Another glaring instance of social injustice is the custom of dowry. This is a real disgrace in a civilized society. If we go deeply into the reasons for such an injustice it will be clear that there are two main reasons behind it.
LUCKNOW: When Akhtar Sultan Begum heard that the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) had rejected the idea of granting women the right to divorce at the time of marriage, she knew it was time to tell her story.
For, this graceful and dignified 88-year-old had set a precedent by getting a clause, granting her the right to divorce (tafviz-e-talaq), inserted in her nikahnama in 1936. Since then, she has also ensured that every woman who got married into her family got the same benefit.
Jul 09, 2004
The percentage of HIV cases worldwide attributable to women is increasing worldwide, rising from 35% of cases in 1985 to 48% today, according the United Nations Development Fund for Women, the AP/New York Times reports. The "dramatic" rise in the number of HIV cases among women primarily is because many women are not financially independent, are afraid of violence by men if they demand safe sex and are seen as "socially inferior" in many parts of the world. Stephanie Urdang, gender and HIV adviser for UNIFEM, said at a news conference, "Women are now firmly in the grip of the HIV/AIDS epidemic."
