Thousands rally in Tunisia for women's rights

[UnrepentantLiberal]

Source: Reuters

By Tarek Amara
August 14 2012

TUNIS (Reuters) - Thousands of Tunisians rallied on Monday to protest against what they see as a push by the Islamist-led government for constitutional changes that would degrade women's status in one of the Arab world's most liberal nations.

The protest, by some 6,000 mostly Tunisian women, is the latest twist in a row over the role of Islam in a constitution being drawn up by a new assembly.

Tunisia's ruling Ennahda Movement is under pressure from both hardline Salafi Muslims, calling for the introduction of Islamic law, and secular opposition parties.

Activists are not happy with a stipulation in a draft of the constitution that considers women to be "complementary to men" and want a pioneering 1956 law that grant women full equality with men to remain in place.

Read more: More: http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/idUKBRE87C16320120813?irpc=932

[LishaD35]

1. "complimentary to men"?

I have nothing constructive to say. I just had to rejoin to say, "Fuck that!". I rarely am beyond words, but .... and I know that many countries (read: most countries) have not come as forward thinking as the US (which is still f'd when it comes to thinking on women's equality), but God Damn!

We cannot backslide on the gains we have made!

K&R

[JackRiddler]

2. Absolutely agreed! But note the spelling:

complementary.

I only mind spelling mistakes when they confuse two different words.

PS:

Oh dear, I just saw that was your first post. Forgive me and -

WELCOME TO DU!

[UnrepentantLiberal]

3. I couldn't agree more.

I want the people of the Middle East to be out from under the yoke of dictators but then it's strait to the yoke of oppression for women.

[SunSeeker]

4. These protesters are very brave.

I keep flashing back to what happened to Lara Logan in Egypt. They really are risking their lives taking to the streets to make a better world for all women. I am in awe.