Fatwa: Muslim woman allowed to fight back if hit by husband - iht.com


	Fatwa: Muslim woman allowed to fight back if hit by husband - iht.com

ezqimo

11-30-2007 8:11 AM

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islam, freedom, respect

ezqimo says:

As obvious as we would like it to be, it is still very important to give this issue as much attention as possible.

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11-30-2007 8:17 AM

tabsey

We also have laws saying that a woman can retaliate when beaten unjustly. We also have laws protecting women from assault and vice versa. Makes little change to the behaviour of people though, if the court cases involving such actions are any indication.

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