Some controversial sharia laws favor Muslim men, including rejection of alimony and polygamy.
A woman's inheiritance is just 1/2 of a man's inheiritance.
In Sharia Court testimony, a man's testimony is equivalent to the testimony of TWO women.
The woman cannot marry without the consent of her guardian. If she marries, her husband becomes her new guardian.
Some view Islamic women as being oppressed by the men in their communities because of the required dress codes.
.Female Genital Mutilation' (FGM)
is a violation of the human rights of girls and women.
Muslims who practice this female ritual tend to use the term Female Circumcision (FC)
There are some who have been adamant about its religious importance amongst Muslims. In 1994, Egyptian Mufti Sheikh Jad Al-Hâqq 'Ali Jad Al-Hâqq issued a fatwa stating: "Circumcision is mandatory for women. If the people of any village decide to abandon it, the [village] imam must fight against them as if they hadd abandoned the call to prayer.[23]
2007-03-09
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