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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Dogs get better treatment than women in West' [ Sunday, February 12, 2006 01:32:10 amTIMES NEWS NETWORK ] Chartbuster DVD FREE for NRIs! RSS Feeds| SMS NEWS to 8888 for latest updates HYDERABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind president Dr Mohammed Abdul Haq Ansari on Saturday asked Muslim women not to confine themselves to family affairs but go out to the public, and participate in social and political activities while remaining in the veil. Addressing women at the inaugural session of the organisation's first woman conference, Jamaat chief Ansari said making a cup of tea was not the only job of women in the changing world. "Women should play an important role in development of the society," he said. Ansari said that Islam has provided more sops to women than men, but the meaning of liberty to women was wrongly interpreted by the Western countries. Rights of women doesn't mean spending time in pubs and night clubs and ignore the hijab. "In the name of liberty, women are being sexually exploited and misused for promotion of brands. But reality is that dogs are given better treatment than women in the western countries," Ansari said. The Jamaat chief expressed concern over men preferring only working class women for marriage. "In our society, marriage of girls is turning difficult due to dowry and victimisation of women. This trend is against the teachings of Islam," he said. Speakers at the Saturday's conference included All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) member from Mumbai Uzma Nahid, Professor from Bihar Shahnaz Begum, Jamaat's women's state wing chief Nasira Khanam and national vice-president of the Jamaat Jalaluddin Ansar Umri. The Jamaat on Sunday will be discussing 'Role and responsibilities of Muslim women in building the Indian society', 'Role of Muslim women in the advancement of education among Muslims', 'Role of women in eradication of dowry system', 'The persecuted Indian women: Facts, reasons and the rescuer. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1411121.cms Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
