Women and Islam
While the Koran states clearly that women are not the equal of men (2:228, 4:34), it also sets down rules that protected women in a variety of ways. It also requires what would be called a "cooling off period" today (2:226, 65:2), and if the woman is pregnant, the waiting period must extend until the baby is born (65.6). Women who are divorced are allowed to keep their possessions after divorce (2:229). However, in various matters the husband has considerable authority, including determining how long a baby will be nursed: the husband can require that the mother nurse the child for up to two years (2:233), although they can also hire a wet nurse. If a woman's husband dies, he is required to provide for him in his will for one year (2:241), but in addition were required to provide for divorced wives (2:241).

The rules for inheritance are…...

In Islamic society, women can divorce at any unjust or inconsiderate act by a spouse. In addition, even remarriage is more equal in Islamic society. The Christians see remarriage as a sin but in Islamic society, women have a right to remarry as long as they meet a three-month period of abstinence.
Christians and non-Muslims continue to portray Islamic religion as a religion that has historically oppressed women. They also suggest that Islamic society puts women in a politically inferior role to men. Unfortunately, some of the stereotypes the western world follows are not based on the word of the Koran but more of the actions of men who have historically stolen their women's God-given rights. Other reasons may be that the traditional modesty rules of covering up while in open society with a burka may give an impression of female inferiority or that women hold a less prominent role…...

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References

Ali, Yousef (2002). Women's Political Rights: Islam, Status And Networks In Kuwait. Sociology, August.

Mir-Hosseini, Ziba (1999). Women, Property and Islam: Palestinian Experiences, 1920-1990. Middle Eastern Studies, January.

Islam

Ethical Treatment of Women in Islam
"Treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners and committed helpers." (from the last sermon of Prophet Mohammed) (Women in Islam)

There is a generally common perception in the West that the ethical treatment of women in Islam amounts to gender discrimination, oppression and a transgression of basic human rights. Notwithstanding the issue of the way different cultures treat women, this is not a perception that is endorsed by many within Islamic communities and it certainly does not concur with actual Islamic teachings. This can be seen for the very outset in the way that the Koran describes the creation of women. In the Holy Scriptures there is no implicit difference made in terms of status or intrinsic value between male and female. In ethical terms, while there are differences between men and women, these biological differences do not impact…...

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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 ible of Islam, states that no part of the woman's body, especially…...

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Beyer, Lisa. "The Women of Islam." 3 December 2001. TIME Magazine: "Lifting the Veil." Vol. 158, No. 22. pp.40-7.

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Women's Rights and the United Nations Convention that Protect Them." 1998. Raising Voices Web site. 12 December 2002  http://www.raisingvoices.org/Women 'sRights.doc.

Actually, the first revelation to Prophet Muhammad was related with the message of knowledge (Adeel, 2010, 106). Therefore, the Qur'an does not limit knowledge to one sex since it's the responsibility of all Muslims to pursue knowledge in their entire life. The Qur'an specifies equal legal rights for every individual in the Islamic religion from cradle to grave. The book declares the right for men and women to enjoy full legal rights as an essential characteristic.
The status of women in Islam can also be understood from various aspects such as social, spiritual, political, and economic aspects. First, the Qur'an provides vivid evidence that women are completely equal with men in the sight of God based on their rights and responsibilities. Women have similar religious obligations with men such as daily prayers, pilgrimage, poor-due, and fasting (adawi, n.d.). Secondly, the Qur'an prohibits the social acceptance and practice of female infanticide…...

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ADEEL, G.H., 'Status of Women in Islam: A Critical Analysis on a Matter of Equality',

Message of Thaqalayn, 11/1 (2010), 101-114  http://messageofthaqalayn.com/41-status.pdf 

BADAWI, J.A., 'The Status of Woman in Islam', Sultan, [web page] (n.d.)

 http://www.sultan.org/books/the_status_of_woman_in_islam.pdf

Women and Islam
Do Muslim women eally need saving?

Stengths and weaknesses

Between hee and thee: feminist solidaity and Afghan women.

Stengths and weaknesses

Do Muslim women eally need saving? Anthopological eflections on cultual elativism and its othes.

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references: Constructions of gender in the Bush administration discourse on the attacks on Afghanistan post-9/11. International Feminist Journal of Politics, 8(1), 19-41.

