Warning and comment on the Peking Women’s Conference
Question

                What is the view of the Muslim scholars on the recommendations of the Peking Women's Conference? What is the ruling on getting rid of all forms of discrimination against women?
Praise be to Allah.The fourth international conference on women has been announced in 
          the media, to be held from 9-20/4/1416 (4/10/1995) in Peking, the capital 
          of China. I have read a agenda prepared for this conference  which 
          includes 362 items in 177 pages, and the statements published by a number 
          of scholars in the Muslim world stating the danger posed by this conference 
          and the evil consequences it will bring to humanity in general and the 
          Muslims in particular. It became clear to us, from the agenda mentioned 
          above, that this conference is a follow-up to the conference on population 
          and development which was held in Cairo in Rabee’ al-Thaani 1415 AH,  
          concerning which statements were issued by the Council of Senior Scholars 
          and the Founding Committee of the Muslim World League, both of which 
          were headed by myself. The two statements both condemned the conference 
          mentioned, because it went against the religion of Islam and opposed 
          Allaah and His Messenger  (peace 
          and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and because it promoted promiscuity 
          and the violation of sanctities, and aimed to turn human societies into 
          herds of animals, so the conference should be boycotted… etc.  
          
Now comes this conference which is along the same lines as the Cairo 
          conference, focusing on the equality of men and women in all areas. 
          The proposals of the document referred to above have been adopted by 
          the General Secretariat of the United Nations on the basis of principles 
          of kufr and misguided means of achieving that, including the following: 
            
Calling for the abolition of any law that distinguishes between men 
          and women on the grounds of religion; calling for promiscuity in the 
          name of “practising safe sex”; encouraging single-parent families; educating 
          the youth, boys and girls, about sexual matters; fighting discrimination 
          between men and women; calling upon young men and women to destroy the 
          differences between the two sexes that are based on religion; telling 
          them that religion is an obstacle to equality… and other obvious examples 
          of kufr and misguidance that are mentioned in the document. This plot 
          is against Islam and the Muslims, and indeed against humanity as a whole, 
          to rid it of chastity, modesty and honour.  
Hence it is obligatory for the Muslim authorities and all those to 
          whom Allaah has given power over the Muslims’ affairs, to boycott this 
          conference and to take the necessary measures of preventing its evils 
          from reaching the Muslims. They must present a united front against 
          this immoral assault. The Muslims must take precautions against the 
          plots of the plotters and the hatred of those who hate.  
We ask Allaah to foil the plots of our enemies and turn them against 
          them. We ask them to bring these efforts of theirs to naught, and to 
          give the Muslims and their leaders the strength to do what is in their 
          best interests. May He reform them, men and woman alike, and grant them 
          happiness and salvation in this world and in the Hereafter, for He is 
          the One Who is Able to do that. May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad 
          and his family and companions, and grant them peace.