“Men shall take full care of women with the bounties which God has bestowed more abundantly on the former than on the latter, and with what they may spend out of their possessions. And the righteous women are the truly devout ones, who guard the intimacy which God has guarded. And as for those women […]
Attempt to strengthen laws on violence against women runs up against Sharia
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Violence Against Women (CEDAW) is essentially a dead letter in Islamic countries, because of Sharia — and the Koran’s command to beat disobedient women (4:34). “Human Rights vs. Sharia: Violence Against Women,” by Valentina Colombo for Hudson NY, October 5: The great irony of the recent […]
U.N.: Nearly 90 percent of Afghan women suffer from domestic abuse
Qur’an 4:34: “Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their property (for the support of women). So good women are the obedient, guarding in secret that which Allah hath guarded. As for those from whom ye fear rebellion, admonish […]