Supreme Court of India to Hear Muslim Woman's Request for Equal Property Share
New Age Islam News Bureau
18 March 2023
• Saudi Woman, Razan Al-Ajami, Skydives Over Kingdom,
Unfurls Country Flag in the Air
• Pakistan Minister Shazia Marri Puts Emphasis on
Empowerment of Women in Every Role
• Arab Women Urged To Tell Their Stories as London
Awards Celebrate Inspiring Females
• Afghan Women Turn To Business after Taliban Ban; Took
Part in an Exhibition in Dubai
• Iran's Anti-Hijab Movement To Afghanistan's Taliban
Rule: Feminists Discuss Struggles Of Women
• FIFA Reverses Saudi Sponsorship of Women’s World Cup
Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau
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Supreme Court of India to Hear Muslim Woman's Request
for Equal Property Share
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March 17, 2023
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear
a plea filed by a Muslim woman who claimed the provision of Shariat law to the
extent of not giving equal share to a female compared to a male is
"discriminatory" and violative of the rights guaranteed under the
Constitution.
A bench of justices Krishna Murari and Sanjay Karol
was hearing the appeal against the Kerala High Court's January 6 order filed by
Bushara Ali, who claimed that it is her grievance that being a daughter,
according to Shariat Law, she was only allotted half the shares as of her male
counterparts.
The bench issued notice to petitioner's 11 siblings
which include four sisters.
The plea, filed through advocate Bijo Mathew Joy, said
Bushara is a decree holder in a partition suit whereby according to preliminary
decree dated January 19, 1995, she was allotted 7/152 shares of the scheduled
property having 1.44 acres each.
Joy said that a status quo has also been ordered by
the apex court.
The plea filed by Bushara said, "Petitioner is
aggrieved by the final decree passed by the trial court wherein the petitioner
was only allotted 4.82 cents of property marked as plot D of advocate
commissioner's plan." Bushara said her father died intestate leaving
behind his wife, seven sons and five daughters.
She said in her plea, "It is the grievance of the
petitioner that in spite of guarantee of the Constitution, Muslim women are
subjected to discrimination. Even though the preliminary decree dated January
19, 1995 was not challenged and had become final, petitioner begs to submit
that the partition of the property as per Shariat Law is discriminatory and
same needs to be set aside. The Section 2 of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat)
Application Act, 1937, to the extent of not giving equal share to a female
compared to a male is violative of Article 15 of the Constitution and therefore
void as per Article 13 of Constitution." The petition said that a similar
issue is pending consideration before the court. Referring to the 2017 verdict
in triple talaq case, she said the 1937 Act is a pre-constitutional legislation
which would fall directly within Article 13(1) of Constitution.
Article 13(1) states "all laws in force in the
territory of India immediately before the commencement of this Constitution, in
so far as they are inconsistent with the provisions of this Part, shall, to the
extent of such inconsistency, be void".
Bushara said she raised the objections against the
advocate commissioner's report and plan dated 2022 before the trial court but
it was dismissed and the advocate commissioner's plan was accepted and based on
that, the property having an extent of 4.82 cents was allotted to petitioner.
"The High Court in First Appeal, without even
looking into the records and without considering my aforesaid objections to the
Commission report erroneously dismissed the appeal," she said.
Bushara sought interim order from the apex court
restraining her siblings from alienating 80.44 cents of scheduled property as
per advocate commissioner's report dated July 25, 2022.
Source: ND TV
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Saudi Woman, Razan Al-Ajami, Skydives Over Kingdom,
Unfurls Country Flag in the Air
Razan Al Ajmi is planning
to establish a free paragliding club in the Kingdom.
Image Credit: Twitter
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17 March, 2023
One of the first Saudi women to receive a skydiving
license shared on Thursday a video of her latest dive while carrying the
Kingdom’s flag.
“Achieving my dream to jump with country flag is
starting now,” Razan al-Ajami said in the caption of the Instagram video.
The videos showed al-Ajami wearing a white T-shirt
with an outline of the map of Saudi Arabia on the front and the flag on printed
on her sleeve.
The video then showed the seasoned diver walk
confidently to the aircraft, get airborne and jump.
Shortly after the jump, she unfurls the Saudi flag
above her head, which flutters as she dives to the ground. It is unclear from
what height the jump was made, but standard skydives are conducted from between
10,000 and 15,000 feet.
