The so-called ‘model’ nikahnamah prepared by the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board and released at its recently-held meeting in Bhopal has, predictably, stirred up a hornet’s nest.
When her parents asked her to wear a burqa while attending her university classes, Fauzia refused to comply. The result was that she was barred from going to the university and sat at home washing dishes.
Last month, on the 19th April, lawmakers in Kuwait agreed to allow women the right to vote and run in local council elections – a bill that passed on a 26-20 vote, with three abstentions [1].
Events to mark the international day of women's action for peace and disarmament and May 28th - international day of action for women's health and reproductive rights.
Faeq Ameen Bakr, director general of Baghdad's Institute of Forensic Medicine in Baghdad, often writes "killed to wash away her disgrace" in the many autopsy reports and investigations that cross his desk.
