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This paper traces the evolution of contemporary Fiqh discourse on women and its forms that came about with modern communication revolution. It also explores the extent to which this discourse meets the moderation and middle path that Islam advocates.The significance of the paper lies in the dangerous situation of the contemporary religious discourse in general and the Fiqh discourse on women in particular in view of the flux status of the sources of this discourse and the unprecedented openness in social media. The paper also seeks to identify the requirements that bring this discourse to moderation and middle path and cast away extremism in any direction opposing these moderation and middle path.The method of the paper is based on an analysis of selected samples from contemporary Fiqh discourse on women from social media sites taking into consideration that the selected samples cover the most important contemporary Fiqh issues of Moslem woman.The paper recommends further research into the aspects of moderation and middle path in any contemporary Fiqh discourse on women especially those tricky issues that the enemies of the Islamic nation seek to take advantage of to corrupt the Islamic society and its religion from the vantage point of women rights and the pretext of injustice to women in Islamic society.

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