Kerala Women Row: Cleric Compares Women to Gold, Critics Question IUML’s Stand | Brass Tacks

A major controversy has erupted in Kerala after prominent Sunni cleric Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar, also known as Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad, made remarks arguing that women should remain within their homes and stay away from the public sphere. Speaking at a conference in Kochi, the cleric compared women to gold ornaments that should be kept safely inside a box and defended the purdah system as a means of protecting women’s dignity. n18oc_brass-tacks n18oc_indiaNews18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube