Under the Taliban's interpretation of Sharia law during the 1990s, women and girls could not work, gain an education, or even leave their homes without wearing a burka and being chaperoned by a ...

But under the Taliban’s extremist interpretation of sharia law, women receive “virtually no rights.” “Women don't get any inheritance,” Ahmed said. “Very often they're treated with ...

This vote is an utter betrayal of both reality and of women — especially women who live under Sharia law. In 1970, I taught one of the first Women’s Studies courses in the country.

Great attention was paid to the statement by a spokesman that the Taliban would respect women’s rights within the framework of sharia, or Islamic law. What could that mean? Skip to content ...

1) American Women Don’t Accept Sharia Law. You may have been wondering this week, or since the Hamas-Israel war broke out in October, or during the Obama years, or possibly even in the days ...

Afghan women fear renewed chapter of Sharia law and regression of rights under Taliban’s thumb. ... and former school teacher – who lives under Taliban control in Logar province – told Fox News.

The Taliban said such fears were"baseless", and that they were "committed to the rights of women under the laws of sharia.". But such statements have only raised more questions, including just how ...

The recent hunger strike by V P Suhara, a 73-year-old Muslim women’s rights activist from Kerala, brought attention to the contentious issue of Sharia and women’s rights in India.

Injustice In Inheritance: Muslim Women's Struggle for Property Rights Under Sharia Law The amendments from time to time addressed discrimination under respective Hindu and Christian laws, but the ...

Human rights are being violated and soon women will be left without any rights after the imposition of Sharia law. Hizb ut-Tahrir, Jamaat-I-Islami and radicalised students are gaining prominence ...

If the Sharia law comes into play, then women will have no rights at all. ... The online status shows that it is under process. So I am optimistic that it will be renewed.