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February 19, 2006
Have We Been A Bad Boy?
What exactly is Rafidah saying here?
Wanita Umno chief Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz on Saturday advised women not to react easily to an issue which they do not understand to avoid confusion and misunderstanding."We need to get an accurate and correct understanding of an issue being discussed or matters being debated, if we don't understand, we will also be contributing to discussing the wrong things," the International Trade and Industry Minister said.
She said this when opening an information session on the Islamic Family Law organised by the movement in collaboration with the Information Ministry's Special Affairs Department.
Rafidah did not deny that at times there were misinterpretation of legal terms, which caused confusion.
"Sometimes, the sentence is not clear, the language is confusing and incoherent, sometimes [they] carry contradictory meaning and interpretation not because of malicious intention," [she said].
... Rafidah also urged the bureaus in Wanita Umno to hold information sessions at their respective divisions to clarify issues on the Islamic Family Law, which have become a hot topic among women as they felt the law discriminated women. [Bernama]
"Not because of malicious intent" ... but didn't someone say that "Taliban-minded bureaucrats" were in charge of Islam here?
So which is it: The men honestly didn't see the loopholes in the language of the law through which women would have been discriminated against, or the men willfully drafted the amendments in their favour?
And one more thing: Were any women involved in the drafting of the amendments?
Posted by aisehman at February 19, 2006 05:57 PM
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