"It is not Islam that prohibits women empowerment, but this is the current despotic political system in all over the world", said Mahdi. (IOL Photo) DOHA
A hot debate of women's empowerment in the Muslim world dominated Monday, February 19, the closing session of the US-Islamic World Forum with participants divided whether Western women should be a role model for their Muslim peers.
"Women empowerment and liberalization do not mean that we should follow the western model. We are first Muslims, and we can’t give up our identity", said Mariam Bibi, an educationist who is running various schools in Pakistan.
"I am a liberal woman, but I can’t be like French. I can’t forego my indigenous identity", Bibi said
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A hot debate of women's empowerment in the Muslim world dominated Monday, February 19, the closing session of the US-Islamic World Forum with participants divided whether Western women should be a role model for their Muslim peers.
"Women empowerment and liberalization do not mean that we should follow the western model. We are first Muslims, and we can’t give up our identity", said Mariam Bibi, an educationist who is running various schools in Pakistan.
"I am a liberal woman, but I can’t be like French. I can’t forego my indigenous identity", Bibi said
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UNIFEM Tenth Anniversary
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