Sharia law and women's rights

 


I have voiced my thoughts on how cultural and religious beliefs can be oppressive and harmful to the self-determination of women and that even your own culture can be a threat.  One of those principles of self-determination is that you have a god-given right to self-defense and that right is inherent to you as a human being.  We say that de-clawing a cat leaves them defenseless so staying in an environment that leaves you defenseless by taking away your self-determination is a threat. 

I'm not going to post the whole article here but the link is below. Here are some snippets to add some backdrop.
"However, many Muslim women do not regard Sharia as being incompatible with their rights. My research shows how women – typically small activist groups in many countries – are using Sharia to fight against oppressive practices. :

"Women activists I met saw an inherent feminism in Sharia. Muslims “can find support for almost everything” in Sharia, a Somali activist reminded me. It’s just that women “have to know their rights in the Quran,” she added. "

"These activists help their local communities understand women’s rights in Islam. For example, one activist fighting for girls’ education explained to local parents how Sharia demands that both “boys and girls have the right to education.” Billboards put up by human rights groups referred to the Islamic teaching that to educate a girl is to educate a nation. They emphasized that Prophet Muhammad himself taught women and men and encouraged his followers to do the same."

But here is the speedbump, the hitch in the get-along, the linchpin that when pulled, makes it all fall apart.
"Because Sharia encourages a diversity of interpretations, there is no right or wrong way to interpret it. "

So, you can interpret it 'rightly' that women are second class citizens, deny them basic human rights and treat them like cattle. 

I love this - "On the Day of Judgment, these women said to one another, God will judge those who tried to take away women’s God-given rights."
 But until then, the men will make your life a living hell on earth. 

It's great that women are learning to read, teach and shape Sharia law. And what will the men do when they realize their structure is being taken away ?
Destroy the women's ability to read, socialize and become more like the Handmaid's Tale. 

No, a persons rights come from God ( or inherent in nature ) and anything that stands in that way needs to be removed. 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/muslim-women-using-sharia-push-122303083.html

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