Harmonization of Shariah and the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW)

The CEDAW Convention adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1979 adopts the principle of eliminating all forms of discrimination between men and women against women in all political, economic, and social fields. The Convention pushes the signatory countries on the need for absolute equality between men and women, as they are no less important than men, and this is inconsistent with the provisions of Islamic law, in addition to the imminent danger to countries through the abolition of their internal laws, the application of the provisions of the Convention on Equality between men and women, and the imposition of Western culture without Consideration of the principles and traditions of countries, and their lack of observance of the provisions of Islamic law. Using the inductive, analytical, and comparative approach, this study aims to know the rights mentioned in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and to find out the compatibility of these rights with the rights granted by Islamic law to women. It is found that the Islamic Sharia granted women full rights, and that compatibility and balance can be achieved between the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Shariah if substantial amendments are made to that provisions which contradict with Islamic law