Hear Out Muslim Women on the Uniform Civil Code, Left Sympathiser And Author Dr Khadeeja Mumtaz Tells CPM
New Age
Islam News Bureau
17 July 2023
• Hear Out Muslim Women on the Uniform Civil Code, Left Sympathiser And
Author Dr Khadeeja Mumtaz Tells CPM
• Large Hijab Protest Breaks Out In Iran
On Sunday Evening
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Hear
Out Muslim Women on the Uniform Civil Code, Left Sympathiser And Author Dr
Khadeeja Mumtaz Tells CPM
Khadeeja Mumtaz
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17th July 2023
KOZHIKODE: Left sympathiser and author Dr Khadeeja
Mumtaz has deplored the absence of Muslim women in the seminar on the Uniform
Civil Code (UCC) organised by the CPM in Kozhikode on Saturday.
She wanted to know whether Muslim women
were denied a chance to speak because the party was afraid of religious
leaders. “Muslim women should have been allowed to speak because Narendra Modi
said the UCC is imperative citing the plight of Muslim women. So, naturally,
the version of the Muslim women should be heard,” she said.
Dr Mumtaz said the responsibility of the
political parties and women’s organisations was not to say a blanket ‘no’ to
the UCC. “Instead, they should project reforms in personal laws as an
alternative. They should persuade the religious leadership for the reforms,”
she said.
Dr Mumtaz added that she raised the
issue in the meeting of the organising committee. “I said this line should be
upheld, but it didn’t get due recognition. I had this different opinion even
while opposing the UCC,” she said.
The writer said there are women leaders
such as P K Sainaba and KanathilJameela who could raise the issue. “I think they
also have the same line. But the party might have thought that the religious
and political leadership will be unhappy if these leaders are allowed to
speak,” she said.
“There was representation for tribal
groups and Christian community in the seminar. But Muslim women were absent. I
think the mistake will be corrected. I have hope in the Left. The issue of
reforms in the personal laws should be discussed even while opposing the BJP’s
move to impose UCC,” Dr Mumtaz said.
It may be recalled that some Muslim
leaders had objected to the demand for reforming the Muslim personal law at the
seminar itself. In his speech, Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen (KNM)- Markazudawa
general secretary C P Umar Sullami said that equality for women is not
practical. Sullami said no political parties have ensured equality in their
committees. Meanwhile, Works Minister P A Mohamed Riyas said the seminar was a
huge success.
Not a blanket ‘no’
Dr Mumtaz said the responsibility of the
political parties and women’s organisations was not to say a blanket ‘no’ to
the UCC. “Instead, they should project reforms in personal laws as an
alternative. They should persuade the religious leadership for the reforms,”
she said.
Source: newindianexpress.com
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2023/jul/17/hear-out-muslim-women-writer-tells-cpm-2595593.html
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Large Hijab Protest Breaks Out In Iran
On Sunday Evening
File photo
of Iranian women defying hijab rules in public in Rasht
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16-07-23
Images and reports on social media
indicate that a large crowd in Rasht, northern Iran have been protesting evening
after security forces tried to arrest three women over hijab.
A video received by Iran International
shows thousands of people gathered outside the city hall in Rasht after the
hijab police tried to whisk away three women. Onlookers intervened and rescued
the women. As the news of the incident spread in the city, residents began to
gather in the square in protest.
Some tweets say that gunshots were heard
and security forces also fired tear gas, but it is too early to verify those
reports.
Iran on Sunday officially announced the
return of the hijab police to streets and earlier videos and reports received
from Iran showed numerous incidents of confrontations between women who chose
to appear without covering their head and plainclothes hijab enforcers.
Last September, the death of 22-year-old
Mahsa Amini in hijab police custody triggered months of protests and the
government for a while ordered enforcers off the streets. But in the past six
months more and more women have shed the hijab and appear in public in ordinary
attire.
Clerics and hardliners however have been
pushing for a forceful reaction to what they call "loss of honor",
"lawlessness" and a phenomenon threatening the very foundations of
the clerical regime.
A video emerged on Saturday showing a
hijab enforcer attacking and trying to detain a teenage girl. The video quickly
became viral on Persian Twitter.
Source: iranintl.com
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202307165145
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