Patna: With an aim to create awareness about Muslim women’s rights in the society, a poster exhibition entitled “Muslim women – rights and reality” was organized on 4th and 5th December 2010 here at Patna Arts and Craft College in the state capital.
“When the first person who embraced Islam was woman then how can Muslim women be given low status in Islam compared to men?” a poster was asking at the exhibition.
At the display were posters created by noted Hindi journalist Nasiruddin Haider Khan. Accompanied with word explanations these posters highlighted various aspects of the rights of Muslim women.
Briefing the purpose behind raising the issue through posters, Nasiruddin Haider Khan said: “Indeed Islam has given equal rights to women 1400 years ago—at the time when nobody could even think about women rights—but unfortunately Muslim women have been denied their rights. So, I tried to create awareness about the issue through picture because picture speaks louder than word.”
Nasiruddin Haider Khan (in middle)briefing the purpose of the exhibition
Notably Mr. Khan, associated with Hindi daily Hindustan, has been writing on women particularly Muslim women for last several years. He also got fellowships under which he has done research works on the issue.
“During my research work I found that despite Islam ended gender injustice, Muslim women are still facing it as women of other communities. For instance, Islam made obligatory on both men and women to seek knowledge but women are not given chance for it as men. From the birth to death they face several kinds of bans” he continued.
Visitors at the exhibition
In addition to pictures, Quranic verses and Ahadees (traditions of the Prophet) about the rights and respect of women, fatwas about condemnation of female infanticide, quotes of Islamic scholars about the women’s status in Islam, women’s contribution in spreading Islam, figures about literary rate of women and particularly Muslim women were also at the display at the exhibition.
The 2-day exhibition was open for public from 11 am to 6 pm. Hundreds of people from various parts of the city visited and applauded the efforts of Mr. Khan and organizers. The organizers have a plan to organize such exhibition in other cities of the country also.
The exhibition was hosted by Patna-based Al-Khair Charitable Trust in cooperation with NGOs Koshish, Ipta Patna, Punshch and leading Muslim news portal TwoCircles.net.
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