India: Shia cleric advocates family planning
Source:
Aviva The Shia leader Maulana Kalbe Sadiq has advocated for family planning, and expressed dimay that people link it with religion.
"Family planning has nothing to do with religion directly or indirectly, but it is definitely associated with the health of a woman who gives birth to a child.
It also has an impact on the life of the father," he said in his address on the second day of the seminar on empowerment of women in Islam, organised by global peace mission. He went on to say that a healthy mother will be able to nurture her child better and too many children mean a compromise with the proper upbringing.
He justified his point on the basis that Islam advocates rationality. He also advocated higher studies for girl children and said that there are no restrictions on the education of a girl child in Islam. Quoting an example of Iran, he said that women have immense potential to perform well in social activities.
"Recently 300 judges were appointed in Iran and 89 of them were women. The fact is encouraging. When women in Iran can do it, our daughters are no less," he said.
Source: Times of India reported in Push Journal, 5.12.05.
He justified his point on the basis that Islam advocates rationality. He also advocated higher studies for girl children and said that there are no restrictions on the education of a girl child in Islam. Quoting an example of Iran, he said that women have immense potential to perform well in social activities.
"Recently 300 judges were appointed in Iran and 89 of them were women. The fact is encouraging. When women in Iran can do it, our daughters are no less," he said.
Source: Times of India reported in Push Journal, 5.12.05.
Submitted on Sun, 01/08/2006 - 00:00
Related News
- Muslim women in India petition Supreme Court to end 'triple talaq’ instant divorce
- Minor convicted in heinous Delhi gang rape to be freed
- India: 'Now, men will be a bit scared to say talaq'
- India arrest 16 for beheading woman for 'witchcraft'
- Saudi Arabia: Moms visiting clinics seeking male children
Related Actions
- On May 28, International Day of Action for Women’s Health, Women’s Rights Defenders Mobilize Worldwide Calling for the Inclusion of Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
- Rights Must Be At the Center of the Family Planning Summit: Civil Society Declaration
- India: Violent attacks and cases of moral policing in Karnataka
- Update: Kyrgyzstan: Continued access to abortion - safe, for now
- Kyrgyzstan: Support the campaign to ensure continued access to abortion
Relevant Resources
- Influences of Religious Fundamentalism on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women
- Reclaiming and Redefining Rights: ICPD+20: Status of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Middle East and North Africa
- Substantive Equality and Reproductive Rights: A Briefing Paper on Aligning Development Goals with Human Rights Obligations
- Early and Forced Marriage in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Masculinity, Son Preference and Intimate Partner Violence (India)