I seriously don't understand why and what makes people think this?
2006-10-01 17:07:57 · 15 answers · asked by purple blood 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
As a matter a of fact women Isn't forced to cover herself it is choice she makes as a muslim. Another thing women were given the right to vote aand have there opinions heard at the begining of islam. Which was 1400 hundred years ago in the time of the prophet muhammad PBUH. Now tell me when that right was given to western women? Or non-muslim women In genral.
2006-10-01 17:37:29 · update #1
In Islam women have more rights than in Christianity. In Islam women and men have the same rights
Abuse is not allowed in any way. Men are the respect the women in their lives. Actually a Muslim man is to make his wife happy at all times.
I am a Muslim woman I am loved and respected by my husband.
I have full rights for education employment and as a any Muslim knows I keep my money and he still gives me more.
And in no wise covet those things in which Allah has bestowed His gifts more freely on some of you on others. To men is allotted what they earn and to women what they earn (4:32)
I have two BA's in Psychology and History and working on a PhD in History. Everything is equal.
Women are compensated for work because how much we do in the house.
2006-10-04 15:41:10 · answer #1 · answered by Layla 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Women are oppressed in many Muslim countries, just like many women have been oppressed throughout history in many Christian countries.
The teachings of Islam and Christianity can be used to support such treatment. But the majority of Muslims and Christians do not believe treating women as inferior is acceptable.
When we fight against the oppression of women, we should not fight Islam but rather the countries that support such a culture.
(BTW: contrary to what the "priest" wrote, very few countries believe that women must completely cover themselves up. Remember, the was a time when women covered their heads in a Catholic Church!)
2006-10-01 17:15:33 · answer #2 · answered by Colin 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Actually, when Islam was first begun, it gave women unprecedented (at that time) rights. They were able to be property holders and they were able to divorce their husbands. This was not common stuff from back in the day. Also, much of the oppressive stuff that's seen today was originally cultural, not religious. The Turks introduced the burka. Mohammed just said that women should be modest, which the Bible also says.
2006-10-01 17:13:18 · answer #3 · answered by random6x7 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
As much as Americans are "oppressed" to wear clothes in public. Dont look at it from American point of view, look at it from their point of view and where it comes from Islamic laws.
Im not supporting it either and if any Islamic woman who says they are getting oppressed then, that is a valid opinion. I dont think an outsider has a right to judge on a matter not in their own culture
2006-10-01 17:12:52 · answer #4 · answered by leikevy 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are. To give two examples: According to the Muslim Sharia (Law), the witness of a woman is equal half that of a man, “because of the deficiency of the woman’s mind.” (Bukhari vol.3 no.826 p.502) Mohammed said that a nation will never succeed that makes a woman their ruler.
If a Muslim man were to rape a Muslim woman, the man’s word would count twice as much as the woman’s. The word of a non-Muslim does not count at all in a court of law against a Muslim. Muslim man rapes a non-
Muslim woman, even if a second non-Muslim woman is present, his word (that he did not do it) would count equal to the word of both of them.
2015-06-05 10:09:20 · answer #5 · answered by Birgit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cover to head is also respect to the women
and also jews and christians were covering thier head in the past
can u find any pic to the virgine meriam without cover to head ?
i will pay for u any money u want if u found to me a pic to virgine meriam without cover to head
2006-10-01 19:22:53 · answer #6 · answered by micho 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They have no rights to vote, no rights to go out alone, no rights to drive, no rights to property, no rights to take up a job, no rights to...phew did I miss out anything ? By the way, these are all applicable in saudi arabia, the birthplace of islam..so what do you say, their woman are oppressed or not ?
2006-10-03 05:05:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
no they are not oppressed, my wife coveres herself because of her interpretation of Quranic verses and she does not need my permission to leave the house, peace
2006-10-01 17:12:39 · answer #8 · answered by HK3738 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
it depends how radical the government is.....in some cases women are not oppresed......but they do not have the same civil rights as men do
2006-10-01 17:18:15 · answer #9 · answered by pdrfer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, they are oppressed in Saudi Arabia.
2006-10-01 17:10:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