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"Mr President, the discussion is very interesting but I have noticed that hardly anyone is talking about the text, probably because many of us are confused by it. The history of this report, in the first place, shows that this initiative is untimely. What was originally a report on women in Islam has ended up as a convoluted, ambiguous report with no real coherence.
In not wishing to attack Islam head-on, which I understand, the definition of fundamentalism has remained vague. Yet is fundamentalism not a caricature of religion? We are all in agreement with regard to separating the temporal from the spiritual, and, from then on, it is not really within Parliament’s remit to get involved in the ambiguous area of comparative theology. However, certain points deserve our agreement, in particular the statement that, within the territory of the Member States, customs and beliefs that are counter to human rights, and in particular women’s rights, cannot be tolerated and that the family rights of the Member States take precedence over those of the countries of origin of immigrants.
In conclusion, equality between men and women is not a matter of theory. Women must be promoted, along with their position and role in society, not simply as women, but because they are part of the same humanity, and therefore the same dignity, as men."@en1
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