Comments on: Yemen, Sexual Harassment & Women

By: Virginia Haussegger

Virginia Haussegger — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:17:26 +0000

To the author of Kalimaat – thank you. This is a very valuable contribution to an important discussion. Your experience and insight into the very negative aspects of gender segregation is further evidence of the need to reform some ancient and outmoded cultural practices – and thinking. I hope you get plenty of support for your position.

By: The Virtue Conference: Mostly al-Iman Students | Armies of Liberation

The Virtue Conference: Mostly al-Iman Students | Armies of Liberation — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:09:29 +0000

[...] weakness. Whatever it is, its regressive and a furtherance of the growing Talabanization of Yemen. This is an interesting post by a Yemeni woman entitled “Yemen, Sexual Harassment and Women”, who writes: The [...]

By: Muse

Muse — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:05:09 +0000

A well-written post. I couldn’t agree more with your conclusions, and I am sorry you had face such vile harassment.

EasternWesternMuslim…the Prophet (pbuh) and his Sahaba did not practice segregation to the schizophrenic degree that it is currently enforced in places like Saudi. There are countless hadith of the Prophet (pbuh) speaking to women. There is nothing wrong with normal interaction, and there is no need to make it all sexual when its not.

By: kaalimaat

kaalimaat — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:42:09 +0000

Our opinions matter in interpreting the Sunnah in light of our society.

By: EasternWesternMuslim1982

EasternWesternMuslim1982 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:38:38 +0000

What matters is not our opinions about what would be the ideal manner in which the sexes should or should not interact or how they should dress, etc. What matters is what Allah and his Messenger (peace be uopn him) have said.

We should observe the degree of segregation that has been commanded by them and observed by the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his companions and our men and women should dress as they have been commanded by them.

I am not sure how grounded this sister is in Shariah or Islam, so we should be easier on her.

By: livinglifeandlovinit

livinglifeandlovinit — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:46:31 +0000

Dang I am happy I am not a wife, sister, or daughter of that other commentor

I agree with you. Living here in these so called Muslimc ountries I see how these men undress you with their eyes. I mean they make me feel naked even when I wear Niqab.
The men need to take responsiblity for thier actions. They need to be taught how to treat women and how to act when around women. locking women up in the house and hiding her ina closet or behind a sheet is not the answer never was never will be.
YES, we seperate and do not have contact with males out of obedience to Allaah, swt, However, lowering one gaze, and not sexual harassmenting women, masturbating in narrow alleyways, rubbing against women in markets is a form of obedience to Allaah, swt. Because off of that is HARAM!
marriage is NOT the answer. all that does is satisfy a desire it does not solve the problem.
The problem is the men are taught to treat women this way. They need to be retrained. THEN married off. I would not want a know pervert marrying my daughter. I do not think a man i saw matrerbating in an alley or a man that tried to get his feel on in the market does not make good spouse material.

By: Aboo Abdillah H

Aboo Abdillah H — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:03:30 +0000

You have completely missed the point with your evil speech. The point is in obedience to Allaah regardless of the sickness in the hearts of the people. All of these people will find safety and security in their deen if they follow the guidance of our ulamaa and sit in the circles of knowledge rather than wasting their time in the markets as you describe above. Salafiyyah is the answer and there is mercy in it. The solution for these youth is to get married and this will solve the problem of fulfilling their sexual desires.

Marriage in Islaam is about fufilling these desires and increasing the ummah. When we realize this and stop looking to the unrealistic expectations of the west and their concepts of “romance” and “love” in marriage, we will be much happier. The solution is simple: make marriage easy and the problems will stop because the men will get what they want in a permissible manner from their wives