Stereotyped depictions of Muslim culture in the media make it seem that all Muslim women live in a Harem, following orders from their tyrannical husbands. On the contrary, many Muslim cultures have afforded women equal rights in the law and in the society. The Quran does not advocate the subjugation of women by men; in fact the Quran is arguably more egalitarian than the Old Testament upon which both Judaism and Christianity are based. Some passages in the Quran can be interpreted as advocating gender equality. If the Quran has been misinterpreted by some Islamic societies then it is not the fault of Islam but of corrupt political leaders. Seeking to establish clear-cut male dominance over women, such nefarious leaders have stripped women of their innate human rights such as owning property. Those sexist practices are not part of Islam but part of political regimes that distort the religion.
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Esposito finds that the premodernist revival movements of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries contributed to the pattern of Islamic politics that developed and left a legacy for the twentieth century. These movements were motivated primarily in response to internal decay rather than external, colonial threat (Esposito 40-41).
At the same time, many areas of the Islamic world experienced the impact of the economic and military challenge of an emerging and modernizing est beginning in the eighteenth century. Declining Muslim fortunes also reversed the relationship of the Islamic world to the est, from that of an expanding offensive movement to a defensive posture. Muslim responses to these changes ranged from rejection to adaptation, from Islamic withdrawal to acculturation and reform. Some responded by secular reform, and by the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Islamic modernist movements had also developed in an attempt to bridge the gap between tradition and modernity…...

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Works Cited

Ahmed, Leila. Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate. New Haven: Yale University, 1992.

Binder, Leonard.

Islamic Liberalism. Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1988.

Eickelman, Dale F. The Middle East: An Anthropological Approach. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1989.

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

The religion of Islam is very misunderstood and pervasively skewed within its true meaning and original intent by extremists in the Islamic society. Never did the prophet intend that the abuses and oppression which today's Muslim women suffer should occur. It is the conclusion of this writer that extremists exist in all religions and these are those who garner the most attention and receive the most press however, those who are moderate and who adhere to the true beliefs and meaning of the Islamic religions receive little attention and little press and even littler in the way of chances to convey the truth of this religion to the world. The abuses and oppression will continue however, it is hopeful that the ignorance surrounding the Muslim religion will eventually lose out to better dissemination of information and to more intelligent reporting backed by diligent investigation of the facts.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Soares, Claire (2009) Delara Darabi: 'Oh Mother, I Can See The Noose'. The Independent UK. 4 May 2009. Online available at:  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/delara-darabi-oh-mother-i-can-see-the-noose-1678543.html 

Zahra, Sadaf (2005) Women in Pakistan -- Victims of the Social and Economic Desecration" In Defense of Marxism. 10 Oct 2005. online available at: http://www.marxist.com/women-pakistan-victims-of-desecration.htm

Ahmed, L. (1993) Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate

Yale University Press, 1993

Islamic women are now restricted from most activities, and their rights have been steadily decreasing. Her social and political as well as economic rights are all being violated everyday by unscrupulous men who have corrupted the very religion to their own advantage, and today, especially in most Arab countries, woman has become 'Awarah', or the very subject of concealment, wherein her public presence is banned; where even her very voice, must not be heard in public. (Women's Position, ole, and ights in Islam)
In India, there are only 960 women to 1000 men, a figure that when compared to the rest of the world, especially developed countries, which shows 105 women to 100 men, due to better health care for women, is quite miserable. It is in India that women are often considered to be burdens on their families, and the main reason for this is the 'dowry system', wherein…...

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Agarwal, Sita. Hindu Scriptural Sanction for the Crushing of Women. Retrieved at   Accessed on 16 March, 2005http://www.dalitstan.org/books/gowh/gowh6.html .

Gender Equality. 2004. Retrieved at Accessed on 16 March, 2005http://www.faithnet.org.uk/Ethics/genderequality.htm.

John, MacArthur Jr., Women's Roles. 20 March, 2003. Retrieved at   on 15 March, 2005http://www.believersweb.org/view.cfm?ID=205Accessed 

Mbiti, John. The Role of women in African traditional religion. Retrieved at   Accessed on 16 March, 2005http://www.afrikaworld.net/afrel/atr-women.htm .

She is warm and straightforward, considerate and humble. She is not a hypocrite or a cheat, does not speak falsely and offers good advice in a prudent way and for the general welfare. She has a word and keeps it. She is modest in appearance and in manners. She respects others as she respects herself and keeps out of matters where she is not part of. She does not sow dissension or seek out hidden faults. No matter how achieved or excellent she may feel, she does not show off. She is not oppressive, but is, instead, fair and generous. She does not delight in the misfortune of another person but endeavors to help overcome it.
The bigots who put her down have ironically benefited the ideal Muslimah. They believe that the Muslim woman or any woman should keep her mouth shut as a result of her "original sin" in…...

