Poverty, livelihood & Exclusion of Muslim Women
Poverty, Livelihood And Exclusion Of Muslim Women In India
By- Abhiwaqti Trivedi
ABSTRACT
India is a multifaceted society where no generalization could apply to the nation’s various regional, religious, social and economic groups. Nevertheless certain broad circumstances in which Indian Muslim Women live affect the way they participate in the economy. A common denominator in their lives is that they are generally confined to home, with restricted mobility, and in seclusion. The present paper is trying to examine the variously present problems faced by Muslim women like unequal status, exclusion to participate in certain kind of activities, discrimination done to earn her living etc. They are neither opinion maker nor the decision maker. Paper aims to focus on the Muslim Women in Indian society and to look at the contribution of the legislature and the society in protecting their rights against this biased culture. It is required to liberate women from bondage and give her equal rights and recognize her individuality as a human being.
This paper has attempted to answer the following research questions:
1. Why there is need to protect Muslim women?
2. What kind of discrimination is faced by Muslim women to earn her living?
3. How Muslim women are eliminated from the various facets of the society?
Sources relied upon are, Primary sources in the form of UN Charter and Conferences held on this issue and secondary sources in the form of Articles and books that have been used to answer the various research questions. The Method of writing of this project is Analytical as well as Descriptive.
By- Abhiwaqti Trivedi
ABSTRACT
India is a multifaceted society where no generalization could apply to the nation’s various regional, religious, social and economic groups. Nevertheless certain broad circumstances in which Indian Muslim Women live affect the way they participate in the economy. A common denominator in their lives is that they are generally confined to home, with restricted mobility, and in seclusion. The present paper is trying to examine the variously present problems faced by Muslim women like unequal status, exclusion to participate in certain kind of activities, discrimination done to earn her living etc. They are neither opinion maker nor the decision maker. Paper aims to focus on the Muslim Women in Indian society and to look at the contribution of the legislature and the society in protecting their rights against this biased culture. It is required to liberate women from bondage and give her equal rights and recognize her individuality as a human being.
This paper has attempted to answer the following research questions:
1. Why there is need to protect Muslim women?
2. What kind of discrimination is faced by Muslim women to earn her living?
3. How Muslim women are eliminated from the various facets of the society?
Sources relied upon are, Primary sources in the form of UN Charter and Conferences held on this issue and secondary sources in the form of Articles and books that have been used to answer the various research questions. The Method of writing of this project is Analytical as well as Descriptive.