Women Are Not Property: Islam, Justice, and the Crisis of Women’s Rights in Afghanistan.
Picture just for reference only Women Are Not Property: Islam, Justice, and the Crisis of Women’s Rights in Afghanistan. Introduction In recent months, growing concern has emerged over the implementation of new legal regulations in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. Reports and analyses by international observers suggest that these laws significantly weaken the legal protection of women, normalize domestic violence, and revive concepts resembling servitude and ownership. This situation has triggered a dangerous misconception: that Islam itself permits men to own, control, or abuse women. This claim is not only false — it is a grave injustice to Islamic teachings, Afghan society, and humanity at large. This article seeks to clarify three essential truths: What is actually happening in Afghanistan What Islam truly teaches about women Why reform is both religiously necessary and morally urgent The Reality on the Ground While no Afghan law explicitly states that a wife is th...