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Muslim women may defy fathers for school.(NEWSWATCH)
Muslim women should be able to pursue higher education regardless of their fathers' wishes, according to a non-binding legal opinion or fatwa issued in Egypt.
The fatwa came from the grand mufti of Egypt, a leading authority of Sunni Islam. Ali Gomaa stated that Muslim women may disobey their fathers' orders to not attend a ...
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