September 5, 2008

Gender justice in Islam

If someone asks me which is the most gender-just religion in the world, I would unhesitatingly say ‘Islam’. However, Muslims are seen today as most unjust towards their women, particularly

A dishonourable tradition

The burying alive on July 13 of five women in Balochistan – three teenaged girls for allegedly wanting to have a marriage of choice in consonance with Islamic law, and

Sindh govt mulls over setting up women’s courts

Karachi- The Sindh government is considering setting up “women’s courts” led by female judges to decide women’s cases while the law department would establish a legal aid committee to provide

Treasury benches oppose 33pc job quota for women

KARACHI – Sindh Assembly on Thursday rejected a private resolution for reserving at least 33 per cent jobs for women in provincial and Federal govt departments and allowed a mover

Legislators mull free-will marriage laws

KARACHI: Karachi legislators proposed on Thursday that new legislation and an altered mindset was necessary to prevent the murder of women who want to marry who they chose. Recent murders

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