Women, Not Islam?

As Hijab is a covering that portrays ones level of sophistication, When a Muslim woman wears Hijab it is a sign of poise and vanity and a way to earn respect from others. Moreover a woman who wears the Hijab is bearing the flag of Islam. Yet people do not apprehend the fact that Hijab protects a woman from unsolicited attention and it also prevents from making them sexual displays. Frequently Hijab is alleged as a demonstration of men’s power over women, why? Could it be because they do not follow the latest trends or fashions? A Muslim woman should be looked upon equally as opposed to a woman who is not wearing the Hijab. I believe that they should be respected equally in the society just as any other religions customs wearing the Hijab in Islam is given momentous prominence. During an interview with the Nobel peace prizewinner about the hijab she states, “Man in early times was almost naked, and as his intellect evolved he started wearing clothes. What I am today and what

I believe Muslim women should be allowed to choose whether they wear the Hijab or not because it shows their religion, their background, and it shows who they are and how they want people to see them. Any woman should be allowed to show who they are with confidence. If a Muslim woman chooses to not wear the Hijab, that doesn’t make her any less Muslim. “Some Islamic scholars believe head covering is an obligation

Women decide for themselves whether or not to cover. Perhaps according to the Islamic holy book the Quran the verse to describe a woman’s rights under Islam is, “There is no compulsion in religion.” (2:256). That means it is the persons choice what to accept as a religious obligation. For some it is the covering of their hair, for others the emphasis is on the inner development of ethical

“The Hijab limits me from doing certain things. When I have the Hijab on…as a Muslim woman, I consider myself basically representing the whole community” (Ruby 29). Aspects like this set this woman apart from her peers because she is now labeled as just one thing, a Muslim, when in fact she is much more than that. Women who wear the Hijab, Muhajibah, living in the western world, I believe, have it harder than they do living back home. Here, they are subject to a lot more attention when not necessary such as weird looks walking down the street and subject to stereotypes ie. being a terrorist. Islamic women are not the only ones being oppressed by their choice of clothing; in fact every woman around the world is target towards oppression. Islamic women are just targeted more than women of other religions. This is because of the strict faith that they endure from the Qu’ran telling them that they need to dress a certain way. However, it has been debated that the Qu’ran actually doesn’t mention anything about a women needing to wear a Hijab to be a good Muslim. (Kawaji)

The Nation of Islam empowered many blacks in a time and place where the concept of power was used to oppress. Christianity being a white man’s religion in the eyes of the oppressed, Islam was used in America as a tool for confirmation of beauty. The reminder of inner beauty for the people of color caused substantial growth and powerful movement that impacted American history for generations. The same principles that hoped to empower and give freedom towards African Americans is the same principles that continue to mask the beauty of the Muslim woman. How can two oppressed groups of people, blacks and woman, find two very different outcomes when practicing the Islam faith? Recognizing the differences between the Nation of Islam and the other sects of Islam faith, there is still a center focus on self identity and living into that mold. For some, that means taking back what has been taken away from them, freedom. For others, it continues to mean denying inner desires for something greater than following social norms.

The Koran is a book following the religion of the Muslim people. In it, many aspects of their ways of life and their attitudes towards different people are addressed. It mentions the strong feelings of the true believers towards Jews and Christians, however it gives a view of women that is taken two ways. A major part of their religion is the way women should be treated. This idea is a controversial topic as seen from a person that is not a true believer, or a Muslim. Conventional thinking brought out by the media have led non-Muslim people to perceive the treatment of women as suppressive. The Koran shows the reader both sides of the coin, and therefore, the reader must form an opinion of the

This research will demonstrate the concept of Quebec majority versus the ones that are considered "other" or minority, specifically Muslim women. The methodologies and surrounding utilized by the print media along with the specific scope of specific issues created polarization amongst minority and greater part gathers. This research will summon an Orientalist focal point to show how racializing talks are portrayed in a monitored subtext over and the news print to support the protection of Quebec character. The strategy that is utilized is the basic analysis of two newspaper articles that are reflected from Gazette and Lap Presse. This examination aims to identify the importance of the representations of Muslim women in the specific recorded understanding of Quebecois in their particular dialect and culture. This essay will reveal that portion of the media procedures within the Quebec context. This will exhibit that Muslim women are minimized and victimized on the premise of their race, sexual orientation and social character. Revealing that the news print media makes harming depictions of Muslim women. The end goal is to counter these negative depictions. Individuals must be instructed how to think fundamentally about the media and build up the fitting media education ways so that they can comprehend what social value are implied.

