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When Islamic family obligations conflict with fairness

My elderly parents expect me to financially support my unemployed brother because he's male but I have my own family to take care of and he's capable of working.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Traditional hierarchies disguised as religious duty can perpetuate unfair distributions of responsibility and resources.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Islamic adl — justice as divine requirement?”

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