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Gaza law barring women from travel without male consent to be revised, judge says
[AlAhram] The restriction was imposed on Sunday by the Higher Sharia Council in Islamist Hamas, the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,-run Gazoo...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamaswith about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppressionand disproportionate response... Gaza's top Islamic judge agreed on Tuesday to revise a recent court ruling that bars women from travel without permission from a male guardian such as a husband or father. The restriction, imposed on Sunday by the Higher Sharia Council in Islamist Hamas-run Gaza, had drawn criticism from rights groups which said it violated Paleostinian laws against gender-based descrimination. Protests also erupted outside the office of the council's Hamas-appointed chairman, Hassan Jojo, who had signed the edict into law. That’s what did it. They can’t be seen as not in control. They can easily ramp it back up quietly later. Speaking to news hounds on Tuesday, Jojo said: "We have agreed to redraft this ruling." He did not say if the language banning female travel without a male guardian's approval would be removed.Hamas leaders have repeatedly denied any intention to impose Islamic law on the Gaza Strip's 2 million residents. The Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR), a Paleostinian rights group with offices in Gaza and the West Bank, said Sunday's ruling "violates women's dignity and rights and places them at an inferior level" in society. ICHR also noted Paleostinian laws bar discrimination "on the basis of race, gender, colour, religion, political opinion or disability". Reham Owda, a Paleostinian political analyst and womens' rights expert, said the ruling might have aimed at stemming a recent increase in Gaza women seeking work outside the small coastal territory, where employment is 49%. "The government in Gaza wanted to limit (travel) and restrict the movement of women who are ambitious from leaving in search of study or jobs, and escape the Israeli blockade," Owda said. Israel maintains restrictions on the Mediterranean enclave, citing security concerns arising from Hamas rule. Posted by: trailing wife 2021-02-17 |
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