Women’s Rights in Islam training ends

The Islamic Culture Relations Organization (ICRO) based in Tehran, capital city of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has ended a 10 days training workshop for 20 women worldwide.
The training took place at the Imam Khomeini Education and Research Institute in Qum, one of Iran’s biggest religious cities, as it hosts most of the country’s Islamic Universities.
The training basically focused on the rights, status, position and personality of women in Islam.
It also discussed contemporary challenges facing women in the areas of feminism and the International Conventions on Women from the Islamic point of view with emphasis on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
Doctor Daneshvar speaking at the training on feminism said understanding feminism depends on the understanding of the natural biological and physiological differences between man and woman.
He maintained that some Feminists tend to think that these differences are not relevant to society.
According to Doctor Daneshvar, women must try hard not to lose what they already have, which to him is, “the blessings of Allah and the rights endowed to them by the Quran.”
He also stated that women are part of the human race and faith and that they have the right to partake in politics, social, and the religious life of any society they find themselves.
The right of women in Islam though was one interesting topic during the training and this was discussed by Dr. Sajedi another Islamic scholar.
According to him, for someone to understand the Quran or Islam, one must first be able to identify sound and unsound traditions and then the methodology of those practicing the religion.
He maintained that, “In understanding Islam one must have a comprehensive understanding of the issues being analyzed and to be able to understand the views of all sides.”
Doctor Sajedi called on Muslims to be cautious in their practices and interpretations of the Quran, tradition and culture in order not to scare away potential non Muslims who are looking forward to joining the Ummah.
“We must reduce the misuse of Islamic laws,” warned Dr. Sajedi.
At the end of the training, certificates were distributed to all 20 participants and a conducted tour of historic Islamic sites which included a tour of the shrine of Fatima Masooma in Qum city.
By Emmanuella Kallon