Front office executive Saira Fatima has been the sole bread winner of her family for the last one year after her husband disappeared leaving her alone to fend for herself and their two children. On Wednesday, amidst incessant calls beeping on her desk and handling visitor queries, she questioned the sudden need for Darul Uloom Deoband to issue the fatwa declaring earnings of women like her to be 'haram'.
A bench of three clerics had issued a fatwa stating that it was "unlawful'' for Muslim women to work with men without the veil as per the Sharia law. But the diktat found no takers among urban Muslim working women like Saira, who has kept the veil aside at the workplace. "In a job like this I am not supposed to wear a hijab (burqa) since I have to interact with people all day. This job is important since I have to feed my children and lead a life of dignity," says Saira. More...
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