Yet Islamic apologists and their feminist allies in the West insist that hijab is a choice. Who is misunderstanding Islam here? The apologists and their allies will say either that Dar is wrong, or that a difference of opinion on this issue manifests the glorious diversity of Islamic thought. The only problem with that diversity […]
Al-Azhar Islamic law prof: beating is ‘suitable for a rebellious wife, who oversteps boundaries set by Allah’
Women are abused in all cultures. However, only in Islam is the abuse of women given the sanction of the almighty, so that the perpetrators can go away feeling righteous. The Qur’an teaches that men are superior to women and should beat those from whom they “fear disobedience”: “Men have authority over women because Allah […]
Kuwait cancels women’s yoga retreat, calling it ‘an assault on Islam’
“When an instructor in Kuwait this month advertised a desert wellness yoga retreat, conservatives declared it an assault on Islam.” It is more accurate to say that the yoga incident reignited the battle over women’s rights in Kuwait. Honor murder and violence against women in the name of Islam is commonplace in Kuwait. Last April, […]
Taliban reject US criticism of not being ‘inclusive’ enough
Jihad Watch has been consistently warning that the Taliban is a jihadist group, similar to the Islamic State with the goal of establishing the Sharia regionally, and ultimately globally. The group is not capable of being “inclusive” by Western standards because it does not support Western ideologies. It is committed to Sharia, including martyrdom in […]
Pakistan: Religious Affairs top dog asks prime minister to rename Women’s Day ‘International Hijab Day’
The irony is that World Hijab Day is observed annually all over the West, with non-Muslim women donning hijabs in solidarity with Muslim women who are supposedly oppressed by fictional racist, “Islamophobic” yahoos. Meanwhile, no one is standing with the real oppressed women: the ones who are threatened, brutalized, and even killed for daring not […]
Afghanistan: Women ‘must cover up properly…even wear a blanket’
A hadith depicts Muhammad saying to a woman, “‘O Asma’, when a woman reaches the age of menstruation, it does not suit her that she displays her parts of body except this and this,’ and he pointed to her face and hands.” (Sunan Abu Dawud 4092) The covering of the face proceeds from the same […]
Taliban judge says women can’t be judges because they ‘have lesser brains’
This is based on a hadith: Narrated Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) delivered a Khtubah in which he exhorted them, then he said: “O women! Give charity for you are the majority of the people of the Fire.” A woman among them said: “And why is that O Messenger of Allah?” He […]
Malaysia: Minister for women tells husbands to beat their ‘stubborn’ wives for ‘unruly’ behavior
Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff is no “extremist.” Stockholm Syndrome aside, she is merely repeating mainstream Islamic teachings. Women are abused in all cultures. However, only in Islam is the abuse of women given the sanction of the almighty, so that the perpetrators can go away feeling righteous. The Qur’an teaches that men are superior to […]
Kuwait: army ‘modernizes,’ allows women in combat roles, but unarmed and fully covered
This story would be risible if not for demonstrating the utter cruelty towards women in Islam, in which women are deemed inferior. No matter how hot the weather may be, women are required under Islamic law to fully cover up, as the Qur’an instructs: (Quran 24:31) And tell the believing women to reduce of their […]
India: Muslim politician claims rape rate is high because women don’t wear hijab
Zameer Ahmed is simply repeating a standard Islamic belief. The Qur’an says: “O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.” […]