Point of View

WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN ISLAM

Protected or Subjugated? :

A person can be a Muslim or a Non-Muslim that is a free choice. Being born into a “religion” similarly does not mean that the person is compelled to adopt the parental religion. They have the choice of continuing in the religion of their birth or to embrace some other faith or even to be atheists and reject all religious beliefs.

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IN FOCUS

Life Abroad - Part 31:

A glimpse of The Buckingham Palace

On August 6, 1993, the red carpet at Buckingham Palace rolled out to give access to the Royal abode for more than 400,000 visitors for the first time for a period of nearly two months up till October 1, 1993. Such a decision was taken by The Queen followed by the gutting of the ‘Windsor Castle’ which was estimated at £40 million on restoration work and particularly followed by the public outcry when she expected British tax payers to foot the bill for the fire damage. The consequences of all such matters made her skirmish and to decide to open her London Home to make a licensed invasion for 400,000 or more commoners which finally seemed to have given £4.5 million gross.

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