Hamas court rules women need male guardian to travel outside Gaza Strip ...Kuwait

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Hamas court rules women need male guardian to travel outside Gaza Strip
Critics accuse Hamas of attempting to roll back women's rights. An Islamic court in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip has ruled that women require the permission of a male guardian to travel outside the besieged territory.The decision explicitly states that an unmarried woman must get the permission of her male "guardian" - usually her father or eldest male relative - to travel.It also implies that married women would not be able to travel without their husbands' approval, The Guardian has reported.The men would not be required to accompany the women, however.The ruling is similar to the strict guardianship laws that dictate the lives of women in Saudi Arabia.Before the kingdom loosened the restric

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