MAKKAH, 1 September — The Muslim World League (MWL) has urged the Earth Summit committee studying problems of women and family to draw benefit from the rules of ethics and morality as enshrined in Islam.
Dr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Zeid, MWL assistant secretary-general for mosques affairs and head of the League’s delegation to the conference being held in Johannesburg, presented a paper on ways to tackle problems faced by women and family from an Islamic perspective. He pointed out the important role that could be played by women in national development and environmental protection.
He also stressed the need to protect women from all forms of suppression, violence and sexual harassment so that they can perform their role satisfactorily in bringing up future generations.
“Divine religions have advocated that people live an honorable life and have made it amply clear that family constitutes the pillar of a healthy society,” he said.
Dr. Al-Zeid called for studying Islam in an objective manner, and slammed biased campaigns being launched against it. He noted that Islam rejects all forms of evils such as adultery, homosexuality, alcohol and drug abuse. “It would be better for the contemporary world to benefit from the rules pertaining to affairs of women and family as advocated by Islam 14 centuries ago’, he added. (SPA)