Al-Ajami received her training and skydiving license
in neighboring Dubai where the sport is more widely practiced than in the
Kingdom by residents and tourists.
A handful of companies in Saudi Arabia offer
thrill-seekers opportunities to participate in the activity.
Source: Al Arabiya
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Pakistan Minister Shazia Marri Puts Emphasis on
Empowerment of Women in Every Role
March 17, 2023
Shazia put emphasis on empowerment of women in every
role Federal Minister Poverty Alleviation Shazia Marri said “It’s about women
recognition since more than 50% of population of this country consists of women
yet they need to show cards and slogans and come to streets for Aurat March to
speak for our rights”. She further added that in my own constituency I am the
first person who managed to succeed against other parties so I can say women
have more potential than men and thats why this forum is really important for
women as it provides a platform to them.
The Federal Minister emphasized upon a recent study
jointly conducted by IMF and ILO which showed that if gender gap can be reduced
in Pakistan, it will result in huge positive impact on GDP of Pakistan. Since
Pakistan is going through economic problems at the moment, she said that its
time about changing the perspective and focusing on empowering women.
The Federal Minister mentioned that our religion has
enjoined many rights for women which can help us in clarifying many myths
regarding different social issues. It’s the duty of educated men to stand up
for women and talk about issues faced by them.
This attitude should prevail so that any
discrimination which exist against women would be reduced. Further, she said
that these women entrepreneurs will open new pathways for other women in the
workforce and she ended her speech by using the proverb “alone we go faster,
together we go far”.
Source: Pak Observer
https://pakobserver.net/shazia-puts-emphasis-on-empowerment-of-women-in-every-role/
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Arab women urged to tell their stories as London
awards celebrate inspiring females
SARAH GLUBB
March 18, 2023
LONDON: Arab women are being encouraged to tell their
stories to break down stereotypes associated with abuse and violence, and help
empower and inspire younger female generations.
The Arab Women of the Year Awards, which is organized
by the London Arabia Organization, held a lavish ceremony in the UK capital on
Wednesday to recognize and celebrate remarkable achievements made by Arab women
during the past year, in the presence of British and Arab royalty, diplomats,
ministers, and industry leaders.
Dr. May Chidiac, a journalist and former Lebanese
minister, received the Achievement in Media Activism Award for her work
spanning nearly four decades, and for founding the May Chidiac Foundation Media
Institute — a nongovernmental organization dedicated to research and education
on media, human rights, democracy, and social welfare issues.
Chidiac, who survived a horrific assassination attempt
by car bomb in Jounieh, Lebanon, in 2005 and returned to work as a broadcast
journalist in 2006 after undergoing more than 40 surgeries, said that she was
humbled to have received the award.
She told Arab News: “I can’t tell you how much I
appreciated this recognition because seeing so many Arab women celebrated
today, so many famous faces we met from different sectors — we can go from
politics, activism, journalism, space, technology, to influencers — that means
we are putting our finger in this world wherever women are achieving success
stories.”
There are no set categories for the annual awards and
they are selected every year to celebrate outstanding women and their
achievements, regardless of their background or chosen field.
Kuwaiti Dr. Nada Al-Shammari, partner and chief
inspiration officer at Orbital Space — a UAE-based company that works to make
space accessible for everyone — received the Achievement in Innovation Award
and is the first female to be recognized by the organization in the space
field.
She said that in the last 10 years there had been a
rise in the number of Gulf Cooperation Council-based private companies entering
the space sector with the potential of becoming pioneers, and a lot of the
companies were made up of Gulf youth.
Al-Shammari said: “We hope to engage the youth through
space missions and space engagement activities to get passionate about, get
connected with space and be the future of space leaders, not only for our
region but the whole world.”
She added that Orbital Space — as a member of the
private sector — had been pioneering with the Kuwaiti and Emirati governments
to engage and widen the circle of participation to get more people into the
space sector.
She said: “I would like to see Kuwait getting much
further into the space sector and supporting more private entities to come into
the space sector, but I would also like to see the first Kuwaiti young woman
moving toward becoming the first astronaut in Kuwait.”
This year’s theme was “Tell Her Story,” which is part
of the organization’s “Unlock Her Future” campaign that sought to challenge
institutions, organizations, and individuals to confront the harsh obstacles
that face young Arab girls, such as violence against women in the form of honor
killing and child marriage.
