Oppression Or Expression : Muslim People

Lee (2007) defined oppression as when “people are denied access and equity that ensure full participation in the life of a society they experience oppression” (p. 2). Those with personal privilege may be at guilt for oppressing others intentionally or unintentionally. While I do not believe I have ever been oppressed or contributed to the oppression of another I know our society is not free from

First, I will start this paper with the definition of oppression given by Webster Dictionary and also by the social work dictionary. Then, we have that Webster Dictionary defines oppression such as "Unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power especially by the imposition of burdens; the condition of being weighed down; an act of pressing

There are some who may argue that oppression is a concept of the past and that it does not exist in our modern society; however, oppression it not always an overt power one person or group exerts over another. It can come in more subtle forms, many of which that have become such normative aspects of our society that some oppressors and oppressed individuals alike may not immediately recognize its impact. In

the concept of oppression we see that it is a lack of power and unjust

Before considering oppression in general, we must first note that people and institutions who hold power oftentimes use this power to oppress others.

‘Anti-Oppressive Practice’- is an umbrella term that encircles radical, structural, critical, feminist, liberal, anti-racist framework practice approaches. But it is not limited within those approaches. Anti-Oppressive social work is a practice represents the theories and approaches of social justice.

Oppression is commonly defined as a prolonged unjust treatment or control. It's where one group dominates another or when one team has unfair advantages and power over another. We live in a society where people of a particular race are denied opportunities and equality. Because of social inequalities, specific groups of people are discriminated against, mistreated and oppressed. This oppression happens because of the inequalities of the system that assists the upper classes at the price of lower levels. Most of these individuals are minorities like myself are in the lower class which are also communities of color. Minorities will not benefit from these systems if those privileged keep making the rules. The social class is set up in a way where it's impossible or challenging to climb the social ladder through exploitation in our institutions.We live in a society where people of a particular race are denied opportunities and equality because of social inequalities, specific groups of people are discriminated against, mistreated and oppressed as I experienced

Sadly, oppression is a common feature of power structures. It can be identified as a situation where an individual, group, society, culture or state, have power, be it economic, military or political, and exercise that power to disadvantage, and or overpower those who do not. Oppression means control and dominance and is observed in the form of discrimination practices based on gender, class, race, and culture that systematically produce inequalities. Today, oppression is present in the social, institutionalized, and economic domains throughout the world and is usually seen in conjunction with borders, both real and imagined, creating the lines that separate and distinguish between the oppressor and the oppressed.

With that being said, oppression comes in forms from “ you cant” to taboo. We don't choose to be oppressed though usually it's by those with authority. People who don't allow others to oppress them even if they have the authority to, do things like protest. For example,child soldiers are forced to be in military or fight in wars against their will sometimes before the age of six. How is the fair for innocent children's rights they die before they even live?

Oppression is defined as, “the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner”(dictionary.com), and is found all around the world. There is essentially two parts to oppression: the oppressor, who is demonstrating his power by displaying cruelty towards the second part of oppression, the oppressed. The oppressed take part in offenses made by the oppressor, that usually contain a cruel, and unfair burden towards them. The world has demonstrated this profound relationship since human history first began, not only in their way of life, but in literature. For example, Geraldine Brooks, displays the oppressors, in her novel The Year of Wonders, by implicating strong men, and a powerful family; while the oppressed are

Throughout the world there have been many different cultures that have been oppressed. People can be oppressed in many different ways by different people of different races. The writer will discuss the muslims culture/people and their oppressed history over time. In this paper it will address this group and their oppression currently. Furthermore the writer will discuss how we can end the oppression against muslims.

Oppression- noun, the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner (dictionary.com). People throughout human history have fought against this practice. The disparate speeches and articles seem completely disconnected at first glance, but in actuality they are all advocating for the end of a form of oppression. The authors of these speeches and articles knew the dangers and hardships of being oppressed and wanted to make a change in society to prevent it.

“In 1 Corinthians 11, God gives the command that a woman is to cover her head when praying or prophesying and that a man is to have his head uncovered,” (Horst). According to the Jewish Virtual Library website, “It was customary for most women in the ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, and the Greco-Roman world to cover their hair when they went outside the home. In biblical times, women covered their heads with veils or scarves. The unveiling of a woman's hair was considered a humiliation and punishment (Isa. 3:17; cf. Num. 5:18 on the loosening of the hair of a woman suspected of adultery; III Macc. 4:6; and Sus. 32),” (www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org). “The practice of head covering appears in many different cultures. Mantillas are still worn by many Spanish and Latina women during religious ceremonies, and many Christian women in India still cover their heads with a veil, scarf, shawl or the end of a sari during religious services,”(http://www.csames.illinois.edu/documents/outreach/Cross-Culture_Head_Coverings.pdf). Based on this information, to immediately draw attention to Muslim women and question their practice of covering their heads seems prejudicial – women from many other cultures and religions cover their heads as

In every country around the world, women's lives are shaped by the influences of both society and by religion. “The Quran, Islam’s holy book, mandates that women have the right to seek education, choose their own mates, work, possess and inherit wealth or property, divorce, and remarry” (Hurley 76). So despite the Quran’s clear support for women’s rights and equality, why do many people feel that Muslim women are oppressed? The hijab head covering worn by Muslim women has been in the news on and off for some time now and has been a topic of many debates. Here in America, one would feel this requirement on women as oppressive, but most Muslim women feel that this is a way to be looked at not for their beauty, but for their minds. The issues here is that people have a hard time differentiating between culture and religion, two things that are completely different but have a huge effect on each other. People also have a hard time understanding things that are different. Just because it is different than how we live, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s wrong.

Oppression by definition is an act of cruelty, it cannot longer pass as ignorance or mistake, and it dehumanizes an individual by abusing an unjust power to begin with. For example, in some cultures women are said to be the property of their fathers/husbands and they must obey the men in regards to marriage or even trivial decisions such as clothing. This is an example of women being oppressed, but this extends to every group and stops at nothing – the impaired, the religious, the poor, the elderly, the young, the immigrants and so forth and so on (Thompson, 2012).