surveillance are manageable.
No,
the real test is yet to come. Because once the women and children of ISIS
fighters have been brought home, attention will turn to the fighters
themselves. The political firestorm accompanying every single repatriated male
of fighting age will be immense. Politicians may have taken notice of the ECHR
decision and sped up the return of some former ISIS brides. But every Western
politician will be keen to delay the day their husbands are processed as far
into the future as possible.
Source:TheArabWeekly
https://thearabweekly.com/spanish-decision-shows-tide-turning-repatriating-isis-brides
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Pakistan
Federal Shariat Court Finds Women’s Protection Law ‘In Line’ With Islam
Malik
Asad
November
30, 2022
ISLAMABAD:
The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) on Tuesday gave a nod to a law passed by the
Punjab Assembly for the protection of women and declared that it was not
against the injunctions of Islam.
An
FSC bench comprising Chief Justice Dr Syed Mohammad Anwar and Justice Khadim
Hussain M. Sheikh announced reserved judgement on the Punjab Protection of
Women Against Violence Act, 2016 and said it was in line with the teachings of
the Holy Quran and Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (PBUH).
The
law, which was the first of its kind in the country, provided comprehensive
protection to women against a range of crimes.
The
judgement stated that in Islam, violence is disliked and strictly controlled
and the religion has protected women from all sorts of violence.
The
verdict quoted some hadith and added that Islam has “highly encouraged” and
praised taking care of and protecting women from all kinds of violence.
“No
provision of the impugned Act is against the injunctions of Islam as laid down
in the Holy Quran and Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), hence the captioned
petitions are hereby DISMISSED,” the judgement said, adding that there was no
force in the petitioners’ argument who challenged the act.
The
court also conceded that the reports submitted by the respondents regarding the
working and results of the Violence Against Women Center (VAWC) established
under the impugned Act in Multan are “quite encouraging and positive”.
The
court also directed the Punjab government to ensure proper implementation of
the law and roll it out in every district of the province.
The
court also sought a compliance report on the implementation and rollout of the
law.
While
emphasising the importance of the said legislation, the court recommended that
other provinces follow suit by enacting similar laws.
The
bill was passed on February 24, 2016, by the Punjab Assembly, almost nine
months after it was approved by the provincial cabinet in May 2015. The delay
was caused because of in-house objections even from lawmakers belonging to the
then-ruling party PML-N.
The
law provided protection to women against a range of domestic, sexual,
psychological and economic abuse, along with stalking and cyber crimes,
perpetrated by their husband(s), sibling(s), adopted children, relatives and
employers.
It
also introduced for the first time an ‘in-built implementation mechanism’
through the district VAWCs, court orders (residence, protection and monetary)
and the introduction of GPS-tracked electronic bracelets/anklets on men to
enforce protection orders and restrict the ability to enter any place to secure
female victims.
However,
days after it was adopted, the legislation landed in the FSC as its provisions
were challenged in the court. The petitioners had urged the court to declare it
— especially Section 7(d)(e) of the act — repugnant to Islam, the Holy Quran
and Sunnah. The section provided for placing GPS ankle or wrist trackers on men
to monitor their movement.
Source:
Dawn
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