Islam Grants Women Full Rights

Islam grants women their full rights, but traditions of the Arab and Islamic worlds are what stand in the way of these rights, said member of the Egyptian delegation to the 114th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) assembly meetings Dr. Zainab Radhwan.

Speaking to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on the sidelines of the meetings, she said all Arab and Islamic constitutions stipulate respecting human rights in general, and especially women's rights.

She noted that the IPU's committee for democracy and human rights discussed what parliamentarians could do to combat violence against women, saying that there were international organizations that implemented double standards and that this was evident when looking at Israeli violations against humanity in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Radhwan pointed out the suffering of the Palestinian women and children under occupation, adding that the Egyptian and Arab delegations were keen on highlighting such violations of human rights.

For his part, member of the Syrian delegation to the meetings Ibtisam Al-Samadi told KUNA that it was important for women to take part in the political arena and assume decision-making positions in order to contribute to the development and peace processes.

She added that the same IPU committee saw that having women in such important positions would serve to eradicate violence against them, stressing the importance of implementing national plants for the protection of women from violence and providing counseling and legal advice centers to help victims.


KUNA