Women's Rights
The
Free
Muslims
Coalition
strongly
believes
that
equality
for
women
is
essential
to
the
development
of
the
Muslim
world
and
to
the
defeat
of
extremism.
The
Coalition
believes
that
societies
that
are
strictly
patriarchal
where
women
have
little
to
no
input
in
family
decision-making
indirectly
teach
children
to
accept
an
authoritarian
form
of
government
and
decision-making.
The
societal
pattern
encourages
others
to
listen
to
the
loudest
voice,
often
the
voice
belonging
to
Islamic
extremists.
Part
of
the
success
that
Muslim
extremists
rely
on
is
the
lack
of
direct
and
aggressive
challenges
to
their
medieval
interpretation
of
Islam,
by
mainstream
Muslims.
The
Coalition
believes
that
promoting
a
society
where
women
are
seen
as
independent-thinking
partners
in
a
household
is
essential
to
the
development
of
democratic
society.
The
lack
of
equal
access
to
opportunities
for
women
stunts
economic
development
in
all
instances.
Societies
are
made
up
of
people
of
varying
degrees
of
intelligence
and
capabilities.
When
a
nation
deprives
women,
who
make
up
at
least
50%
of
the
population,
of
equal
opportunity
to
reach
their
full
potential,
that
nation's
social
and
economic
development
is
curtailed.
Unfortunately,
one
of
the
consequences
of
the
rise
of
extremism
is
the
curtailing
of
women's
rights.
While
women's
rights
vary
from
one
nation
to
another,
the
Coalition
believes
that
modern
Muslims
must
accept
women
as
equal
members
of
society
and
not
hinder
a
woman's
ability
to
reach
her
full
potential.
