Condemnation of Haji Ali dargah's ban on women
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It is a request to Haji Ali dargah's trust, as well as the Muslim Law board and seven other dargahs, who are all backing the decision of banning women from going to the interiors of the iconic Sufi shrine, to take the decision back.
"When it comes to spiritual and social issues, men and women are both given the same rights. If God sees men and women as equals, then who are these trustees? This is an attempt to subdue women. It is this misuse and abuse of Islam which is un-Islamic," insists Noorjehan Safia Niaz, a member of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, which was instrumental in bringing to light the decision, which was taken six months ago.
“It’s hurting us not just as women but as citizens of this country,” Ms. Niaz said.
“There’s no such command in the Koran. There’s no such principle in Sharia,” said Asghar Ali Engineer, director of the Institute of Islamic Studies in Mumbai. “This is mere conservatism and upholding patriarchal values.” Mr. Engineer attributed the lack of access for women in India, and across other areas in South Asia like Pakistan, to a feudal culture. Women in countries outside the subcontinent with large Muslim populations don’t face the same limitation, he said. “Even today, in Arab countries, women can enter mosques and pray,” he noted.
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