Call for female departments at Islamic University

MADINAH: A member of the Senior Scholars Council, Dr. Abdullah Al-Manieh, has called for the establishment of women’s departments at the Islamic University in Madinah in line with other universities in the Kingdom.
“The Muslim woman has had her own status and value since the Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) time. Ayesha (may Allah be pleased with her) and her sisters had a great role in the transfer of the Prophet’s fatawas,” he said.
We also need to give women what they deserve like taking their care, their education and rehabilitation.
Our educated sisters as well as the Islamic University have played a significant role in this regard and provided a lot of resources to make it possible for women to get the same share of university resources as men. He hoped this could be done through Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman.
“The Madinah university is Islamic in its policies and directions, and Islam doesn’t cut away the woman from public and educational life,” he said in support of his argument.
The university was established by a royal order on Sept. 6, 1961.