women’s rights

‘Marital Rape’ – Where Does It Stand In The Islamic Legal System? What is marital rape? What does Islam say about this? These are important questions which have been the […]

Fatwa Declares ‘Honour’ Killing As Un-Islamic And An Unpardonable Sin A fatwa (ruling) was given out, on the appeal of Sunni Ittehad Council (SUC) Chairman Sahibzada […]

Hijab – By Choice Or By Force? Since childhood, I have come across several discussions, which shape two shades of the perspective, choice or force. I have […]

No Honor In Honor Killings “A man remains a man no matter how poor his conduct. A woman, even if she were to deviate for one […]

Government Non-Compliance With Minimum Standards Against Human Trafficking According to UN Office on Drugs and Crime’s Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2013, 55-60% of all […]

Does A Woman Need Four Witnesses To Prove Rape? It happens to be very unfortunate of us ‘the Muslims’ to have a very serious misconception of […]

Islam And Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Female genital mutilation is a process that involves partial or total removal of female genitalia. A Muslim male is usually […]

Punjab Protection of Women Law: An Appraisal The Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Act, 2016, has caused quite a stir that has led to heated […]

Islam, Law Of The Land, Women’s Rights And Women’s Day In Pakistan March 8 comes and goes every year. Like every year, this year also seminars, […]

Pessimism And Roe v Wade The case of Roe v Wade is a 1973 landmark judgment in the history of the United States of America when […]

Women’s Day “Legal Empowerment” Celebrations in South Punjab (International Women’s Day, March 8, 2016) Lahore, March 7, 2016 – Legal Service Centers in south Punjab celebrated […]

Maintenance Of Wives In Islam At the risk of sounding like a “conformist”, a “conservative” and maybe “recessive”, I wonder if we as a generation have […]

Pakistan’s Historic Women’s Rights Bill Praised By Activists Activists have hailed the passing of a historic bill protecting women’s rights in Punjab, with the legislation establishing a […]

Protection Of Women Against Violence – New Bill Passed By Punjab Assembly On 25 February 2016, the Provincial Assembly of Punjab passed the Punjab Protection of […]

The Hidden Side Of The Women Protection Bill Many would see it as a light at the end of a long dark tunnel, and there is […]

Punjab Assembly Approves Bill For Protection Of Women Against Violence The historic Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Bill 2015 that faced a lot of opposition […]

Maternity Leave Rights in Pakistan Pakistan has four laws that cover maternity related issues: 1. The Mines Maternity Benefits Act, 1981 2. The West Pakistan Maternity […]