…discrimination in favor of men and against women: the legal requirement that a Muslim woman, prior to her marriage, must gain the permission of her father, or another male relative….
…The Qur’an enjoins men to give their prospective wives a mahr upon contracting the marriage: “And give the women [upon marriage] their gifts graciously (ṣaduqātihinna niḥlah). But if they give…
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…principles of diversity and harmony evident in the Qur’an, al-Hibri describes a Qur’anic worldview in which God’s will is supreme and arbitrary hierarchies among men and women are denounced. Download…
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…gender relations at that time. Whereas women were not even considered human beings in pre-Islamic Arabia, Islam recognized women as full human beings and equal to men before God. Download…
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…grant comity to the Indian divorce. Because women do not have the right to pronounce talaq, the triple talaq divorce discriminated between men and women. The court also agreed that…
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…as part of a program for International Women’s Week. The talk focused on the rights of women, dispelling common myths about abuse, explaining the challenges Muslim women in particular face,…
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…providing women’s educational forums centered around the differences between culture and Islam. With KARAMAH’s help, Ghazala hopes also to coordinate a domestic violence workshop focusing on men’s rehabilitation in the…
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…need to redefine the woman’s role in inAmericaand abroad, particularly in South Asian communities. Empowering women to have the courage and financial stability to leave their victimizers involves helping women…
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…financial and property rights for women. To read KARAMAH scholarship on the rights of women, click here. Mr. Awad concluded by addressing the equitable Qur’anic views towards women and men,…
…impact on women, men, families and local communities which make up the broader global Muslim society. *KARAMAH EU is our sister organization based in Brussels, Belgium. The organization was founded by a…
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