Combating sexual harassment in S.A, fasting of unveiled women in Egypt

Following a wave of arrests involving human and women rights activists in Saudi Arabia on May 15 (https://goo.gl/nN8f4C), Saudi authorities released on Friday four of the detained women activists. Citing Amnesty International, AFP said these women were within the group which spearheaded protests in the nineties demanding women be given the right to drive. No comment was given by Saudi officials on the news, AFP reported. On the other hand, a joint government committee endorsed on Wednesday a draft proposal to combat sexual harassment in the Kingdom, which will be submitted to competent parties for approval. The proposal stipulated penalties of up to 15 years-imprisonment and a maximum of 3 million Saudi Riyals (USD 800,000) for the perpetrators. (For the complete provisions, kindly visit the following link: https://goo.gl/yv1RW6). Meanwhile in Egypt, and in reply to a question on whether the fast and prayer of a woman who is not muhajabat (veiled) are recognized, the secretary general of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, Yusef Qardawi, said yes. He based his view on the fact that everything is recompensed in Islam, but advised the 'uncovered' Muslim women to wear a hijab instead of “pursuing her life in haram”, as he put it. Qardawi also admonished the Muslim woman who removes the veil for she is committing something that is proscribed by the Islamic Law in the eyes of those who look at her. By uncovering parts of her body, she is implicating the others (males) to commit haram, Qardawi stated. (Al Diyar, May 24, 26, 2018)
 

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