IKWRO welcomes bill to limit Sharia Law in Britain
Tweet Despite the fact that by law Sharia Councils are not supposed to adjudicate on family or criminal matters, IKWRO staff know of several women who have been pressured to resolve issues such as marriage breakdown, child custody and domestic violence in informal faith-based ‘courts’ in the UK. One woman who wanted a divorce from her abusive husband was told she should make her marriage work. Another was sent home because judges said they would not deal with her while she was menstruating. Given stories like this, IKWRO celebrated last week when a new bill was...
Read More100 years of International Women’s Day: Still not equal, and some are less equal than others
Tweet This blog was also featured on the Independent’s website for International Women’s Day 2011. Today is the hundredth anniversary of International Women’s Day. It’s a day to celebrate the progress that women around the world have made in fighting for their rights over the past century. And it’s a day to look to the century to come, the challenges that remain for the world’s women and the obstacles that lie ahead. Despite claims that discrimination is over, women’s rights remain a major concern in the UK. From lower pay to sexist imagery in the media,...
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