Gender Equality.

 Women’s rights around the world are an important indicator to understand global well-being. Women share the larger part of the world when it comes to population but unfortunately not when it comes to their rights. It has taken decades and hundreds of organizations for women empowerment and effort for their rights but still they are waiting for a time where they can get what they deserve.  Right now significant number of women is routinely subjected to torture, starvation, terrorism, humiliation, mutilation and murder just because they are female. At the same time same gender produces nearly 80% of food corps in the world and running the household and still two out three poor adult are women.

Women have become commodity. Consider child brides, which affect girl’s education, health, psychology, well being and health of their offspring. It increases the risk of sexually transmitted infection, cervical cancer, obstetric fistulas and maternal mortality. But it is a very common practice throughout the world, especially in rural areas of the world and in third world countries.

1 in 2 female murder victims is killed by her male partners during an ongoing abusive relationship. Torture is a so common practice that is sometimes being appreciated among men. And women have no other option than being beaten and tolerate.

Sometimes this torture and violence on women is associated with religious values especially for Islam.  Only those people can connect this injustice with Islam who has not studied this religion because, in real, Islam is the religion that gives women equal rights. If we study life of our Holy Prophet (P.b.u.h) we won’t find even one place where He tortured His women, or even went harsh on them. We as Muslims must keep our prophet’s life as role model for us where He had ordered several times to be polite to the women and treat them with as much love as we can, not only the women we know but our Prophet (P.b.u.h) ordered once not to mischief any women during war even. Separating Islam from cultural norms and social values can help those who don’t understand value of women in Islam.

The Quran is addressed to all Muslims, and for the most part it does not differentiate between male and female.”Man and woman”, it says, "were created of a single soul," and are moral equals in the sight of God. Women have the right to divorce, to inherit property, to conduct business and to have access to knowledge.  

If the supreme power believes in impartiality and equity for men and women how can this world be so partial for them. This world cannot step forward leaving women behind. We must strive hard for women empowerment. Everyone who is putting effort and fighting for rights of women will be rewarded and one day, for every smile for every life saved, they will be rewarded big.