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Tag Archive 'Sharia'

A new feature of Familienpolitik is the 5 questions interview. This week I spoke with Faizah Marzuki, a 31-year-old Malaysian who is an account director for an advertising company.
In the interview Marzuki refers to the fact that in Malaysia the different ethnic and religious populations are governed by different laws. Muslims, who make [...]

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Male guardianship in Saudi Arabia

In Saudi Arabia women cannot work, travel, study, marry or seek medical treatment without the permission of their male guardian. These men are usually the woman’s husband or father, but can also be her son. In cases of domestic abuse, a woman is unable to report the crime because her guardian, who may [...]

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