Women146;s board says dress-code fatwas valid

Speaking at the AIMWPLB8217;s first anniversary function, Amber said, 8220;Whatever Muslim women do should be under the tenets laid down by Islam, no matter what profession they belong to. Islam has given women the right to go out and support their families but under certain conditions. These must be followed. By doing what they do, actresses, models and even sports persons in skimpy attire have violated the tenets of Islam.8221;

Amber says it has been her effort to work for bettering the lives of Muslim women by protesting against social evils like dowry. 8220;Lack of education is also a prime issue,8221; she said. 8220;It has crippled the growth of our sisters in the community. Even at madarsas you hardly have any women studying to learn the true laws of shariat and tenets of Islam leading to illiteracy and ignorance regarding their rights.

While raising a voice against malpractices like distance talaq through internet, e-mail, telephone and SMS, Amber said the board8217;s prime aim was to discourage the practice of dowry in Muslim marriages and uphold the advance payment of mehr from the groom to the bride at the time of nikaah.