Women’s group flays fatwa against rights
Nasser Arrabyee; 20/7/08
The Yemen Women’s Union has demanded Parliament condemn a recent religious fatwa banning women from political participation and running for seats in parliament. “We want parliament to explicitly condemn such a fatwa because it is a confiscation of personal and public freedom,” Ramziah Al Eryani, chairperson of the Yemen Women Union, told Gulf News.Al Eryani said a meeting with the speaker of parliament and a number of Members of Parliament (MPs) to discuss the issue was scheduled to take place on Sunday but was postponed because of the speaker’s other commitments.
See: http://www.gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/10230590.html
Tags: Womens Rights, Yemen