Rights of women
I applaud the recent move by the government to recognise the right of women in the delicate issue of inheritance. For the last 16 years, our country was ruled by female heads of state, yet none of the past administrations recognised the plight of women in inheritance. Due to lack of any initiative and rules regarding the issue, many of our mothers, sisters and aunts have suffered sheer injustice and inequality. I have witnessed this form of injustice against my mom.
The recent violent demonstration by the fanatic Islamic organisations against the government regarding the issue is really heart-breaking . What surprises me the most is the fact that despite assurance by the government that the move is not anti-Islamic, those fanatics continued the carnage and destruction of public property.
I hope the government does not get off- track by actions of those fanatics. If this administration is to achieve full-fledged democracy, then it has to enact new laws which protect human rights. No democracy can thrive without proper protection of such rights.
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