Muslim women should delete their Facebook accounts, not wear trousers or leave the house without their husband’s permission under controversial rules published by British Islamic associations.
Online advice on the conduct of Muslim women has been published by the Green Lane Masjid in Birmingham which says women should not wear trousers as they “show off the detail of their bodies”, even in front of their husbands, according to the Times.
It comes after the Blackburn Muslim Association, which is an affiliate of the Muslim Council of Britain, stated women should not be able to travel further than 48 miles without a male chaperone.
Justine Greening, the International Development Secretary, criticised the advice from Blackburn Muslim Association as “disgraceful” and said that such views had “no place” in modern Britain.
Other examples include, the Central Masjid of Blackburn who posted advice called the “Dangers of Facebook” and according to the Times, claims: “Facebook has opened the doors for sin. Muslim girls and women alike have become prey to this evil.”
The Croydon Mosque and Islamic Centre published a document called “Advice for the husband and wife” and says a woman “should seek her husband’s permission” when leaving the house.
It also describes modelling and acting as “immoral acts”.
Dr Sheik Howjat Ramzy, a prominent adviser to the Muslim Council, has rejected the guidance as “offensive in this day and age”, while the National Secular Society described it as “medieval”.
source: telegraph