INTRODUCTION
In the last five decades, women’s rights have made immense gains worldwide. The degree to which they are accepted, however, varies from country to country. Women’s rights have not evolved uniformly because of religious, political, social and economic differences.
In particular, Islam has often been cited as the main factor inhibiting the development of women’s rights in Muslim countries.[1298] The chapter will explore the rights of women in Islam to education, and also how those rights have been implemented and maintained in a Muslim country, with special reference to Saudi Arabia.The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on the basis of Royal Decree No 25 (28 August 2000), and committed itself to establishing an association for women’s rights to follow up and implement the United Nations (UN) convention.[1299] The importance of the issue lies in finding ways to understand the purposes of Islamic law that are not inconsistent with the fundamental purpose of human rights in general. In fact, the absence of women’s rights in some Muslim countries, caused by the customs and traditions in those countries, does not mean that Islamic law supports that particular individual country’s stance.[1300]
This chapter also explores the relationship between the educational rights of women and their duties in the home. It considers how these rights, as protected under Islamic law and international human rights law, can and should be recognised and promoted within the Saudi Arabian legal system.
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