Gender Equality is a RED Line
I feel so ashamed to discuss the question of "Equality or Complementarity" between men and women in Tunisia after almost a century of guaranteeing these rights! are we going forward or backward?
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| "The code of Personal Status is a Red Line" Aya Chebbi Photography |
Who said that Islamists can be democratic? We gave them the chance to prove it but once again they fail.I thought that Hamadi Jebali was joking when he said that he wants an Islamic Caliphate “ this is a historical moment of the 6th
Caliphate” ....that it was a mistake as he claimed.
I thought also that the statement of Souad Abderrahim, the non-veiled
spokeswoman of Ennahda, was a mistake too, when she said that “the single mothers are a disgrace to Tunisians and not have the right to exist, only rape victims should be entitled to protection under the law"..."in Arab-Muslim customs and traditions and in Tunisia there is no room for full and absolute freedom.."
However, sometimes, I become never surprised of anything that comes from Ennahda. Looking into Baba Ghannoush's inspirational leaders, I understand more his party's approaches...like we say Birds of a feather flock together الطيور على اشكالها تقع. A good example is the leader of the
Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood, Sheikh Hassan Al Turabi,
who welcomed El Ghannnoushi in the period of Ben Ali’s oppression to
Enhhada and he even gave him a Sudanese passport. This figure as an
inspiration and close friend to Ghannoushi failed to establish a democratic Islamic state
due to harsh implementation of Shariaa Law. One of his practices is arresting women in public for wearing Jeans!!
Denouncing dictatorships while being the leader of the same party
for 16 years, Baba Ghannouch stated before the revolution: ‘God is the unique power and background
to all politics, economy, education, ethnics, international relations…We
should look at the religion as religion and politics, religion and
economy, religion and state…”Whereas now he claims
that the state is based on the rule of law and democracy!!
Actually, I am sick of listening to Ennahda's double speech.
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| "Islamists are falling masks" |
Is that what moderate Islamic Party means? violating women's rights?
Didn't you support gender equality and promise to preserve the Personal Status Code before the elections? Doesn't your 365 points program clearly guarantee
protection of individual rights and liberties of women and gender equality ? NOW, while drafting the constitution, you are offering backward proposals referring to the "complementarity" of women "with the man within the family" instead of Equality!!
Though, not all Tunisians have studied at Law school or taken some Law courses but it is so clear in the definition you attributed to women as complimentary to man in the article that you made more than two hundred people demonstrate, last Thursday, in front of the National Constituent Assembly headquarters.
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It doesn't end there! Monday August 13th, which happens to be Women's
Day ( the anniversary of the promulgation of the Code, 13 August 1956) will witness the big demonstration. This time it's not a Day for
celebration, it will be a Day for claims... demands for a revision of this article to include the term "Equality", and not those of complementarity.
Though, not all Tunisians have studied at Law school or taken some Law courses but it is so clear in the definition you attributed to women as complimentary to man in the article that you made more than two hundred people demonstrate, last Thursday, in front of the National Constituent Assembly headquarters.
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| Aya Chebbi Photography |
I hope this would be a Wake Up Call for the 49 women members of the Constituent Assembly! It is true that 42 of them are Ennahda’s representatives but how can these women vote for an article that says that women are ‘complementary’ to men and not equal to them!? aren't they aware that there is a threat to the achievements of Tunisian women by passing this article!?
As we said " No to Backwardness"
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| Aya Chebbi Photography, February 28, 2012 |
As we said "No to Shariaa Law "
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| Aya Chebbi Photography, March 8, 2012 |
As we said "No to Violence"
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| Aya Chebbi Photography "March 20, 2012" |
Today we say " No to Complimentary, Yes to full Gender Equality" and to include this equality in the marble of the constitution
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| "Women's rights in Tunisia are gains not to be taken away" Aya Chebbi Photography |
Wherever you are sign The Petition if you support the cause.
Participate in the March if you believe in Gender Equality not complementarity!
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