CPI(M)'s Sreemathy Teacher slams Kanthapuram over remarks on women staying confined to homes
- On Sunday, Islamic scholar Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar stated women should remain confined to their homes, arguing public appearances by women cause "great destruction."
- This statement follows a controversial circular issued last week by the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, the premier council of Sunni-Shafi Islamic scholars, signed by E Sulaiman Musliyar and Kanthapuram.
- Speaking in Kochi on Sunday, Kanthapuram claimed Samastha leaders have taught these views for 100 years, referencing The Holy Quran to assert confinement preserves women's "honour and dignity."
- Despite criticism from several women political leaders, the scholar insisted he has a religious obligation to speak, vowing, "No one can make us stop."
- Kanthapuram maintained that religious study mandates his continued public advocacy regardless of objections from other Samastha members, affirming his commitment to these teachings.
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Islamic scholar Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar defended a controversial Samastha circular restricting women from sharing public platforms with men, saying Islam prescribed purdah and women should remain at home.
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