status of women in society
O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know each other. Verily the most honored of you in the sight of God is (one who is) the most righteous of you. And God has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things). [Quran 49:13] Since the beginning of time women are considered the 'Inferior sex and men automatically the superior despite of the words written in our holy book that in the eyes of God the highest placement always belongs to the one who is pious and most righteous. Renowned Muslim woman scholar Dr.Riffat Hassan has rightly concluded in one of her articles that in spite of the fact that the Holy Quran is particularly solicitous about women's wellbeing and development, women have been the targets of the most serious human rights violation in Muslim societies. Not Islam but the contrariety that exists between Quranic ideals and practice of a number of women -related issues contributes to a large extent the present status of women. The typical subjugated image of Pakistani women mirrors the centuries old patriarchy in the sub-continent and legacy of the military regimes in the countr
Islam was the first religion to recognize the equality of sexes and granted women rights unheard of 1400 years ago. Female infanticide is the killing of a girl child within weeks of her birth. He treated women and particularly his wife with great contempt and abused in filthy language yet apologized for everything that he did later on so Tehmina could be left hanging there and could not get herself to hate him and find a way out. Their worries stem from their total dependence on the husband and consequently insecurity for fear of being abandoned by the husband in favour of a second wife. Women who report rape or sexual harassment to the legal authorities face many obstacles. She is underprivileged in getting education, food, health care and freedom of choice of partner, number of children and other essentials of life. "No citizen otherwise qualified for appointment in the service of Pakistan shall be discriminated against in respect of any such appointment on the ground only of. As far as domestic violence is concerned, it is the most under-reported crime because it is generally condoned by social customs and considered as a private family matter. Multiple forms of violence include rape; domestic abuse as spousal murder, mutilation, burning and disfiguring faces by acid, beatings; ritual honor-killings and custodial abuse and torture. Men are not self titled 'stronger and wiser' sex is because of the emotional and physical empowerment they have on women and women are considered the weaker because of their lack of emotional and physical strength to stand up for their rights. 300 women were estimated to have been killed in the name of 'honor' in one province of Pakistan alone. UNICEF has also helped launch awareness programs and organized sensitization workshops on violence against women in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Because of the difficulty in setting up an independent household even women with careers share this problem. Other organizations such as Women Action Forum in the country is helping the victims of physical, emotional and sexual abuse and are bringing them to the big cities from their rural areas and providing medical and legal help through assisting firms and organizations.
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