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Islam –
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Iconic women | Muslim women and the law
Muslim women and the law
Nigeria
Democracy, Women's Rights and Sharia Law
http://allafrica.com/stories/200301290608.html
Excellent article written in January this year by Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi,
a human rights lawyer.
Suffering under Sharia Penal Legislation
http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/
pages/gbr_nigeria
Website of Amnesty International that looks at the recent case of
Amina Lawal, the 30-year-old Muslim woman sentenced to death by stoning,
by a Shari'ah court in northern Nigeria.
Pakistan
Zina Laws
http://zinalaws.tripod.com/ZinaLaws/index.html
Comprehensive site with personal testimonies of the women accused
under this law and an explanation of the political and social context
of the zina laws. In Pakistan, even 12-year-old victims of rape have received
punishment for zina and there are hundreds of women in jail on charges
of Hudud offences.
Forced Marriages Condemned
www.islamfortoday.com/ruqaiyyah04.htm
English convert to Islam, Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood, speaks out against
the practice, common among south Asian Muslims in Britain, of marrying
off teenage girls against their will to unsuitable husbands from 'back
home'.
Malaysia
The Hudud and Qisas Laws in Malaysia
www.malaysia.net/aliran/monthly/2002/6e.html
Under the Shari'ah criminal code of 1993, evidence for rape is ocular
evidence of four adult male witnesses or confession of the accused. Women
are not accepted as witnesses and are also likely to be prosecuted for
slander if they are unable to prove rape. In cases of adultery, pregnant
women will immediately be charged for the offence while it will be impossible
to charge the male partner because of the requirement of four male Muslim
witnesses.
Turkey
Right to wear the Hijab
http://idsnews.com/news/071999/opinion/
071999turkey.html
Muslim women students in Turkey speak out about the secular Turkish
government's ban on women wearing the hijab.
Headscarf Protest
www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/
dyn/aid/1213
Recent article that reveals the protests and arrests that continue
in Turkey, where Muslim women are being targeted for wearing their headscarves.
Iran
Iran Hires First Woman Bus Driver
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/
not_in_website/syndication/monitoring/
media_reports/2391703.stm
Looks at the working women of Iran and the current political climate.
Egypt
Egyptians Mobilise against Female Genital Mutilation
www.afrol.com/News2003/index_egy001.htm
Although made illegal by Egypt's Supreme Court in 1997, female genital
mutilation continues in areas of Africa and the Middle East. In Egypt
an estimated 97% of women have undergone this harmful practice. The procedure
varies from mildly painful to gruesome, and can involve the removal of
the clitoris and other organs with knives, broken glass and razors – but
rarely anaesthetic. It can lead to severe problems with menstruation,
intercourse and childbirth, psychological disturbances and even death.
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