Abstract
Although the roles of women have evolved with the urbanizing world, conventional house designs have failed to accommodate the spatial needs of the contemporary woman. The majority of houses in Pakistani cities are owned, designed, and constructed by the male head of the family. After surveying forty
houses in Lahore, it was revealed that there are issues of hygiene and privacy for
women, who are usually ignored in the process of building homes. This is the
case despite the fact that they are the primary users, who spend most of their time
at home, either as housewives and/or as entrepreneurs running a business from
home. Presently, there are numerous NGOs in Pakistan working towards women
entrepreneurship but there is a disconnect between entrepreneurship, Islamic
traditional values and empowerment. This paper will try to build an assembly for
women empowerment through the outcomes of entrepreneurship and their involvement in household decisions based on Islamic traditional values.
Dr. Fariha Tariq. (2014) Islamic Traditional Values: Towards Women Empowerment and Housing Microfinance in Pakistan, Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, Volume IV , Issue 2.
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