`Islamic Family Law not against women'

`Islamic Family Law not against women' (THE SUN) KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian women are urged to have faith in the country's laws because the government has never let them down or deny their rights. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said yesterday the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) (Amendment) Act 2005 is not flawed, punitive or oppressive to Muslim women. However, she said it has some grey areas due to differing interpretations by different groups but this is not unusual. "I felt very sad when the mind of women in Malaysia were poisoned into thinking the law will deprive them of their rights, their dignity, their money and their property. "The law is not flawed. There are some provisions in it which are not clear. That is all." She said the ministry supported the law because it is for the purpose of uniformity among the states and to better protect the rights of women and children. She said her main concern now is to convince Muslim women since many had expressed their worries to her about the law.