When you hear about women being abused in Islam then what crosses your mind?
Wow, Islam is so horrible. BTW, verse 4:34 doesn't give the right for men to beat us although people like to think so.
or...
Is it Islam or the culture?
More rights than one might think
Some Americans believe that Muslim women are oppressed by their religion, forced to cover themselves completely, denied education and other basic rights. It is true that Muslim women, like women all over the world, have struggled against inequality and restrictive practices in education, work force participation, and family roles. Many of these oppressive practices, however, do not come from Islam itself, but are part of local cultural traditions. (To think about the difference between religion and culture, ask yourself if the high rate of domestic violence in the United States is related to Christianity, the predominant religion.)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/questions/women/
2007-04-15
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