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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...92E03D20130315
Egypt's Islamists warn giving women some rights could destroy society
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS | Thu Mar 14, 2013 10:03pm EDT
(Reuters) - Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood warns that a U.N. declaration on women's rights could destroy society by allowing a woman to travel, work and use contraception without her husband's approval and letting her control family spending.
The Islamist movement that backs President Mohamed Mursi gave 10 reasons why Muslim countries should "reject and condemn" the declaration, which the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women is racing to negotiate a consensus deal on by Friday...
Egypt's Islamists warn giving women some rights could destroy society
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS | Thu Mar 14, 2013 10:03pm EDT
(Reuters) - Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood warns that a U.N. declaration on women's rights could destroy society by allowing a woman to travel, work and use contraception without her husband's approval and letting her control family spending.
The Islamist movement that backs President Mohamed Mursi gave 10 reasons why Muslim countries should "reject and condemn" the declaration, which the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women is racing to negotiate a consensus deal on by Friday...