women’s rights

Harassment Of Women At Workplace And Beyond Women in Pakistan often feel socially insecure and uncomfortable outside the privacy of their homes. This is mainly due […]

Women In Islam Quite a controversial topic, isn’t it? It is bound to give rise to a difference of opinions when 1.6 billion Muslims, a minority […]

Female Empowerment “No nation can rise to the heights of glory until your women are side by side with you.” – Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah Women empowerment […]

Disinheriting Women Inheritance in legal terms is the property received from an ancestor under the laws of inheritance or property that a person receives by bequest […]

Wither Land Of The Pure Ms. Z, 17, was caught off guard when her own mother doused her with petrol and set her on fire. Her […]

Do We Really Need The Council Council Of Islamic Ideology (CII)? Contrary to the old practice of not raising voice against any matter concerning religion in […]

‘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 […]