The conference on Women’s Rights in Islam organized by the Taibah University — which concluded in Madinah on Wednesday — stressed the need for opening up job fields that can be undertaken by women in their homes and which can guarantee large-scale employment of women.

The conference recommended setting up consultant offices for women with female experts on Islamic Shariah and family counseling.

The conference also recommended consultancy bureaus in law courts and settling of women’s issues based on the principles of the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him.)

It also recommended a follow up for the implementation of the conference’s recommendations. Another recommendation was to support the Islamic stand on honoring women and treating them with respect. In addition, it was suggested that Muslims should view women’s rights as an obligation on the part of a Muslim.

The conference recommended the need to spread a culture of granting women their legal rights and simplifying the legal procedures in courts on women’s issues besides a speedy disposal of their cases.

The recommendations included preparing periodic statistics on women’s deprivation of their rights to explore the depth of the issue in addition to preparing studies on the real state of women in the Kingdom.

The conference also recommended the setting up of a commission to monitor the news in the international media and on forums on women’s rights and adopt what is beneficial to women and in compliance with Islamic values.

Taibah University organized the conference as part of the celebrations of Madinah being declared as the cultural capital of Islam for the year 2013.