اسلامی تعلیمات کی روشنی میں ''عورت مارچ'' کا ایک تنقیدی جائزہ THE CRITICAL REVIEW OF “WOMEN’S MARCH’’ IN THE LIGHT OF ISLAMIC TEACHINGS

Abstract

Islam is the universal religion which gave a high position to women and determined the rights and responsibilities of men and women in all matters. If you take a look at this code of life that was given 1400 years ago, you will surely understand that the protection, honor and status that Islam has given to women is nowhere else. Efforts are being made about the rights of women and they are being highlighted through good slogans, their only aim is to end the position and status of women in society which Islam gives to women. The activities that are going on in the name of feminism in the western society, instead of increasing the respect of women, are leading to their constant humiliation, and because of them, the woman herself has become a victim of oppression and exploitation. In Pakistan, although women’s activism was initiated since the country came into existence, but a diverse activism was observed by the nation in the form of ‘Aurat March, during 2018-2021. The current study examines the Western feminism, what it was initiated for and its accomplishments in the current time. By employing a discourse analysis approach to the ‘Aurat March event, this study highlights the women’s activism in Pakistan. It also observes the relationship between western feminism and ‘Aurat March activism from the perspective of Islamic teachings. There is a need to build a framework in which one may be able to differentiate women’s rights in the context of western feminism and the limitation of women’s emancipation in Islamic context.