Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Afghan law on women brings societal conflict onto world stage
Outside the gates of Kabul University, young Shiite women in fashionable black jackets and scarves hopped off city buses each morning last week, then strolled to biology and law classes alongside clusters of male students, chatting about career plans.
But in a carpeted mosque a few blocks away, the Shiite imam admonished male worshipers to keep close watch on their wives and daughters, saying it is "Satan's work" when women visit public places such as shrines wearing attractive clothing. Behind a curtain, female worshipers enveloped in burqas listened in silence.
Like Afghan society at large, the country's Shiite Muslim minority is grappling with conflicting pressures between a strong tradition of male family dominance and a gradually evolving acceptance of women's modern rights. Usually, this struggle takes place out of the public eye, within families and religious communities.
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But in a carpeted mosque a few blocks away, the Shiite imam admonished male worshipers to keep close watch on their wives and daughters, saying it is "Satan's work" when women visit public places such as shrines wearing attractive clothing. Behind a curtain, female worshipers enveloped in burqas listened in silence.
Like Afghan society at large, the country's Shiite Muslim minority is grappling with conflicting pressures between a strong tradition of male family dominance and a gradually evolving acceptance of women's modern rights. Usually, this struggle takes place out of the public eye, within families and religious communities.
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Labels: afghan law, Afghanistan, burqas, kabul university, muslims, religious communities, shiite imam, shiite muslim minority, shitte women
Monday, September 22, 2008
India needs tough anti-terror laws, says government panel
India needs a tough law to fight attacks like the deadly bombings in New Delhi, a government panel said on September 16, as police released sketches of key suspects.
There were immediate signs of dissent within the government, though, after the Home Minister Shivraj Patil told NDTV news channel the country already had strong enough laws in place.
In its report, the panel asked the government to consider tougher laws to deal with growing militancy in India.
"We need a comprehensive anti-terror law, but there should be adequate safeguards," said Veerappa Moily, a senior member of the ruling Congress party, who headed the panel.
India's main opposition, the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, which accuses the centrist Congress party-led coalition of following a policy of appeasement, wants the reinstatement of a tough anti-terrorism law it promoted when in power.
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There were immediate signs of dissent within the government, though, after the Home Minister Shivraj Patil told NDTV news channel the country already had strong enough laws in place.
In its report, the panel asked the government to consider tougher laws to deal with growing militancy in India.
"We need a comprehensive anti-terror law, but there should be adequate safeguards," said Veerappa Moily, a senior member of the ruling Congress party, who headed the panel.
India's main opposition, the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, which accuses the centrist Congress party-led coalition of following a policy of appeasement, wants the reinstatement of a tough anti-terrorism law it promoted when in power.
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Labels: accuses, anti-terrorism law, BJP, bomb blasts, congress, dominated areas, Home Minister, india, muslims, NDTV, New Delhi, Shivraj Patil, sketches, suspects, witch hunt
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Aurangazeb was even handed with Hindus and Muslims
The debate over whether Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb was anti-Hindu or not has taken a new turn in Chennai with the largest Tamil Muslim group saying he was a victim of distorted history.
Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) said one of the biggest charges against Aurangzeb was that he demolished the Vishwanath temple in Varanasi (Kashi).
"That was a fact. But late historian Bishma Narain Pande's research efforts exploded many myths about Aurangzeb's rule. He explained why Aurangzeb razed the temple at Varanasi," TMMK leader M.H. Jawahirulla, who is a university professor himself, told IANS.
He razed the temple because the Maharani of Kutch, the wife of one of the Hindu Rajput kings loyal to Aurangzeb, was dishonored and robbed inside the temple.
Meanwhile, the Chennai police on March 6, had shut down an art show on Aurangzeb at the Lalit Kala Akademi in Chennai following protests. Francois Gautier, a expatriate French journalist, curated the show. Police said the exhibition of 40 paintings and documents on Aurangzeb had the potential to disrupt communal harmony.
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Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) said one of the biggest charges against Aurangzeb was that he demolished the Vishwanath temple in Varanasi (Kashi).
"That was a fact. But late historian Bishma Narain Pande's research efforts exploded many myths about Aurangzeb's rule. He explained why Aurangzeb razed the temple at Varanasi," TMMK leader M.H. Jawahirulla, who is a university professor himself, told IANS.
He razed the temple because the Maharani of Kutch, the wife of one of the Hindu Rajput kings loyal to Aurangzeb, was dishonored and robbed inside the temple.
Meanwhile, the Chennai police on March 6, had shut down an art show on Aurangzeb at the Lalit Kala Akademi in Chennai following protests. Francois Gautier, a expatriate French journalist, curated the show. Police said the exhibition of 40 paintings and documents on Aurangzeb had the potential to disrupt communal harmony.
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Labels: Aurangzeb, chennai, Hindu Rajput, Lalit Kala Akademi, Mughal Emperor, muslims, Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam, Varanasi
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Britain moves to regulate mosques -London
In the first government-sponsored attempt to put in place a system of regulating Britain's over 1,300 mosques to prevent radicalization, a new body of four major Muslim groups formed after the July 7 London bombings has drafted proposals on core standards and constitutions for the mosques.
The new proposals have been drawn up by the Mosques and Imams National Advisory Body (MINAB), set up by the Al-Khoei foundation, the British Muslim Forum, the Muslim Association of Britain and the Muslim Council of Britain. MINAB was formed after the July 7, 2005 bombings.
The draft constitution for the regulatory body proposes increasing the skills and competencies of imams, developing mosques as centers of community cohesion..
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The new proposals have been drawn up by the Mosques and Imams National Advisory Body (MINAB), set up by the Al-Khoei foundation, the British Muslim Forum, the Muslim Association of Britain and the Muslim Council of Britain. MINAB was formed after the July 7, 2005 bombings.
The draft constitution for the regulatory body proposes increasing the skills and competencies of imams, developing mosques as centers of community cohesion..
To read the complete article click here:http://www.newsindia-times.com
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Labels: british, london, MINAB, mosques, muslims
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