Ayatollah Ka’bi explained that zakat is a position and station to meet the demands of the ‎people and added, “Meeting the needs of the people means providing the grounds for ‎progress and the living standards of the people.”‎

Despite the significance attached to the role of woman in the familial environment by Islam, on the condition that the moral health and dignity of women, together with the foundation of the family aren’t damaged, this religion isn’t against the employment of women outside home; thereby, the working conditions of women should be flexible enough to let them discharge the familial responsibilities properly. Accordingly, the present paper studies the impact of women’s flexible working hours on the fulfilment of their familial responsibilities.

Rasa - More than 15 thousand Palestinian workers from the city of Tulkarem and its neighboring villages head to al-Taibi checkpoint that separates them from 1948 Palestine to work at various jobs.