Young girls during the ceremony shared stories of
comments and criticism they had faced and how the campaign was able to support
them.
Omar Bdour, CEO of the London Arabia Organization,
said he used to disregard stories of women being abused or harassed as the
common conception was that it was the woman’s fault.
He added: “Now I have a young daughter and sometimes I
wonder when I laughed about it, will someone laugh about the same comments [if
they came from my daughter]? So that’s why I feel I need to change.”
Bdour said women are assaulted and raped in the West,
but if they go to the police they are protected, whereas in the Arab world,
“they will ask, are you sure you want to do this, why are you putting yourself
through this, what were you wearing at that time, are you sure your family is
going to be fine with it?”
He said he felt ashamed of how he used to think, and
there was a need to think differently, while adding that he hopes to see other
men also change their views.
Among those recognized for their achievements were Bahrain’s
Sheikha May Al-Otaibi in education, Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush in
diplomacy, Emirati Sheikha Fatima bint Hazza Al-Nahyan in cultural development,
former Jordanian Minister of Social Development Khawla Armouti in community
service, Lebanese influencer and model Nour Arida in social impact, Yemeni
mathematician Manahel Thabet in scientific development, and Syrian athlete Dima
Aktaa in community spirit award.
Jordanian journalist Caroline Faraj, who won the
Achievement in Media Award last year, said it was great to see all the new
women achievers not only recognized in the Arab world, but also in London, and
their stories heard in Britain.
Faraj, who is vice president and editor-in-chief of
CNN Arabic, said: “This organization was able to find these people, these
women, and also to give them a floor, to give them a voice, so I’m really happy
that I was part of those who got the award last year, but also I’m happy that
every year I’m getting to know more women and more achievers and more voices
from the Arab world.”
She said it was important for women to tell their
stories but it remained “a challenge” and as part of CNN Arabic’s 20th
anniversary, the channel launched an initiative called “Her Story” last year to
provide free training and coaching for women in telling their stories.
“Anybody should be able to tell their stories so that
they are able to be heard,” she said. “We need to train ourselves not only to
tell but also to listen [and] we should really work together to do it, and do
it properly.”
Source: Arab News
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2270786/world
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Afghan Women Turn To Business after Taliban Ban; Took
Part in an Exhibition in Dubai
March 18, 2023
KABUL: A number of Afghan businesswomen took part in
an exhibition in Dubai remotely this week to promote carpets, jewellery, dried
fruit and other handmade goods as part of a push to access international
markets after work options for women shrunk in Afghanistan under the Taliban
administration.
The three-day exhibition, held at a hotel in Dubai and
supported by the United Nations Development Programme, began on Thursday and
includes 26 female-run businesses.
Due to visa and travel restrictions, most business
owners joined via video link from the Afghan capital, where they said some
restrictions on women in public life as well as the country’s struggling
economy were hampering their businesses.
Rayhana Karim, from Afghanistan’s Women’s Chamber of
Commerce, attended the event in Dubai. She said they were working to create a
brand for products, labelling them “Made by Afghan Women”, to reach consumers
abroad wanting to support women’s rights.
“The end-consumers in Europe, the United States and
the UAE, they want to support Afghan women, we need to provide them with an
opportunity,” Karim said.
“You are supporting an Afghan woman when buying a
quality product ... and you are enabling her to stand on her own two feet, to
gain financial independence and to start to have a seat at the table.”
The International Labour Organisation recently
estimated that 25 per cent of women’s jobs had disappeared since the Taliban
took over as foreign forces withdrew in 2021. Many women, they noted, had
turned to home-based businesses, which had stopped the female employment
figures falling further.
Source: Dawn
https://www.dawn.com/news/1742842/afghan-women-turn-to-business-after-taliban-ban
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Iran's anti-hijab movement to Afghanistan's Taliban
rule: Feminists discuss struggles of women
Mar 17, 2023
Hijab has been a symbolic and physically oppressive
garb; women have pushed against it in the past 40 years; but it's also the tip
of the iceberg because what matters is changing the laws, said Sanam Naraghi
Anderlini, an Iranian peace activist while talking about the anti-hijab
protests that have made global headlines.
Speaking at the India Today Conclave 2023, Sanam
Naraghi Anderlini said, “Anti-hijab protests [in Iran] were a watershed
movement. It was the culmination of three generations coming on the street,
giving a unified message – women’s freedom. What was more unique to see was men
standing shoulder-to-shoulder with women and protesting for their rights.”
