Treatment of women in Islam & Hinduism : A comparative analysis

Author - Fuzail Ahmad

'Islam permits ill treatment of women' is an invective often hurled at Islam. Statistics from around the Islamic world is brought forth to establish the claim. People often forget that the permission and the prohibition in Islam is not taken from the cultural norms prevailing in any geographical area in the world, But from the guidance, The Almighty has sent down to man. 

Let's see what the primary text of Islam 'Quran' has to say about the treatment of wife - 

Hijab - Is it logical?

By: Sabiha Saifi

Ever wondered how beautiful a rose is… but after being used it is thrown in the dustbin!!! Ever noticed a pearl being deep inside  the ocean covered in the shell, still it has got a super value and you will never see anybody even thinking of throwing down, leave about dustbin. What do u wish for yourself? A rose that is being used for pleasure for a time and then thrown in a dustbin or a pearl which has got an ever ending respect? Obviously, a pearl!

*Don’t Mind, But Why Do You Wear This? Answering logically and religiously*

My Dear Sisters, who have accepted Hijaab as their way of living, we often face many questions on Hijaab from non-Muslims, be it our friends, neighbors, classmates, colleagues or just co-travelers. Questions like- "Why do you wear this?", "Is it compulsory?", "How can you wear that in such a hot weather?", "You have got such nice and beautiful hair, what's the point hiding it?", "Why don't you remove it?", "Come on! It’s not like everyone is going to look at you!", "Why so much restrictions to women only?"