Do women have rights in Islam?
Women have remarkable rights according to Islamic law and according to the Koran. First, they are equal before the law. Both men and women are special to God and both can go to paradise or the inferno. Women can work if they want, but the money is their own … and women have the same rights as men in acquiring knowledge. … There have been a lot of social customs which have prevented many of these Islamic rights from being fully practiced and have been blamed by Western critics on Islam itself. One of the points that has often been brought up is women are forced to cover their heads, their bodies. … This was not only an Islamic instruction, but Judaism and Christianity also did the same. What core values do Muslims, Jews and Christians share? First of all, the belief in the one God … and from that issues the very important point that this God is the one that has not only created the world, but also cares for the world. And that there’s a direct relationship between God and human
