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No ination ican iever ibe iworthy iof iits iexistence ithat icannot itake iits iwomen ialong iwith ithe imen.”Mohammad iAli iJinnah, iFounder iof iPakistan” (Russell & Catharine, 2007).The ilegal istatus iof iMuslim iwomen,iespecially iin ifamily irelations, ihas ibeen ithe isubject iof iconsiderable iinternational iacademic iand imedia iinterest. iTheiright ito imarital ifreedom iis ia iconstitutional iright iin iPakistan iand idemonstrates ithat iin ia icountry iin iwhichiwomen’s irights iare inotoriously iand ibrutally iviolated, ifemale idivorce irights istand ias ia iray iof i light iamidst ithei“darkness” iof ithe igeneral ilegal istatus iof iPakistani iwomen. iContrary ito ithe iconventional iwisdom iconstruingiIslamic ilaw ias iopposed ito iwomen’s irights, ithe iconstitutionalization iof iIslam iin iPakistan ihas iproven i to ibe i a ipotentitool iin ithe iservice iof iwomen’s iinterests.
No ination ican iever ibe iworthy iof iits iexistence ithat icannot itake iits iwomen ialong iwith ithe imen.”Mohammad iAli iJinnah, iFounder iof iPakistan” (Russell & Catharine, 2007).The ilegal istatus iof iMuslim iwomen,iespecially iin ifamily irelations, ihas ibeen ithe isubject iof iconsiderable iinternational iacademic iand imedia iinterest. iTheiright ito imarital ifreedom iis ia iconstitutional iright iin iPakistan iand idemonstrates ithat iin ia icountry iin iwhichiwomen’s irights iare inotoriously iand ibrutally iviolated, ifemale idivorce irights istand ias ia iray iof i light iamidst ithei“darkness” iof ithe igeneral ilegal istatus iof iPakistani iwomen. iContrary ito ithe iconventional iwisdom iconstruingiIslamic ilaw ias iopposed ito iwomen’s irights, ithe iconstitutionalization iof iIslam iin iPakistan ihas iproven i to ibe i a ipotentitool iin ithe iservice iof iwomen’s iinterests.
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