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The Challenge Of The Ban On The Full-Face Veil Merely 2 months after the law on wearing the full-face veil in public was passed in France, it is being challenged in court. A French Muslim couple is taking the French government to the European Court of Human Rights over France’s ban on the wearing of the niqab [...] Best Of Blogs Awards The stereotype of Arab women is one of “voiceless” women, women who are not allowed to express their views. But new media technology has changed that. Women can blog. And several Arab women are using their blogs not for tittle tattle, but for speaking out against oppression and injustice. Several Arab women have [...] Women Denied Right To Vote In Saudi Arabian 2011 Municipal Elections Unlike Morocco, where women won suffrage in 1963, and where now they hold 13% of elected positions, women in Saudi Arabia still do not have the vote. They were denied that right at the 2005 elections, but promised they would be given it for the next [...] Countries Oppressing Women May Take Seats Because of its donations, Saudi Arabia is guaranteed of a seat on the 41-nation board of the newly instituted UN Women agency. The formation of the UN Women agency is one of UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s top priorities. Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet will head the UN Women agency [...] Saudi Physician Dr Fadha Sultan Trapped Saudi Arabia has strict male guardianship system. But when male guardianship is abused, it is the women who suffer. Examples that come to mind includes Jennifer Birrell and Nazia Quazi. Now there is another case, this time involving a Saudi physician called Dr Fadha Sultan. She too has been trapped inside Saudi [...] Lashings for Child Brides Trying To Escape From Their Marriages Two adolescent Afghan girls who had been forced into marriages with elderly men ran away disguised as boys because their husbands beat them when they tried to resist consummation of their marriages. However, after two days of fleeing across rough roads and mountain passes, Khadija Rasoul, aged [...] On September 14, the outgoing Aceh Legislative Council passed a set of bylaws (Qanun Jinayat) that effectively replaces certain sections of the Criminal Code with Sharia laws for Muslims. Among other things, these bylaws call for death by stoning for those caught in adultery. The Aceh governor has refused to sign off on these bylaws, but [...] Following up on yesterday’s post on human rights and discrimination against women in Muslim countries, I came across reports of violence against women in Guinea, a Muslim country. First, a little information on Guinea. This was previously a French colony in the African continent, but in 1958 Guinea became an independant country. Guinea has a population of around [...] Saudi activist Wajeha al-Huweidar’s once said: “All Arab regimes are members of the United Nations and have ratified the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, granting justice and equality, duties and rights to all human beings. However in our male chauvinist countries, women are considered a private property of the family. In all Arab countries, without [...] |
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