Repression of Women in Islam
As one of the world's most prominent and dominant religion, Islam influences numerous nations in the world, affecting their culture and society. Examples of these Muslim nations are the dominantly Muslim societies of Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and other countries near and on the Middle East region. Islam also influences Asia, such as the Muslim nations of Malaysia, Indonesia, and southern Philippines. These nations have societies that are composed dominantly of Muslims and follow their own culture and political and social organization and norms in accordance to the Islam religion.
The Islam culture has many traditions, customs, and norms that are strictly observed by its followers, and one of these important and strict rules is that women are required to wear the veil or burka because the Koran, the holy Bible of Islam, states that no part of the woman's body, especially her hair, should be seen by a male individual except for the woman's husband. Aside from wearing the veil, Muslim women are also encouraged to practice conservatism in all aspects of their lives, such as interacting with people known or unknown to them, the way they dress, talk, and act, as well as the way they present themselves to the public, to their family, and even to their husbands. Muslim women are generally perceived and expected to be obedient and submissive to men, since Islam is evidently a highly patriarchal society. These roles and functions of Muslim women in their societies are one of the main issues that is prevalently talked about in today's contemporary society, especially after the much talked about expose about how the Taliban government and the Afghan society treats its women generally. Further study and investigation on the role and treatment of women in other Islam nations show that indeed, Muslim societies and nations are generally repressive of the inalienable rights of women throughout the modern world. This stance will be developed and proved in this essay, by discussing what are these 'inalienable' rights of women, and if these rights still applies to Muslim women in Islamic nations/societies,...
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