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This is a very interesting cartoon from IndiaInk.org<\/a>. The cartoonist is Rahim Baggal Asgari from Iran. Very interesting and direct take on the concept of 4 women witnesses in Shariat court not being still equal to a man\u2019s witness. Here is a quote from an Islamic scholar.<\/p>\n

Volume 3, Book 48, Number 826:<\/p>\n

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:<\/p>\n

The Prophet said, \u201cIsn\u2019t the witness of a woman equal to half of that of a man?\u201d The women said, \u201cYes.\u201d He said, \u201cThis is because of the deficiency of a woman\u2019s mind.\u201d
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This is a very interesting cartoon from IndiaInk.org<\/a>. The cartoonist is Rahim Baggal Asgari from Iran. Very interesting and direct take on the concept of 4 women witnesses in Shariat court not being still equal to a man’s witness. Here is a quote from an Islamic scholar.<\/p>\n

Volume 3, Book 48, Number 826:<\/p>\n

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:<\/p>\n

The Prophet said, “Isn’t the witness of a woman equal to half of that of a man?” The women said, “Yes.” He said, “This is because of the deficiency of a woman’s mind.”
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