A little rhetorical trick designed to get a laugh and a sigh. When we talk about how women are subjugated under Islam, the many restrictions on them and their behavior and the method of brutality shown towards women who transgress the rules we are called the usual names. When the same thing happens in an Islamic area there is nary a peep. Where is the outcry from Western liberals and women's rights groups on this obvious and outrageous act perpetuated against women by Islam? This is happening in India, an ally and a friend, yet the appeals for equality and tolerance from the same people who demonize those who say the same thing have not been heard.
Shall we wait for it?
From CNN April 6 by Farid Ahmed
Islamists protest women's rights in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) -- Dozens of people were injured in Bangladesh as riot police clashed with thousands of Islamists protesting women's rights, authorities and witnesses said.
The protesters damaged buses and cars Monday, setting several on fire, while police used clubs and tear gas to disperse the Islamists, who were wearing skullcaps and burial cloths.
"We'll die for the cause of Islam, but (will) not allow the government to disrespect (the) Quran," one protester shouted during the demonstration near the national mosque in downtown Dhaka.
Will they start killing randomly, ala Afghanistan because of the perceived disrespect?
The government recently announced its National Women Development Policy 2011, which ensures women expanded rights in property and education. The protesters said the policy is against the Quran.
Fazlul Huq Amini, leader of a coalition of Islamic groups called the Islami Oikya Jote, asked his followers to take to the streets to protest the policy. Amini said the Quran defines how much property a woman should inherit, and the government should not allow women more than that.
That's sura 9 verse 11 where a woman gets half that of a man in inheritance.
"It's against the principle of the Quran, and we'll resist it at any cost," Amini said.
Read it all
Shall we wait for it?
From CNN April 6 by Farid Ahmed
Islamists protest women's rights in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) -- Dozens of people were injured in Bangladesh as riot police clashed with thousands of Islamists protesting women's rights, authorities and witnesses said.
The protesters damaged buses and cars Monday, setting several on fire, while police used clubs and tear gas to disperse the Islamists, who were wearing skullcaps and burial cloths.
"We'll die for the cause of Islam, but (will) not allow the government to disrespect (the) Quran," one protester shouted during the demonstration near the national mosque in downtown Dhaka.
Will they start killing randomly, ala Afghanistan because of the perceived disrespect?
The government recently announced its National Women Development Policy 2011, which ensures women expanded rights in property and education. The protesters said the policy is against the Quran.
Fazlul Huq Amini, leader of a coalition of Islamic groups called the Islami Oikya Jote, asked his followers to take to the streets to protest the policy. Amini said the Quran defines how much property a woman should inherit, and the government should not allow women more than that.
That's sura 9 verse 11 where a woman gets half that of a man in inheritance.
"It's against the principle of the Quran, and we'll resist it at any cost," Amini said.
Read it all
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