Someone this is. 10000000. 00 people in the world the stakes they have no nationality and a total made up along and such but everyone has the right to shoot everyone has the right to say. This is the news asia coming to you from the indian capital delhi is the Indian Government discriminating against muslims with a proposed law on divorce many certainly think so but. Life has been shattered by the pain of separation also coming up. Women in pakistans history to find the tools to smash through patriarchy. On the soccer field. Women facing deadly all in their pursuit of the
beautiful game. Im british manager in Delhi Welcome To News Asia Today on the program we bring you a glimpse into the challenges that Women In India and the wider south asian region face now according to the 27 team Global Gender Gap report it will take countries in this south asian region 62 years to bridge the gap that exists between men and women now these gaps according to the report are primarily in areas of economic participation and political empowerment issues that governments in the region and women themselves have been trying to tackle over a number of years today we bring you a few stories from south asia. Here
in Delhi Parliament behind me is considering a law that ban a Bubble Divorce practiced by some Indian Muslims now this lower school locally being called the triple bill the law is the word for divorce and in the past muslim men have been able to divorce their vibes. Merely by altering the word luck 3 times now the Supreme Court has already made this practice illegal but now the hindu nationalist b. G. P. Government of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi wants to enshrine this ban into law and this has set off a furious debate amongst people as to what mr modis true intentions really are. Romance comics studio heights the trauma of a marriage Domestic Violence pushed out into depression and to the brink of suicide even now 8 years since the abuse she says shes deaf on one year but it was after
her husband a well educated man after 3 times that sabinas life and legal uncertainties uncertainties that the governments built on triples a lot to do. My view is that the government is doing a commendable job by protecting the rights and interests of the women of the minority section of the society i think its a commendable job and you know why not why didnt people think about it doing it you know previously i think im all for it and the government i have my support. But that support is liking when it comes to some sections of Muslim Society in india. The german. Is a leading group of muslim scholars with considerable influence in the country they believe the governments intentions are less than noble. Maybe they want to hold muslims accountable they want to tell people that look these muslims are so backward. A situation is so bad that look we have had to make
a law. Things have got so bad that the government has had to perform surgery. Mr modi is the iron man who has done all this can we do. With our massive roundabout no money isnt alone in his mistrust of the government the Opposition Congress party has called the Bill Glass Discrimination against muslims by the hindu nationalist government of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi. Others are more clearcut on what modi is doing the real purpose is to send a big political message to the Hindu Community especially the the poor in the mean that its in the muslim man the muslim man has a certain image needed sexual jealousy towards a muslim man because hes allowed to marry more than one time he can very easily get out of a bad matters where is the man does not have these privileges. For. This
law cant come in fast enough as a muslim woman who forced tradition and religion to restore dignity she knows which side of the debate shes on. To neighboring pakistan next when one of its remotest regions a group of women is Setting Standards empowering themselves nestled within the Karakoram Mountains the horns of valley is known for its rugged purity you may think Gender Empowerment is low on the Priority List but things are beginning to change. At the top of the world. On the caricom highway in pakistan. Police escort us along the Mountain Road that links pakistan through this region. In Western China its part of beijings megaproject the new silk road. Which eerily on through dramatic scenery with breath taking views at every turn. Our destination
the Carpentry Workshop Run By Women Here traditional roles are challenged these women work and are paid to do so. Some years there because i. Have a lot of questions from them and this is this is not for womens all so stop. But they didnt start. The women were doing good work more and more people were buying their Furniture Windows and doors that gave them the courage to continue. The Womens Project is the 1st of its kind in all of pakistan. This is idea its completely freaked out because its like. In these. Are going to break them and hopefully some years after maybe. Maybe if you move a kilo banos home is the horns of valley. The womens
project feels revolutionary in this ancient Mountain Settlement here gender roles are clearly defined while the men gamble the women care for the children are they used to the change came with the old fort a few years ago scientists wanted to reconstruct its walls they hired young people from poor families to help they give us a small opportunity for young girls and boys who marginalized in our trip or i am one of them and therefore the support is very important for me because this court is a changed my life in positive. It was hard work they rebuilt the walls using traditional techniques developed by their ancestors to help prevent damage from arts quakes the effort was worth it the women could take their newly acquired knowledge with them and build a restaurant. The women here serve traditional dishes and even here thinks the same
familiar resistance from some locals. If one of the woman she is House Housewife and she is completely doing the same job at home its ok for all because she she didnt get some minute but here she. Is Earning Money for high. I. Q. And stuff like this again we are fighting with those people who are questioning us. But there is Something Else worrying people here too something that could fundamentally change their valley. Once it was always a Trading Center it is located along the old silk road which leads through the carrick or Mountain Range to china this is traditional music of the hunza region passed down through the generations. Now the Karen Corum Highway is set to become part of chinas new Silk Road The Park near homes is already finished and its
already having a dramatic effect on local life the changes quite repeat and. Even prepared for it and its changing the whole dynamics of the you know the income coming form from the southern part of pakistan and from chinese side akila bono fears this new era wont improve the womens lives here instead it will simply line the pockets of the same groups in pakistan that have always profited from such projects they these investors are really imagining the huns a valley. Now its to look like. But later on maybe we can call 10 or different name just because of this. We are not in to eat to build a big huge hoard it and create a mess bird is you see. Well those women who i really i
drop words and their support their families. And thats whats keeping the women of cara corum going they say the poet to their children if no one else. No im no good at this but for some of the reman this is so i. Can walk all of the Mere Act Of Playing Football comes with its own deadly risks. Behind the security of concrete walls a Backyard Game of Football Fathers watch protectively their daughters literally putting their lives on the line for their sport. Montage has been playing in secret for more than 5 years. Its really doesnt look very professional here between a safe in this parking lot when we play football we are threatened again and again they are often afraid to. Barge when the girls train outside we have to hide their
gym bags because were afraid the neighbors will tell on them thats a lot i hope. In afghanistan the taliban and other fundamentalists believe that Women Playing Sports is a mortal sin Death Threats and attacks are commonplace but here in kabul many take a more liberal view even in mums. As long as the girls wear their huge jobs properly its fine if they play sports even with the boys as far as im concerned. Despite campaigns to break the taboo Womens Football In Afghanistan was let reeling after revelations that Sport Officials had sexually and physically assaulted members of the National Team for years a culture of abuse another hurdle to overcome. At this gym in kabul girls have to pay to train and its expensive. There are no sponsors for Equipment Balls and uniforms. No want to support their dream of competing at a top level perhaps even at a future world cup. That our kids would when i started my father was absolutely against my Playing Football he was afraid of go sit on the fundamentalists it took me a long time to change his mind does that matter what that got on with us what the problem is the constant attacks and killings i think right now my father is dying a 1000 deaths at home because he knows im here and hes afraid that something might happen to me. To be there with ago that appears grifter will be back at home montoya has father has nothing but support for his daughter. Schmall reform and its a really big risk my daughter is taking but if it means so much to her she should follow her aspirations i stand by her. Womens football in afghanistan
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