Like 'gold kept safely in box', women must remain in homes: Islamic cleric in Kerala

‘Like Gold Kept Safely In A Box’: Islamic Cleric Says Women Should Remain At Home

Kerala cleric Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad compared women to gold kept safely in a box, arguing that purdah protects their dignity and restricts public participation.

Women should be confined within their homes: Kerala cleric

Following a controversial circular saying women should not be present on public platforms, Islamic scholar Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar on Sunday said women should remain

Women are like gold ornaments, should be kept inside box: Kerala cleric Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad - The Tribune

In controversial remarks, Kerala’s grand mufti, Sunni cleric Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad said: “Women should remain confined to their homes and not enter the public sphere, arguing that Islam prescribed the purdah system to protect their dignity.”

Like 'gold kept safely in box', women must remain in homes: Islamic cleric in Kerala

The Islamic scholar further claimed that the purdah system was meant to keep women safe.

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