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Women under the Uthmani Khilafah: Challenging the Myths Introduction

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Women under the Uthmani Khilafah: Challenging the Myths Introduction
During its ideological war against Islam, the Western secular capitalist world, has always given special attention to the matter of women's position and rights under Islam and Shariah. It associated the cause of oppressions such as forced marriages and honour killings to the Shariah and blamed it for the exclusion of women from education, social life and politics in various Muslim communities and countries. Islamic provisions which contradict Western ideals…
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News and Comment Justice for Some and Justice for All

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News and Comment Justice for Some and Justice for All
News A Quebec judge has reportedly refused to hear a woman's case because she wouldn't remove her hijab. The CBC said it obtained an audio recording of proceedings that occurred in the courtroom of Judge Eliana Marengo on Tuesday (24th February). On the recording, the CBC reports that Rania El-Alloul told the judge she is a Muslim, but Marengo told her she could either remove her headscarf or ask for…
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THE WEST SUFFERS SHARIA-PHOBIA AND TUNNELVISION SYNDROME AGAINST THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ISLAMIC SHARIA LAW (Responding to the Controversy over Aceh's Sharia Local Laws - Part 1)

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THE WEST SUFFERS SHARIA-PHOBIA AND TUNNELVISION SYNDROME AGAINST THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ISLAMIC SHARIA LAW (Responding to the Controversy over Aceh's Sharia Local Laws - Part 1)
The issue of Aceh and its implementation of some Islamic Shariah Laws is always very seductive for the media, especially when it comes to women's issues. Somehow if there's any rumor about the implementation of Sharia law in Aceh, the liberal media - national and international- become so obsessed and lustful to publish it complete with additional flavors of their anti-Islamic view. Alleged human rights violations caused by the controversial…
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The Marriage between Feminism and Colonialism in the Muslim World PART 2 Modern-Day Attacks on Women and Shariah: Replicating Historical Colonial Agendas

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The Marriage between Feminism and Colonialism in the Muslim World PART 2 Modern-Day Attacks on Women and Shariah: Replicating Historical Colonial Agendas
Historically, Western colonial rulers constructed and widely propagated the narrative of women's subjugation under Islam to gain legitimacy for their occupation over Muslim lands as well as to undermine Islamic governance in order to maintain domination over the region and its resources. In modern times, Western politicians and government continue to use the rhetoric of ‘Women's Rights' and the rallying cry of ‘saving the Muslim woman' from the ‘oppression of…
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The Marriage between Feminism and Colonialism in the Muslim World PART 1 A Historical Perspective

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The Marriage between Feminism and Colonialism in the Muslim World PART 1 A Historical Perspective
"Anthropology, it has often been said, served as a handmaid to colonialism. Perhaps it must also be said that feminism, or the ideas of feminism, served as its other handmaid."Leila Ahmed, Egyptian American writer on Feminism in the Muslim World For over a century there has been an indisputable marriage between feminism and colonialism in the Muslim world that continues into modern times. Successive Western governments and politicians have employed…
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Chapel Hill: The Fate of a Muslim Minority

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Chapel Hill: The Fate of a Muslim Minority
After the tragic deaths of Deah Barakat, his wife Yusor Abu-Salha and her younger sister Razan Abu-Salha, there is an immediate need to make sense of a senseless and abhorrently violent act. After the shock, anger and overwhelming grief, the Muslim population was left with the question ‘why?' Why had three, young, bright, charitable students with a shining reputation by all accounts, been shot dead in the assumed safety of…
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The Feminism Movement in Malaysia which Ensnares the Future of the Country's Women and Children

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The Feminism Movement in Malaysia which Ensnares the Future of the Country's Women and Children
The movement of feminism in Malaysia as in similar developing countries or in the West has the same goal for women globally - to establish equality in terms of the economic, education, politics, or social spheres of life. However, many Malaysian women are not comfortable in labelling themselves feminists due to the connotation and concept of feminism that is considered alien and contains Western elements. Some parties condemn feminism as…
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The True Cause of Özgecan Aslan's Murder Is Secular Capitalism

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The True Cause of Özgecan Aslan's Murder Is Secular Capitalism
The slaying of the 20-year-old psychology student in Turkey, Özgecan Aslan, during an alleged attempted rape has prompted angry street protests across the country and demands that the Turkish government do more to combat violence against women. Police on Friday discovered the charred corpse of Özgecan Aslan in a riverbed in southern Mersin province. According to authorities, she was killed while fighting back a sexual assault by the driver of…
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