Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Domestic violence is considered to be a problem in Muslim-majority cultures, where women face social pressures to submit to violent husbands and not file charges or flee. [49] In deference to Surah 4:34, many nations with Shari'a law have refused to consider or prosecute cases of "domestic abuse."
The Quran contains verses exhorting violence against enemies and others urging restraint and conciliation. Because some verses abrogate others, and because some are thought to be general commands while others refer to specific enemies, how the verses are understood and how they relate to each other "has been a central issue in Islamic thinking on war" according to scholars such as Charles ...
Although Islam permits women to divorce for domestic violence, they are subject to the laws of their nation, which might make it quite difficult for a woman to obtain a divorce. [311] [312] [313] In deference to Surah 4:34, many nations with Shari'a law have refused to consider or prosecute cases of domestic abuse. [314] [315] [316]
There have been several fatwas against domestic violence. [16] [17] Feminist writers have said that society during Quranic times differed from modern times, especially in how children were reared and raised, creating a need for gender roles. These scholars say that the Qur'an can be interpreted differently as society changes. [18] [19] [20]
The Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World terms Verse 4:34 the Quran's least egalitarian verse. [ 30 ] Some Muslims, such as Islamic feminist groups, argue that Muslim men use the text as an excuse for domestic violence .
The U.N. human rights chief used a special debate on Tuesday about burnings of the Quran in Sweden and other European countries to tread a fine line between freedom of expression and respect for ...
The Baitul Salaam Network, a group that works with women who have faced domestic violence states that "one of the most ugly stereotypes is that Islam gives men the right to beat their wives." [ 3 ] The Voice of Libyan Women , an organization that started Purple Hijab Day for the first time in Libya , state that this is a terrible ...
Islam and violence (8 C, 26 P) W. Islam and women (11 C, 84 P) ... Islam and blasphemy; Islam and domestic violence; History of slavery in the Muslim world;