WOMEN RIGHTS:

Women rights has always being a big issue since the start of this world. Whether, it is any religion or state women’s have their own special rights which has to be fulfilled according to their need. In some countries there are proper laws on women rights and women are given great respect but in some states women are deprived from their rights. Women are also taking part in economy of countries. There is special part for them in their countries.

Let us talk about women rights in the Middle East and North Africa region. If we talk about general problems facing women in the Middle East, their lifestyles and conditions is often not forgettable. Deep survey about Middle East women has told that these women are weak, and has not given much importance. It can be seen that in Saudi Arabia women are allowed to drive cars and even not allowed to come out of their homes.. In reality, Saudi Arabia’s versions of both Islam and sexism are rather unique in their severities, although the rule of the Taliban in Afghanistan is now emulating the sexist Saudi model. Women also enjoy political and social rights in many Muslim countries, and Egypt has recently granted women the right to divorce their husbands. In Tunisia, abortion is legal, and polygamy is prohibited. Women have served as ministers in the Syrian, Jordanian, Egyptian, Iraqi, and Tunisian governments, and as Vice President in Iran.

The Middle East (including Israel) is unduly hostage to clerics, who do not allow the codification of civil personal status laws. For example, only Cyprus, of all the Middle Eastern countries, recognizes interfaith marriages. Furthermore, Islam has sanctioned and perpetuated many sexist practices and views, including polygamy, the stigmatization of menstruation, the requirement of obedience of wife to the husband, and the inequality of inheritance and court appearances. All these rules  have at one point or another been part of Christianity cultures.

In the present-day Middle East, the Western powers’ responsibility (America’s in particular) for the current state of affairs, cannot be denied. American governments have supported Saudi Arabian Islam and have funded armed Islamic fundamentalist groups, which have tormented Middle Eastern women and frustrated their efforts at emancipation. Furthermore, since many of the oppressive governments in the Middle East survive only because of Western military and economic support, the responsibility for local oppression has external dimensions.

The graph above shows women empowerment in middle east countries like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Algeria and Tunisia. This graph shows clearly the status of empowerment according to time from 1940 to 2010. In this graph Saudi Arabia has the lowest empowerment rate or women.

  

The graph above shows justice for women in middle east countries like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Algeria and Tunisia. This graph shows clearly the status of justice during the period 1970 till 2015.

This graph shows the gender equality in middle east countries. The worst situation in terms of gender equality  is found in Saudi Arabia. Gender inequality is here an official doctrine and it has been frequently accused of gross violations of women’s rights by international organizations. Yet, a couple of positive changes can be noted in the past few years. Women’s property rights have improved significantly recently, and women are generally not subjected to forced labor by the state.