Article 2 of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to Minorities states that persons belonging to minorities have the right to participate effectively in cultural, religious, social, economic life. In Somalia unfortunately this situation is far from being achieved: There are many obstacles faced by minority women in accessing economic, social and cultural life in Somalia: 1) Double, triple discrimination faced which is an obstacle for their full citizenship in society. An issue such as grant request is even more complex for such women. 2) The intra-community based discrimination. 3) Traditional harmful practices such as FGM. 4) Lack of social protection 5) Minority women become the ground battle for conflicting parties: In Somalia, minority women were forcibly married by men or marriages were arranged by their own families in order to seek protection from majority clans. The words of one such woman whom I met in Somaliland best exemplifies this situation: “No Majority person will invest in you; they will give the job to a person from their own clan”. Moving to the issue of Women’s Rights in Islam… In some Muslim communities, women are discriminated by extremist groups using an incorrect interpretation of the Quran. Muslim women, including the minorities, can utilize the Holy Book and the Hadith to enhance their rights. I would like to start by referring to the Hadith of the Prophet SAW, which states: “I was sent to protect the rights of the weak, orphans, and women”. Islam has equality as its funding principles, for instance: Surat 51:45 (Wadariyat) And I (Allah) created not the Jinns and humans except they should worship Me (Alone). Surat 49:13 (Al Hujaraat) O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another…… I can share with you a Position Paper on Women Rights in Islam that I recently wrote.