“Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other” (Qur’an 4:34).
“Senate rejects bill on gender equality in marriage,” by Fredrick Nwabufo, The Cable, March 15, 2016 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
The Nigerian senate has rejected a bill designed to grant women the same marital rights as their husbands.
Making his contribution to the debate on ‘A Bill Seeking Gender Parity and Prohibition of Violence against Women’ presented by Abiodun Olujimi, a senator from Ekiti state, Ali Ndume, senate leader, urged Nigerians to stick with either religious or traditional marriage.
He explained that crisis usually occurs when couples who had performed both traditional and religious marriage rites find themselves in the middle of a divorce.
“This law that is being amended is very important especially when there is a clear conflict when it comes to dealing with widows, inheritance, divorce, even marriage itself in our society,” he said.
“There are various traditions. The problem we have is the combination of our traditions and new religious beliefs. You will find an Igbo man who cannot speak Igbo language because he studied abroad. He will do traditional marriage then go to church again to get married in the church.
“The church wedding says if you marry, the couple become one while the Igbo tradition says when you marry a wife, she becomes your property. So when issues come up after the marriage, you now wonder which one to take.
“As for inheritance and divorce, in Islam, it is very clear how it is being done, but if you combine that with your tradition, you find out that women are being discriminated in a disadvantageous manner. There is a need for women who are involved in this advocacy to also engage in enlightenment.
“If you will marry, you will marry; either Christian or Muslim. I think this bill is timely and important and at the public hearing stage, we will look at this bill very well.”
While explaining the content of her bill, Olujimi, who is the deputy minority whip of the senate, said that it seeks equal rights for women in marriage, education and job.
In her bill, she said that a widow would automatically become the custodian of children in the event of the death of her husband, and would also inherit his property.
Speaking in support of the bill, Ike Ekeremadu, deputy senate president, stated that countries develop where women are given equal opportunities.
“Only last night, I was going through a document prepared by George Bush of America. Those countries that are doing well are those who give women opportunities,” he said.
“Where I come from, women don’t eat egg and are restricted from touching the non-essential parts of animal. But now that has changed. What is needed is time and education, not necessarily legislation. We will continue to encourage our women. I support this bill.”
Sani Yerima, a senator from Zamfara state, expressed aversion to the bill, arguing that it was in conflict with the Nigerian constitution.
He explained that the bill negates the principles of the Sharia law, which the constitutions regards.
Senate President Bukola Saraki put the bill to a vote, to which the opposing senators shouted a thunderous “nay”, and subsequently had their way….
Other senators who opposed the bill are Adamu Aliero, a senator from Kebbi state, who argued that its provisions are inconsistent with Sharia law, and Emmanuel Bwacha, a senator from Taraba south who said that bill negates provisions of the constitution.
gravenimage says
“Nigeria: Senate rejects gender equality bill, Muslim senators say it violates Sharia”
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More proof that Trump was not wrong when he said Islam treats women badly.
More:
“The church wedding says if you marry, the couple become one while the Igbo tradition says when you marry a wife, she becomes your property. So when issues come up after the marriage, you now wonder which one to take…
“As for inheritance and divorce, in Islam, it is very clear how it is being done..”
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A couple becomes one under Christianity–but equality in marriage is “un-Islamic”.
God, I hate Islam.
Angemon says
Then, going by what American feminists say, America must be stuck in the year 100,000… BC
Pfffftttt. Real muslims don’t care about senates and man-made institutions. Bunch of daisy-sniffing hypocrites…
Angemon says
Damn you, sensible touchpad, for erasing a paragraph!
You think that’s bad? Pfffftttt!!! In the civilized West, women have it sooooooooooooo much worse. It must be true because feminists tell us that. Well, shout it to our faces when they’re not calling us racist, cis-gendered, patriarchy-propagating misogynistic pigs. Anyway, here’s an example of the systemic institutionalized oppression in the West:
billybob says
I bet she complains about the toilet seat being left up at home too. Jeez – get a sweater! We can’t take our shirts off if it gets too hot, but we can always put on more layers.
maghan says
No, Muhammad peed like a girl so all Muslim males must follow. What a perverted jackass. Even male and female mammals urinate differently—for reasons of anatomy.
gravenimage says
Yeah–I saw that stupid clip a while ago.
The ridiculous thing is that just yesterday I had a woman dealing with menopausal hot flashes in a warm Starbucks claim it was sexist that the heat was up so high. No joke.
Straining at gnats and swallowing camels…
Wellington says
Difficult to determine which group of Muslims are the greater fools——–blacks or women. Islam’s record on black slavery is far worse than that of the Western world’s and the Western world’s was bad enough.
To this day the Islamic world, contra the Judeo-Christian world, has not apologized for its role in black slavery, a participation in which iniquitous institution preceded that of the Western world by some eight centuries and which continued after the Judeo-Christian world realized the great wrong which was black slavery and which then took numerous measures to terminate it by the end of the nineteenth century, while the Islamic world still wanted to continue slavery in general and black slavery in particular (actually does to this very day). Nor should it be overlooked that Mohammed himself owned black slaves and referred to blacks derisively (e.g., Bukhari Hadith 1:662——–the “raisinheads” comment).
As for women who are Muslim, such people who sincerely defend Islam are dispositive of just about the largest collection of Stockholm Syndrome types in all of history. To be a woman and a devout Muslim is to announce to the world at large that you have been brainwashed par excellence, a pathetic true believer, since Islam is a GUARANTEE that on this earth men will always lord over women wherever Islam gets its way (N.B., Western feminists who are not Muslim but who do not condemn Islam in this matter are HYPOCRITES). No sensible woman should accept Islam’s assessment of the female gender. The fact that millions of Muslim women do is beyond pathetic.
Particularly sad are devout black Muslim women. Of all Muslims, they have to be just about the sorriest group of all. No black female who is knowledgeable and has not lost her common sense should have anything to do with Islam. Indeed, black women should be in the forefront of pointing out the many errors of Islam. Sadly to date they are not.
خَليفة says
Here is a perfect example of where the civilized world could force Nigeria to take steps towards being more civilized. If Nigeria won’t sign the universal declaration of human rights, put it into law on the books and in practice they get cut off from Trade, travel and any type of aid ( monetary, food, medical, etc .)
In 2012 USA gave Nigeria more than $300 million.
Jay Boo says
Jed Clampett was actually a hateful Muslim
But political correctness changed the show.
Backwards Koran thumping Goat herders happen to stumble upon oil and have no clue what to do with it.
Instead of using their new found wealth for good
Florida Jim says
Allowing a single muslim into any country is the beginning of Sharia and the complete muslim idiocy.We should never allow a single one in and oust all, who are here before the beheadings begin.