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The murder of Sarah Everard has shocked the country and galvanised women’s rights campaigners. The gruesome murder sent a shockwave, a tsunami of anger and anxiety all around. People came out to show grief for the cruel killing of an innocent woman. The floods of tears and sorrowful laments are a wake-up call for the authorities to do something.
The statistics show a gloomy picture of our households, a rotten reflection on the democratic, liberal and affluent society. Violence against women is a problem for society, not just individuals. It will only end when social attitudes change and we all take responsibility for speaking out against it. The demands for a nationally coordinated programme is long overdue, a programme that provides:
What can religious leaders do to tackle violence against women?
Here is a six-point strategy, I think we can all adopt to fight this scourge:
How can we stop it?
Violence against women is a controlling behaviour that some men use to get power over women, mostly it’s physical violence but can be emotional and sexual abuse too. Abused women live in fear, isolation and unfortunately denying that it’s taking place. Hoping that the husband she loves will change. Muslim scholars long ago established that the objectives of Islamic law are to protect life, mind, religion, property and family. These are fundamental human rights, God-given, they are absolute. Allah, says: “The evildoers will have no one to help them” (Al-Hajj: 71).
Jabir bin ‘Abdullah reported: The Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “Beware of injustice, for it will be darkness on the Day of Judgment; and beware of greed because it destroyed those who were before you, it led them to shed blood and treat others unlawfully.”
Every life is precious, the murder of Sarah Everard demands that we all take action, by embracing equality, overcoming hatred and prejudice and show respect to women who are either our beloved mothers, sisters, darling wives or loving daughters.
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