JEDDAH: A group of Saudi women have launched a campaign to prevent family violence and protect women’s rights based on Shariah. Rima Ibrahim, a Saudi writer and supervisor of the campaign, said the move was aimed at improving the situation of Saudi women. “First of all it’s a reformatory campaign which wants to turn public attention to vital women’s issues,” she added. The campaigners called for the establishment of an office for the reconciliation of family members and ensure care and protection for women abandoned by their husbands. They also demanded the right of abandoned women to payment of expenses.
