Law reform

The Pakistan government's move to abolish five percent reservation for women in government jobs has evoked sharp criticism from activists and the opposition, which, recently introduced a bill demanding an increase in job reservations for them.

تعيين خمس عمانيات في سلك الإدعاء العام

Shari'a Has Never Been and Should Never Be the Basis for Family Law

A review of "Islamic Family Law in a Changing World: A Global Resource Book," Abdullahi A. An-Na'im, ed. by Cassandra Balchin of the WLUML International Coordination Office.

Pakistan: Women's Commission Recommends Qisas Law Be Amended

The National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), after reviewing the Qisas and Diyat Ordinance (Act II of 1997) and the concept of justice in Islam, declared that honour killings and all other sorts of victimisation of women have no link with Islam.

Pakistan: Women's bill splits Pakistani MPs

A long-awaited bill on women's rights has been presented before Pakistan's National Assembly.