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Adnan Oktar
(Harun Yahya)

distinctions that had been made between men and women during the

Time of Ignorance through His verses and commanded that women be
valued as they deserve. Man or woman, a person achieves superiority
through the strength of their faith in God, their moral values, character
and their resoluteness in living as a Muslim.
In another verse, God reveals that "Anyone who acts rightly, male
or female, being a believer, We will give them a good life and We
will recompense them according to the best of what they did" (Surat

an-Nahl, 97), showing that everyone, man or woman, will be exactly
recompensed in this world and the hereafter, with no injustice being
suffered by anyone. This is all evidence of God's mercy on His believ-
ing servants.
Structurally, Yemen is preparing for great changes. That can be
utilized as a major opportunity for women to assume a respected and
more influential place in society. The constitution currently being pre-
pared might be amended to address the subject of women enjoying the
same rights as they do in modern Western societies. Legal changes

about the strengthening of women's rights and the protection of
women can be reinforced by amendments to both criminal and civil
law, and not just restricted to the constitution.
The elimination of discrimination against women in Yemen, pre-
venting violence against women and most important of all, recogniz-
ing women's educational rights, are all important steps that can – and
should – be taken toward the development of the country. These things

must not remain limited as initiatives of a single party; greater rights
for women must be made a national policy supported by all parties.
Increasing women's right to representation in the Assembly of Repre-
sentatives would be a good place to start.

References:
(1) http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-25347428
(2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Yemen
(3) http://borgenproject.org/yemen-worst-place-live-woman/
(4) http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GenderGap_Report_2013.pdf

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