Voice of Common Pakistani !!!

Allah (Subhanhu wa Ta’ala) says: “O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion; indeed some suspicions are sins…” (Qur’an 49: 12)

It is easy to forget how our actions and manners can have a tremendous impact on our spouses and loved ones, and also how many times our mind wandering suspiciousness can play a very negative role in our relationships.

Fatimah, a young woman of 31 years old, thrived on learning. She had attended college for three years after graduating from high school, but was unable to complete her last year due to financial constraints. However, she was finally able to finish her remaining credits over the past three years by taking a couple of classes at a time through a university that offered online classes. Read more »

“My own feeling is that we’ve pushed women too far,” says Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, the 80 year old Harvard University doctor who is frequently called “America’s Pediatrician,” in a recent interview in the Los Angles Times. “We’ve split them in two, and we have not given them back anything to support themselves on either end.” He has witnessed what forcing the women into the workforce and the breakdown of the family have done to the American children. “I just think our country is in deep, deep trouble,” he agonizes. Read more »

Islam does not appreciate joint family system. It is a tradition that we have inherited from Hindus, male & female living & eating together. Islam does not allow this but in pakistan when a girl  gets married,she  is forced to live in the joint family system. But if you want Islamic point of view then there is no such concept.

As Islam gives hijab a priority it cannot assemble the in-laws in the same house because  when you live in the same house there’s bound to be loose talks between male and female members of the family and Islam doesn’t like that. She has no privacy. She cannot observe Hijab . If she tries to seclude herself in her room ,she is considered to be arrogant.

No voices have been raised against this important issue. It is a woman’s right to live separately. She has the right to make decisions equally with her husband  & to raise their children accordingly but in Pakistan this right has been taken away from the girl. When the new bride enters the house she is taken for granted. She is not allowed to make decisions nor is given her rights. Read more »