Gender mainstreaming is the deliberate consideration ofgender in all stages of program and policy planning, implementation and evaluation, with a view to incorporate the impacts ofgender at all levels of decision making.
Miss Mogahed, appointed to the President's Council on Faith-Based and Neighbourhood Partnerships, said the Western viewof Sharia was "oversimplified" and the majority of women around the world associate it with "gender justice".
The use of either two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound to only view the fetus, obtain a picture of the fetus or determine the fetal gender without a medical indication is inappropriate and contrary to responsible medical practice.