Samstag, 30.11.2019 / 21:51 Uhr

Sudan: Scharia-Kleidungszwang für Frauen aufgehoben

Von
Thomas von der Osten-Sacken

s

(Demonstratinnen im Sudan, Quelle: US-State Department)

 

Im Sudan entschied die Interimsregierung jüngst, dass endlich einige der übelsten auf Schariarecht basierenden Einschränkungen von Frauen der Vergangenheit angehören sollen. Natürlich brachte die Entscheidung einige der übelsten Verteidiger genau dieser Scharia auf die Palme, erstaunlich wäre nur, es wäre nicht so.

Nur scheint, dass auch im Sudan eine neue Zeit angebrochen ist, die weder solche Kleriker noch Anhänger der inzwischen verbotenen Partei des, wegen Völkermordes angeklagten  Ex-Präsidenten Omar al-Bashir, zurückdrehen werden können: 

The Sovereign Council also scrapped a law that was regularly used to demean, exploit, and humiliate women, using harsh interpretations of Islamic Sharia law.

Security forces arrested women for attending private parties or wearing trousers, and activists say thousands were flogged, fined or jailed as a means of control.

In his sermon on Friday, hardline Sudanese cleric Mohamed Ali Jazuli said that the changes could spark violence.

"This law is part of a regional project aimed at excluding Islam from all aspects of the state...this would drag the country into a civil war," he said.

Others disagreed. The scrapping of the public order law was "a big step forward for women's rights in Sudan", according to Seif Magango, of human rights group Amnesty International.

The Sudanese Professionals Association, which spearheaded the initial protests against Bashir before he was ousted in April, said the decision would aid in "building a democratic civilian state".