Koran magna carta for women

From The BBC

That's right. According to "Yvonne Ridley the journalist captured by the Taliban while reporting undercover in Afghanistan, soon after 9/11".

She read the Koran looking for an explanation of the Taliban's treatment of women, only to find there wasn't any. "It's a magna carta for women!"

She converted last summer and has found that her new faith has helped put behind her three broken marriages and a reputation as the "Patsy Stone of Fleet Street."

I doubt the women of Saudi Arabia would see it that way. The following is from
my earlier post on the subject.

A popular Saudi television host publicly showed her bruised and bloodied face and has shocked her compatriots into openly talking about one of the kingdom's long-hidden problems: violence against women.

Although Islam prohibits violence against women, many believe spousal abuse is common in the almost entirely Muslim Saudi Arabia.

There are no statistics available on wife abuse in the kingdom, but husbands rarely meet disapproval for "reforming" spouses deemed "disobedient" by hitting them.

So, what's the deal here? If Islam prohibits violence against women why is it so widely practiced in the land of Islam? And why all these "honor" killings of Muslim women.

Oh, well, since she lives in the UK she might be alright. Then again maybe a "forced" marriage might work this time, eh Yvonne?

UPDATE: From The BBC

Perhaps Yvonne should see and read this article from the BBC. In response to the story of Rania al-Baz, the Saudi television presenter, who was beaten by her husband, the BBC received over 1000 emails.