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Morsi discusses constitution with National Council for Women
Delegation from National Council for Women relays concerns on women's equality in draft constitution to President Morsi on Monday
Ahram Online , Monday 12 Nov 2012


Constitution squabbles intended to distract from real problems: ElBaradei
A delegation from the National Council for Women, headed by Ambassador Mervat El-Tallawy, met with President Mohamed Morsi on Monday to discuss the position of women in the draft constitution.
President Morsi has been holding a series of meetings since last week with various political powers, including former presidential candidates and representatives of political parties and organisations, to hear their views on the draft constitution.

The status of women’s rights within the constitution has been very controversial, especially after the deletion of Article 36 guaranteeing equality between men and women in accordance with Islamic Sharia law.

14 feminist figures attended the meeting, including Mona Makram Ebeid and Nadia Mostafa.

Morsi and his VP Mahmoud Mekki listened to the concerns of the representatives on the constitution draft with particular emphasis on articles concerning women, according to Morsi's spokesman Yasser Ali.


http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent ... uncil.aspx

The role of Women in Islam gets bad press for good reason and many of the fundamentalists want to take the world back to early Islam. If they did that they might get a few surprises.

Salafis and others should read their own history on the role of women in the life of the Prophet. Two(?) rich much older widows were critical in funding and supporting him in Medina after his expulsion from Mecca. They also funded his subsequent attack and occupation of Mecca. He also sought their advice and guidance. I don't understand how negative attitudes subsequently developed in Islam but in his life rich, independent and powerful women were a big part of his success. Therefore, a return to the past might be better for women than the imagined and fabricated past put forward by modern fundamentalists.

The role of women in the FJP/Brotherhood may not be as black and white as first appears.

For example women were thought to be half of the one million membership of the brotherhood when it was banned.

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/167164a6 ... z2Agq7H7OU

The article describes how Brotherhood 'empowerment' of women differs from Western feminism. It’s interesting.