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, who is also the founder of
the International Civil Society Action Network, spoke at a panel discussion
that included Ruha Shadab, founder, LedBy Foundation; Sheeba Aslam Fehmi,
Islamic feminist, scholar, and columnist; and Fawzia Koofi, Afghan political
leader and activist.
"What I wear and what I do, these are all my
choices. It is my body. We want to deal with bigger issues like peace and
development," Sanam said, adding, "Across the world, when women lead
a movement, it's always non-violent. They may join a non-violent movement, but
when they lead a movement, it's always peaceful and non-violent."
The Conclave 2023 session also featured a discussion
on the situation in Afghanistan where multiple reports of women facing
oppression have emerged since the Taliban came to power in the country.
Speaking at the India Today Conclave 2023, Fawzia
Koofi, Afghan political leader and activist, said, "The struggle for women
in Afghanistan goes beyond appearance. Taliban retain their power through
suppressive behaviour. They suppress women because they think we are an easy
object. This is a misinterpretation of the Islamic religion. Banning girls'
education is not a part of religion. I think it's about control and about
survival."
"Women of Afghanistan want to go to offices,
schools and universities. This point is missing in the international
arena," Fawzia Koofi pointed out.
When asked about how Islamic feminism is different
from Muslim feminism, Sheeba Aslam Fehmi, Islamic feminist, scholar, and
columnist, said, "Islamic feminism is a very rigorous-based knowledge
project that informs the world that it is about reclaiming what has already
been given or ordained to women. We say that we don't want anything from the
clergy. We just want whatever has already been given 1,400 years back. There
are a lot of radical aspects also which the western world is not espousing
currently."
"Feminism is understood as something very
western, something very alien and something that is not suited to cultural
societies, but Islamic feminism is talking about the original divine text and
asking the clergy that I am ready to learn Islam from you, but I am also ready
to teach Islam as well," Sheeba said.
Source: India Today
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FIFA Reverses Saudi Sponsorship of Women’s World Cup
March 17, 2023
Minky Worden
In an off-field victory for human rights, the
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has reversed its
sponsorship plans with Visit Saudi, Saudi Arabia’s state tourism authority, for
the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The Women’s World Cup is the flagship global
women’s football event and has long been a moment to celebrate women’s rights
and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights and inclusion.
FIFA’s decision to award Visit Saudi sponsorship of
the Women’s World Cup showed shocking disregard for the repression and
suffering of Saudi Arabia’s courageous women’s rights defenders, which top
female players rightly condemned as an “own goal.”
Saudi Arabia is a global outlier on women’s rights and
also violates the rights of LGBT people. As recently as 2018, women and girls
were barred from sport in schools – or even watching sporting events in
stadiums. On International Women’s Day in 2022, Saudi authorities passed Saudi
Arabia’s first Personal Status Law, which codifies repressive male guardianship
rules and includes discriminatory provisions against women concerning marriage,
divorce, and decisions about their children. In August 2022, Saudi Arabia
sentenced Salma Al-Shehab, a Saudi doctoral student who had been studying in
the United Kingdom, to 34 years in prison for her use of Twitter.
Human Rights Watch has documented Saudi Arabia’s longstanding
practice of “sportswashing,” which involves spending billions of dollars
hosting major sporting, entertainment, and cultural events as a deliberate
strategy to deflect criticism from the country’s pervasive and systemic
violations of human rights.
Human Rights Watch wrote to FIFA on February 3 to
underscore the contradiction between Saudi Arabia’s Tourism Authority
sponsorship of the Women’s World Cup and the football body’s claims that human
rights are a key part of its values. We also asked FIFA what consultation with
players, host nations, and other stakeholders it undertook before signing off
on the sponsorship deal. FIFA has not replied to the letter.
FIFA has incorporated human rights since 2016 and
adopted a human rights policy stating that “human rights commitments are
binding on all FIFA bodies and officials.” In practice, it has not always lived
up to these pledges.
Women football players are right to protest that their
game was being monetized by FIFA, without safety, access, equal pay for equal
work, consultation, or permission.
FIFA’s decision to reverse the Visit Saudi sponsorship
of the Women’s World Cup should be a first step toward consistent due diligence
and remedy on human rights across all of its operations.
Source: HRW
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/03/17/fifa-reverses-saudi-sponsorship-womens-world-cup
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