Vaneeza Ahmed urges women to read Nikahnamas befor...

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• Former Pakistani model and actor Vaneeza Ahmed has encouraged women to carefully review their Nikahnamas before marriage stressing that understanding the terms of the Islamic marriage contract can help them protect their rights.
• She has also spoken about haq mehr the dower agreed upon in an Islamic marriage contract, and the social pressures that can discourage women from asserting their rights.
• Her latest comments have renewed attention on the importance of understanding marriage documents and ensuring that women are aware of the rights and conditions recorded in their contracts.

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Former Pakistani model and actor Vaneeza Ahmed has encouraged women to carefully review their Nikahnamas before marriage stressing that understanding the terms of the Islamic marriage contract can help them protect their rights.

Speaking on Vasay Chaudhry’s show Ahmed revealed that she had not read her own Nikahnama despite considering herself well-educated. She said she only examined the document when she was going through a divorce a realisation that prompted her to urge other women to avoid making the same mistake.