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On the 2016 International Women's Day, a PAS Ulama expressed his opinion on women.
According to the Muslim scholar, a women's true function is at home, as a wife and mother.
PAS Ulama information chief Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali At-Takiri
Image via Malaysia Gazette
When speaking about the rising divorce cases in Malaysia, Khairuddin said that heavy workload is causing a strain in relationships, which eventually leads to misunderstandings and divorce
While we are on the topic of 'subtle' oppression, a Sunni leader from Kerala said in November 2015, that "women have no mental strength and power to control the universe"
"Gender equality is something which is never going to be a reality. It is against Islam, humanity and was intellectually wrong," said Kanthapuram when delivering a speech at a Muslim Students Federation (MSF) in Kozhikode, Kerala.
In a research conducted by UNICEF last year, 2015, on equality between sexes in Malaysia, only 12% of respondents agreed that men and women share equal responsibility in housework and childcare
Image via UNICEF
Meanwhile, at an International Women's Day luncheon in Australia yesterday, 8 March, women were outraged after they were graced with gifts of slimming magazines
Image via Australia Women's Weekly
Image via Australia Women's Weekly
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