The Rights And Privileges Of Women

Throughout centuries of human existence, women have been deemed as inferior to men in multiple different cultures and religions. Men have developed a norm to be the individual who carries out duties to help maintain a stable life for himself and the family in which he is providing for. Because of this fundamentalist approach towards how society should be, women’s rights have been suppressed throughout political, social, and cultural actions. The Islamic religion in particular, is fond of abusing the rights of women and empowering the rights of men in such a way that it has created a permanent existence of conflict within countries who follow Islam. In fact, in the Quran it states that women must have lesser authority than men, therefore their

In the post classical period, different societies viewed the women in different ways, therefore they were all treated differently. Due to all the passages being around the world, it shows how differently and similar these societies treated women. All have a different opinion on women’s role and position within their society. Some views were negative while others are positive and think both sex’s are both equal. In document 1, Islam: The Koran, it talks about how women are made from men.

In the past, Islamic women were not granted the right to vote or join in politics, but over the years the legal status of women in Islam has relaxed and changed. Muslim women in the Middle East have the right to vote, and may join in politics. Along with this, they are permitted to have vital government jobs. (Braswell, p.155) A woman 's status , however, is not as high as a man 's is in society. They still must follow many traditional customs. An example of one custom is that women are encouraged to do is dress modestly, by wearing veils in public. (Lippman, p.38) Although Muslim men and women are not looked upon as equals in every sense, there has been a lot of improvement and many changes have been made in the women 's favor.

The Qur’an and the practice of the Prophet Muhammad seem to recognize the different functions and mutually supportive roles of men and women, encouraging an equal and balanced social and family life. In seventh-century Arabia, the Qur’an extended the right of property ownership and financial independence to women. It prohibited the practice of female infanticide and other abuses, and significantly modified marriage and divorce practices. While many Americans consider Islam to be an “oppressive religion” with regard to women, Muslim women often comment on the liberty and dignity they extract from their faith. Many Muslim women say that true Islam is often compromised by oppressive practices that have their roots in cultural differences or political expediency; general ignorance and lack of engagement with the diversity inherited within the tradition contribute to the continuation of these

The mistreatment of women has been going on for centuries, even during the time of Muhammad–a religious leader who was believed to be a messenger of God. According to an article called, “Muslim Women”, Muhammad “improved the status of

Many people have the chance to be great citizens, however their actions of oppression towards others defines them as evil. These horrible events are often seen in areas with poor government, religious beliefs, or corrupt laws. In the Muslim culture, women in Afghanistan are highly oppressed because of verses from the Qu'ran; this oppression has violated women's rights for years, and although women have been treated poorly for a long time, there is still hope that women will have better rights than they do now.

There came a time in the United States where the so called Equal rights amendment has been ratified. Where women were recognized as housewives, defining them as what women are suppose to do and nothing else. Although these women wanted more in life such as freedom to do what they want just like men do everyday. If the men were able to work,vote, speak, and do as they please then why couldn't women do the same? If everyone had equal rights. Women aren't to be defined as what their identity is or what race they are nor the capabilities and responsibilities they are capable of doing.I strongly agree with these women of wanting to be equal with man because if it wasn't for the woman's right movement, our society today wouldn't allow women to work, teach, play a sport. Basically do a man’s job. Additionally having the woman as housewives because that's what the society and men thought of women, being at home to care for the kids and household. That is why we thank the women's rights movement in our past history that started in 1848. Due to that more girls and women have come to think of themselves as the equals of men. Which has transformed our lives in many ways. For example such as equal pay work as well as even being in the workforce,in general. The opportunities that weren't open for them that are now open as possessing more in terms of options and opportunities.It’s done a great impact because women get to educate themselves to become something they want to be such as a

In the Middle East women have always been inferior to men. With the introduction of Islam with the revelation of the Quran in 610 CE; women are considered equal to men in the eyes of Allah but in society they remain inferior. This can be attributed to local cultural practices that have been ingrained into society. As of recent years, there has been a feminist push in the Middle East to gain more power in society. From the golden age of the Middle East during the Umayyad Caliphate to present with the many nations in the region today, the women have impacted the social, political, economical, and culture of Middle Eastern society.

As the Quran does not show indifference between men and women, the women are now expanding their religious and individualized empowerment (Al-Mannai, 2010). They have also been challenged by the ability for women to obtain access to Muslim training facilities as well as acquiring credibility within the conservative, traditionally male establishments (Hossain, 2015). Through challenging the norm, women have become active in religious activities such as educational activities, services and organizations (Hammer, 2008). Muslim women have pushed through the challenges and some now hold high religious positions within the Muslim community that have allowed women to play a role in the interpretation and teaching of the Quran. Through interpretation of the Quran, women have also established the right to gender equality within the Muslim community and affirmed their role within the mosque (Hoodfar & Sadr, 2010). Women determined themselves to be just as capable of leading a prayer within the Mosque as their male counterparts are. Through this they were hoping to ender gender equality within their religion as American Women did when they gained their right to vote and South African women did during the oppression they suffered throughout the apartheid (Russo,

The misconceptions that come with Islam can be many for example, Muslim women around the world have discussed their discussion to and reasons for the use of headscarf’s or hijab and women’s rights. The idea that Muslim women’s only role in Islam is to be subservient to men is very common. While there are certainly examples of this - as well as an undeniable gender gap in various Muslim majority countries (which is a result of a web of factors) - the equality of women in Islam depends on the place and period in history. Muslim women have been political leaders of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey, Indonesia, Jordan and many other countries over the last century, and there are examples of women’s leadership within Islam as

De facto, the oppression of Muslim women is a result of the conservative interpretations of Shariah law, which also incorporates gender selective traditional rules that are depicted as God’s undisputable words. Muslim feminists suggest the rationale of women’s domination lies in the same Shariah laws which infer the godly laws incorrectly. Moreover, Muslim law is saturated with pro-male-dominated versions. Albeit the place of females improved throughout the timespan of the prophet it was only for momentary period. Muslim masses do not think beyond their interpretation of Islam, and they believe it as perfect way of existence.

The rise and expansion of Islam has had a significant impact on the role and rights of women throughout history. Since its origin in the seventh century until modern times, the Muslim faith has somewhat broadened, but has mostly restricted women’s rights in numerous Islamic communities. The history of Muslim women is complex, as it involves many advances and declines in numerous locations, such as Egypt, Afghanistan, and Iran, concerning several subjects, including both civil and social rights. Thus, in general, the rights of Islamic women did not improve significantly over time, instead, conditions remained the same or became worse for women as Islam evolved and spread as a world religion.

In today’s society women are given ample opportunity just as much as men. In some countries, such as middle-eastern nations that is not the case. Muslim women are often perceived to be submissive to Muslim men and unequal. Mohammed never taught for women to be treated as lower class citizens. Nonetheless, the blame is pointed towards the religion of Islam. The Islamic religion began as all monotheist religions representing a belief in one God and moral standards. In the following essay I will discuss and elaborate what Mohammed taught, how women lived in early Islamic society, and what it has become.

Women in Islam are free and have same or equivalent rights as any other woman. As Souhelia states in her article, many women that come from Islamic upbringing are free and others are working on bringing more change into their lifestyles (Souhelia, 2006). Although the process of change does not measure up to how far Western women got, cultural differences and geographical positioning and distribution of Islam law - better known as sharia - studies have shown that education, political participation and social reforms made considerable

It is ironical that all of them claim that Islam liberated women 1400 years ago. They claim that Islam gave women the right to equal education and civil and economic rights, but at the end of their analysis they come to the conclusion that a woman's place is in her husband's home and that she should be obedient to him and the male elite.