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Bismillah alhamdulillah wa salatu wa sallam wa ala Rasulillah wa ala aalihi wa sahbihi wa man wa l-ahamabadi.

This last week, I've been bombarded with so many questions, especially of our youth.

I've had a number of conversations with them about the overturning of rovers' weight.

And even today, in my office hours, I had some youth as well with so many questions.

So I thought it would be useful to share some Islamic perspectives on this regard,

so that in inshallahu ta'ala, we can benefit and begin a broader discussion.

Obviously, only so much can be done in a short khatira.

For those of we who are not aware, rovers' weight is one of the most landmark and historic

supreme court rulings in this country.

It was passed in 1973, so basically 50 years ago, 49 years ago.

And it is considered to be the culmination of the second wave of feminism.

So I need to now take a step back and explain what is second wave feminism.

So feminism is a movement as you're aware.

These days, they consider to have four stages.

The first stage, which began at the turn of the century,

was the fight for women to have, the political fight for women to have,

the right to vote, and the right to own property.

By and large, that was finished and successful by World War I.

So across all European countries, Western countries, women won this right.

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