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مصر: الإفتاء المصرية:المرأة لا تدخل الجنة إذا طلبت الطلاق بغير سبب

قدّمت دار الإفتاء المصرية بحثاً حول أسباب جعل الإسلام الطلاق بيد الرجل وذلك رداً على سؤال لماذا شرع الإسلام أن يطلق الرجل زوجته، ومن هنا أباح القرآن للرجل أن يهدم أسرته ويقوّض أركانها ويشتتها. وشدد قسم الأبحاث الشرعية في رده قائلاً: "أباح الله الطلاق ليحل بذلك كثيراً من المعضلات التي قد تحدث بين الزوجين ولا يكون لها حلّ إلا الانفصال، فقد يتزوج الرجل امرأة ثم يتبين أن بينهما تبايناً في الأخلاق، أو تنافراً في الطباع، وقد يظهر أن المرأة عقيم لا يتحقق معها أسمى مقاصد الزواج، وهو لا يرغب في التعدد، أو لا تستطيعه، إلى غير ذلك من الأسباب التي لا تتوافر معها المحبة بين الزوجين، والقيام بحقوق الزوجية كما أمر الله، فيكون الطلاق لذلك أمراً ضرورياً.

Pétition globale à Amnistie internationale: Restaurez l’intégrité des droits humains

Comme organisations et comme personnes qui défendons et soutenons l’universalité des droits humains, nous avons constaté avec inquiétude la suspension de Gita Sahgal, qui est à la tête de l’unité genre au Secrétariat international d’Amnistie internationale à Londres, pour avoir remis en question le partenariat d’Amnistie internationale avec des personnalités dont l’attitude politique envers les Talibans est ambiguë.

عريضة عالمية موجهة إلى منظمة العفو الدولية: من أجل اِستعادة حرمة حقوق الإنسان

مثلما هو الحال مع المنظمات و الأفراد المدافعين عن حقوق الإنسان و المساندين لها، سجلنا بقلق تعليق نشاط "جيتا سهغال"، رئيسة وحدة النوع لدى السكرتارية الدولية لمنظمة العفو الدولية"، في لندن، بعد إثارة مسألة شراكة منظمة العفو الدولية مع أفراد ذوي موقف سياسي مبهم إزاء الطالبان

International: Petition in Support of Gita Sahgal Reaches 1569 Signatures

Global Petition to Amnesty International: Restoring the Integrity of Human Rights

As organisations and individuals who stand for and support the universality of human rights, we have noted with concern the suspension of Gita Sahgal, Head of the Gender Unit at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International in London, for questioning Amnesty International’s partnership with individuals whose politics towards the Taliban are ambiguous.

UPDATE: Malaysia: Intimidation of Sisters in Islam: Silencing Alternative Viewpoints

On February 18, the Malaysian Home Minister announced the whipping of three Muslim women for illicit sex. This came as a shock to many Malaysians as several conflicting issues raised over the whipping sentence of Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno for drinking alcohol in public have not yet been resolved. Following this, Sisters in Islam (SIS) and its partners in the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) issued a statement in protest against the whipping, maintaining that we believe it is unjust, inhumane and unconstitutional. Please see attached for full statement. Update on Malaysia: Harassment of Sisters in Islam for questioning 'Syariah' caning of 3 women

Afghanistan: Women’s rights trampled despite new law

As the world marks International Women’s Day, ambivalence, impunity, weak law enforcement and corruption continue to undermine women’s rights in Afghanistan, despite a July 2009 law banning violence against women, rights activists say. A recent case of the public beating of a woman for alleged elopement - also shown on private TV stations in Kabul - highlights the issue. In January domestic violence forced two young women to flee their homes in Oshaan village, Dolaina District, Ghor Province, southwestern Afghanistan.

Pakistan: Swat women fear Taliban return

Girls in Swat District, northwestern Pakistan, have gone back to school, and most women who had been prevented from working have returned to work, but people are still fearful. "We worry the Taliban will return and the persecution will start again. In every neighbourhood there are people who are linked to the militants and who keep an eye on the activities of us women," Sumira Bibi, 20, who works at a cosmetics factory, told IRIN in Mingora, Swat's main town. According to the government's National Commission on the Status of Women, there were 1,000-1,200 women factory workers in Mingora before the Taliban takeover in 2009. It is unknown how many have returned to work. Tens of thousands of civilians were displaced from Swat in the spring and summer of 2009 due to intense fighting between government forces and Taliban militants. Most returned after the army regained control in July. (See Swat timeline)

Afghanistan/UN: Statement on inclusion of Afghan Women in Peace building, Security and Reconstruction

1. The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), mandated to monitor the implementation of the Convention of the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women by 186 States Parties, including Afghanistan, welcomes the efforts of the Government of Afghanistan and its international allies on the new commitment to help secure a peaceful, prosperous and democratic future for Afghanistan initiated in January 28, 2010, London Conference, hosted by the Government of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.

Gaza: Female Journalists Face Worse Than Discrimination

Female journalists worldwide complain about discrimination on the grounds of gender. However, their colleagues in Gaza also face death threats, the dangers of working in a war zone and the struggle for daily necessities as the Israeli siege on Gaza drags on. Last year a shadowy group in Gaza calling itself 'Swords of Islam' threatened to slit the throats of female journalists who appeared on TV with their heads uncovered, calling them "shameless and immoral." The Hamas authorities took the threat seriously enough to offer the women protection. However, the Hamas security forces have themselves on occasion been part of the many problems that Gaza’s small number of female journalists face.

Afghanistan/UN: Any agreement with Taliban must include women’s rights
The Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women said Friday that “any agreement reached with the Taliban in Afghanistan should include a clear commitment to respect and protect women’s human rights.” The Committee urged the Afghan government and its international allies “to ensure that women representatives are included in the upcoming peace and development dialogues and negotiations with the Taliban,”
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