Women are a part of the community.
They should not only be given a role in the home but also in politics and economy, provided that it does not affect their role in the home and their role in educating children. As a matter of fact, in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, PAS did nominate women candidates in the general elections and in the parliamentary area of Marang itself there was one woman member of Parliament, the late Khadijah Sidek. In the 1980s, we decided to make some changes when we realised that the system of democracy practised had become disrespectful. This discourteousness started in 1969 when the Umno Youth introduced a group of thugs called hardy youths . The people then knew about this group of hardy youths who created havoc.