There is domestic violence in all cultures, but only in one does it have divine sanction. The Qur’an teaches that men are superior to women and should beat those from whom they “fear disobedience”: “Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth […]
Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology: “Un-Islamic” for women to seek divorce without husband’s permission
Remember this one the next time you hear an Islamic apologist droning on about how Islam respects and protects women’s rights. “‘Khula’ without husband’s consent is un-Islamic: CII,” by Qaiser Butt, Express Tribune, February 18, 2016: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has declared it un-Islamic for courts to use ‘Khula’ (right of a woman […]