Amending Muslim family laws
An article was published in DS' Forum magazine's October issue highlighting the inherent gender inequity in the 1961's Muslim Family Laws Ordinance. Granted that at the time of their inception, those laws marked progress and, similarly the advent of Islam in the seventh century marked an advancement of women's rights in that era. In the 21st century, the constitution, decency, or commonsense requires nothing less than that --individuals be treated equally before the law regardless of gender and religion.
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