.... “Strikingly, these laws have not, to my knowledge, ever been applied to the elite in these societies, which also makes their implementation discriminatory on the basis of class,” said Hassan.
Many women’s groups which are working within the Islamic framework, she said, would agree with getting rid of these laws, or at the very least, ensuring that they are not implemented in the manner in which they currently are being used.
“I feel strongly that religious and cultural arguments – that I think can be extremely fluid and flexible when they need – should not be used to justify adherence to principles of inequality and discrimination,” Hassan noted. [Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)] Read more
