03.19.07
ANNOUNCING THE SAY ‘NO’ TO FORCED DIVORCE, ‘YES’ TO REFORMS
PETITION SIGNATURE ROUND-UP!
Fatima and Mansour Al-Timani Need Your Support!
Muslimah Writers Alliance (MWA), in support of women throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
and in protest of an appellate court ruling that threatens to adversely affect Muslim women worldwide, announces the launch of its “Say ‘No’ to Forced Divorce - ‘Yes’ to Reforms” international online petition drive.
The petition addresses King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz on the issue of forced divorce and the need for reforms relating to women’s rights.
The original legal action resulted in the forced divorce of Fatima and Mansour Al-Timani.
Filed by Fatima’s half-brothers after the death of her father, the petition claimed that Al-Timani misrepresented his tribal affiliation (or social status) when he sought permission to marry Fatima.
Al-Timani denied the charge, and in the single court appearance Fatima was made aware of,
she adamantly declared to Justice Ibrahim Al-Farraj, that she did not wish to be divorced from her husband.
Their attorney, Abdul Rahman Al-Lahem, has since requested that King Abdullah intercede in the matter.
“The High Court is the only legal establishment that can overrule the appeals court if it finds the ruling contrary to the Shariah.”
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CAMPAIGN SUPPORT FROM THE QUR’AN AND HADITH
“O mankind, We created you from a single (pair) of male and female and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise each other).
Verily, the most honored of you in the sight of God is (he who is) the most righteous among you.” Qur’an 49:13 (Translation of the Meaning)
The Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “One who helps a fellow Muslim in removing his (or her) difficulty in this world, Allah will remove the formers distress on the Day of Judgment.
He who helps to remove the hardship of another, will have his difficulties removed by Allah in this world and in the Hereafter…” (Muslim)
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QUOTE FROM KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDUL AZIZ
“The whole world is looking for humaneness.
Anybody who works for faith, nation and moral values will never be a loser.”
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah
Addressing attendees of the National Heritage and Culture Festival at Janadriya, February 17, 2007
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Petition Statistics
Signatures Total 644 as of February 14, 2007
Signatures Represent 33 Countries, 45 Foreign Cities, 15 U.S. States, and 32 U.S. Cities
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Say ‘No’ To Forced Divorce - ‘Yes’ to Reforms
PETITIONING: THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES, KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDUL AZIZ
PETITION
http://www.petitiononline.com/no24orce/petition.html
WHERE TO SIGN THE PETITION
http://www.petitiononline.com/no24orce/petition-sign.html
QUICK FACTS AND INFORMATION REFERENCES
SOURCE: http://muslimahwritersalliance.com/mwa-community/quick_stats.html
Press Release - Feb. 14, 2007
Muslimah Writers Alliance Petitions King Abdullah to Stop Forced Divorces
http://prweb.com/releases/2007/2/prweb505146.htm
Press Release - Feb. 5, 2007
Muslimah Writers Alliance Joins in Petitioning Saudi Arabia for Reversal of Forced Divorce
http://muslimahwritersalliance.com/mwa-community/support_elimination_of_gender_bias_ksa.htm
Result of September 2006 MWA Grand Mosque Equal Access for Women Petition
http://www.muslimahwritersalliance.com/MWA-GMEA4W/Press-Release2.html
Chronological Log of Media Coverage
http://muslimahwritersalliance.com/mwa-community/al-timani_case_chronology.htm
Human Rights position statements made in the Kingdom’s Memorandum to The General Secretariat of the Arab League*
outlining its position for ABSTAINING from signing ‘The International Human Rights Declaration’ and
the ‘International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’
http://www.saudiembassy.net/Issues/HRights/hr-memo.html
You will see from the highlighted and underscored excerpts of the Kingdom’s Memorandum (see link below),
that there are numerous statements that certainly appear to contradict what we see happening right now with the issue of forced divorce.
http://muslimahwritersalliance.com/files/saudi_human_rights_memo.htm
Send Letters and/or Faxes to:
The Ministry of the Interior is responsible for all aspects of government related to security and the protection of human life and property.
The Ministry of the Interior has as a prime responsibility the maintenance of the Kingdom’s laws, based on Islam.
His Royal Highness Prince Naif bin ‘Abdul ‘Aziz Al-Saud
Minister of the Interior
P.O. Box 2933 Airport Road
Riyadh 11134
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Fax: + 966 1 403 1185
Salutation: Your Royal Highness
Ministry of Justice
The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the administration of Shari’ah Law and the provision of legal services for all Saudi citizens.
University Street, Riyadh 11137
Tel: +966 405 7777 / 405 5399
Call for fax number
Additional information may be available on the Ministry of Justice’s Website (it’s in Arabic only).
http://www.moj.gov.sa/layout/default.asp
~PLEASE FORWARD, INSHA’ALLAH!!!~
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