Open AccessWomen's Rights in Islam and the Content of CEDAW
Author(s) -
Mohammed Tay
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
al-raida
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2226-4841
pISSN - 0259-9953
DOI - 10.32380/alrj.v0i0.710
Subject(s) - oppression , dominion , ambiguity , islam , human rights , power (physics) , relation (database) , subject (documents) , content (measure theory) , law , political science , sociology , gender studies , philosophy , theology , linguistics , mathematical analysis , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , database , politics , library science , computer science
The paper sheds light on the positive role religions have played in advocating freedom. Religion liberated man from all forms of oppression, slavery and dominion, and then left to him (the man) the power to act within a general framework based on freedom. However, human beings did not remain commited to this principle, and the strong man has imposed his will over the weak. One of the expressions of such authority was man 's oppression of woman. Apparently, women's rights have been subject to most ambiguity especially in relation to the issue of equality.