Does Islam Snatch the Rights of Women? by P.Zainul Abideen - HTML preview

Does Islam snatch away the Rights of Woman?

Those who blame Islam snatch the Rights of Woman enlist the following accusations. 

• A man can marry up to 4 women but a woman can’t.
• A man can divorce his wife by uttering ‘Talak’ thrice.
• The women do not have the right to declare ‘Talak’ (divorce).
• Alimony for the divorced women is prohibited.
• The Law of Islamic Inheritance declare the share of male and female at the ratio of 2:1
• Muslim women either to be at home or cover in cloak when coming out

          Islamic Law declares that the value of 2 women witnesses is equal to

          a  man’s witness.

• Islam has given full permission to enjoy with slave woman
• Prior to analyze each accusation separately, let us see first, what are reasons for these accusations? Are these accusations logical? Are these accusations acceptable?