Islam and women
My letter should remove the confusion created by Mr. Ishfaq's article (05/26/2010). I am among those people who are striving for peace, happiness and security of women. Our Prophet (Pbuh) asked his companions in his farewell sermon to behave kindly and mercifully with women. Giving them honour and security is a top priority of Islam. After reading his article, I get the impression that he believes that women should not be allowed to wear veil.
Everybody knows that a veiled woman is seldom targeted. I would request Mr. Ishfaq to reveal one story that a veiled woman was harassed. The picture he showed with his article tries to prove that Islam (God forbid) gave orders to beat a woman if she keeps her face open. I surely have knowledge of the Holy book. Islam does not allow a stranger male to put his hands on a female, he is not permitted to touch a woman for not wearing veil, forget about beating!
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