Asma Jahangir was a lawyer, an activist, an advocate, a champion for human rights, a defender of minorities, a dissident to the military, a women’s rights defender, a South Asian icon, a lion in the face of adversity, an undaunted victor, an incredible woman.
When she passed away of a heart attack on the 11th of February, at the age of 66, the world felt shockwaves.
Knowledge Building Brief no. 1, Shari’ah, Fiqh and State Laws, highlights why it is essential to distinguish between these terms in order to set the divine and eternal apart from the human and temporal, and therefore open to change.
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The following article can be found on https://www.freewomenwriters.org, a sister organisation run by WLUML networker Noorjahan Akbar. Free Women Writers works to improve the lives of Afghan women through advocacy, storytelling, and education.
Dear readers,
The year is almost at its end. We want to take some time to thank each and every one of you for your support and solidarity throughout 2017 and share some of the year’s highlights with you.
