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Bigotry:
                                       The Dark Danger




                 Ensuring Women Have a Place to Live after Divorce

                 In order that a woman should not find herself in difficulties after
             divorce, and to ensure that she is protected, Almighty God advises
             the man to keep her close to him. It is revealed that this should make

             it possible for him to keep watch over her in times of danger. After
             divorce, the believer has the important responsibility of providing
             for her until she can find a place to stay of her own and ensur-
             ing that no harm comes to her:











                         Let them [the women you have divorced] live

                     where you live, according to your means. Do
                     not put pressure on them, so as to harass them.

                     If they are pregnant, maintain them until they

                     give birth. If they are suckling for you, give
                     them their wages and consult together with cor-

                     rectness and courtesy. But if you make things

                     difficult for one another, another woman should
                     do the suckling for you. (Qur'an, 65:6)




                 Due to the importance of the subject it needs to be repeated here:
             Those protective measures cited herein of course do not mean that a
             woman is unable to look after herself; this is nonsense put forward
             by some prejudiced people in order to attack Islam. The verses are

             referring to superior moral values. What is under discussion here are




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