Muslims girls wear a headscarf as part of the religion and people have made fun of some of them because of it. A 16 year old muslim had her headscarf ripped off by someone. Later once she grew up she created an organization to give young muslim girls self defense in case they were ever in that same situation. This is true for not only women but also for men of Islam.

Did you know woman are still discriminated against on a regular basis? Discrimination is the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex. Discrimination against women is mainly related to what they wear, job opportunities, benefits, pay, etc. It is important to examine discrimination against women because being discriminated against, being put down, and getting less than what one deserves do to being a woman puts a toll on them. It also makes it hard for woman to live because they know no matter what they do, say, or wear they will be discriminated just because of their sex.

The section of the article that talks about this makes the comparison of the muslin woman head cover, to the hoodie of the black man in the United States. The comparison is fiercely broken down because of the issue of necessity. Whomever wears the hoodie has made their own decision in choosing to do so, while the muslim woman if forced to cover he face, through a number of different options, not by choice, but by necessity. By taking the free will of choice out of the equation, you can see the distinction between the two articles of clothing that are being

In other verse brings that men have domination on women bodies as they have domination on their lands. "Your wives are as a tilth unto you; so approach your tilth when or how ye will... Qur'an (2:223)"(Yusuf Ali). So in Quran, anyway women are responsible to obey and men can use them as their lands. These mean when Islam claims that human are equal, in other verse and cases they completely reject them and there are many paradoxes in Islam and these mean Islam is not complete religion. A complete religion when mention something, it believes in it but Islam is not like that. These are the reason that Islamic countries are more violent, poor, in fight with each other and the most corrupted counties.

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.

Leila Ahmed born in 1940 is the first professor of Women’s Studies in Religion at Harvard University. As an Egyptian-American scholar on Islamic feminism and Islam, Ahmed has published a number of highly informative works addressing the complexities of feminism in Muslim life. Ahmed’s previous works include Women and Gender in Islam. (1993) explores the role women and gender play from the Pre-Islamic Era in the Middle East through to the modern world that we know today. The issue of veiling is an ongoing debate and one in which invokes a great emotion among many people. Her latest work explores the history of the fall and rise of the Muslim veil in the erudite study ‘A Quiet Revolution’. The study logically details the changing attitudes to veiling in Egypt in the 1940’s and 50’s through to its resurgence in the 1970’s and then its impact in the US post 9/11. Written from Ahmed’s own perspective as a feminist and as a non-wearer of the veil at a time when it was seen as quite natural not to wear a hijab. The reason for the study arises from Ahmed’s move to Cambridge in the US and her amazement at seeing a public gathering of Muslim women of which “were in hijab [which] was still exceedingly rare.” (1).

Although Western feminism started in the 1900s, yet, it didn’t reach the Islamic world until most recently, a couple of hundred years later than the West. Despite the fact that both of the feminism movements come from totally different back grounds, and they are affected by different history and culture, still, both of them aimed for women’s best interests. Muslim women were profoundly feeling aggrieved by the discrimination they have against them. They stereotypical reputation about them in the West, and their presentation in the Western media didn’t help either. They started and supported a new fight to regain themselves the equal status they were granted by Islam centuries ago. Muslim women didn’t like to be looked at as being backward and oppressed by men in a male-dominant world. According to the feminist historian Margot Badran, “Islamic feminism is a feminist discourse and practice articulated within an Islamic paradigm. Islamic feminism, which derives its understanding and mandate from the Qur 'an, seeks rights and justice for women, and for men, in the totality of their existence.” (Badran, 2001)

How on earth can she enjoy any liberty if she lacks knowledge, is confined to her home and has minimal control over her life.We need to ask: Are these the teachings of Islam or have they been concocted by some people in order to maintain control over a sector of society so that they alone can benefit optimally. It is our duty as Muslims to refresh people's memories and look to our Glorious Qur'an and our glorious past. Let us look at the status and position and role of women in Qur'an and early Islam.