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Ahmed, Leila. Women and Gender in Islam. Yale University Press, August 19, 1993

Al-Hashimi, Muhammad Ali. The Ideal Muslimah. International Islamic Publishing House, 1998. http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/humanrelations/womeninislam/idealmuslimah

Al-Qaradawi, Yusuf. The Voice of a Woman in Islam. Sister's Page, Islamic World Net. http://www.islamic-world.net/sister/the_voice.htm

Godlas, a. Women in Islam: Muslim Women. Islamic Studies, 2004. http://www.arches.uga.edu/~godlas/Islamwomen.html

Once the practice of Islamic worship the women of that region began to be subjected to stricter codes, from marriage to dress and the risk of honor becoming an even greater issue grew. The terrorization by the Mongols and Turks was quite different from the terror under Saddam. The Mongols and Turks utilized slavery, rape, beatings and murder. Saddam instead took on an entirely different approach. His first goal was fear coupled with violence to maintain the plans he made for the society and culture. He was less about Islam and more about self-promotion and the glorification of Iraq. This type of leader is most like Josef Stalin of the Soviet Union. One never knew when or why you might be targeted.
Following the fall of the Ba'th government, the population of women in Iraq was at approximately 60%. They are a definite majority and should be in a better…...

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"AEI - Post-Saddam Iraq Conference Series." Welcome to AEI. Web. 7 July 2010. .

Chesler, Phyliss. "Are Honor Killings Simply Domestic Violence?" The Phyllis Chesler Organization. Web. 7 July 2010. .

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More recently, reports have begun coming from the Middle East that women will no longer be "expected" to participate in the pilgrimage to Mecca, thereby eliminating women from the holiest rite associated with Islam. Having once done that, it would then be easy to keep women physically, mentally, emotionally isolated within any Muslim society.
Of equal concern is the way in which the Koran is interpreted to facilitate and carry acts of terrorism. The Koran does call for the defense of Islam, that should Islam be threatened, it is the responsibility of every Muslim - presumably, women too - to rise to the defense of Islam."Islamic rulings of warfare are complex, appear to be contradictory and require careful analysis. The simplistic visions of paradise for suicide preached by militant jihadist clerics defy over 1,400 years of Islamic history and wisdom. Yet those like Osama bin Laden, yman al Zawahiri, or…...

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Aboul-Enein, Y. And Zuhur, S., p. 18.

Answers.com, Zahra Kazemi, found online at   retrieved 10 January 2007http://www.answers.com/topic/zahra-kazemi ,

Aboul-Enein, Y. And Zuhur, S., p. 19.

Women in the Major Religions
The role of women in organized religion has been an issue of discussion and debate for many years. It gained significant attention as the "women's rights" movement gathered momentum, and it has been fueled further by recent global events. After the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, interest in religious practices in Afghanistan gathered a lot of attention. That is because the recently deposed Taliban government had extremely harsh restrictions on virtually every aspects of an Afghan woman's life.

While most people realized that the Taliban held an extremely distorted view of what the life of a Moslem woman should be, many people didn't know what a more reasonable interpretation of women's role would be within Islam. In addition, little mention was given in the media to the role of women in other major religions.

This paper will look at how women are viewed…...

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There is an obvious contradiction between what we think of Muslim women and their actual life. In order to better understand them and their social and civil life, we need to understand their religion and the way of thinking for both men and women.

Question

In the introductory chapter of the book "The war of Muslim Minds, Islam and the West," Gilles Kepel talks about the online article "Knights under the Prophet's anner," published on the Internet in December 2001 by Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al Qaeda's most valued ideologue and Osama bin Laden's mentor.

According to his statements, the explanation for the attack of September 11 on the World Trade Centre is a simple and rather nationalistic one. Jihad activists came to face the disappointing conclusion that wherever they would go, Afghanistan, osnia or Saudi Arabia, jihad activist were unable to motivate and gather up the masses in order to fight and eliminate the…...

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Gilles Kepel, "The War of Muslim Minds, Islam and the West," The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, England, 2004

Bernard Lewis and Robin Wright, Laith Kubba, "Islam and Liberal Democracy: Recognizing Pluralism," Journal of Democracy 7.2 (1996) 86-89

Meria, Middle East Review of International Affairs, Journal, Volume 3, Number 1, March 1999, Article "Islam, Islamists and democracy," by Ali R. Abootalebi

Zuleyha Keskin, "Status of Women in Islam," 2005