Is this an accurate portrayal or is it misinformation based on false assumptions? I'm in the US and wonder if women in Muslim countries truly feel that they are not treated with respect and dignity, and if they feel that change is needed, is there a large protest movement in these countries to fight for change? I'm truly curious to know the truth - any opinions would be appreciated.
2006-10-01 19:06:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Well, I am Russian, but live in States now. I have lived in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and UEA for few years.
In Saudi, women are not allowed to drive a car, to go outside by themselves (they are only allowed to go outside if a male goes with them). They are not allowed to enter any building through the same door that guys enter (for example, if you want to go inside a restaurant or a hospital, guys will go through one door on one side of the building, and women go through another door.) Women can only talk to a female clerk at a hospital reception area or any other places. When a female is born, she is not getting issued a birth certificate, so her existence is not registered anywhere. A husband or a father has a legal right to kill his wife or daughter and not be criminaly prosecuted or even get arrested.
When I was in Saudi, a 18 y.o. local girl sneaked out of her house to go party with some American guys. Her father later drawned her in a swimming pool in front of the entire family. Men have more than 1 wife there, polygami rules. A Filipino girl who was working there, got stoned to death publicly. I don't know what she did, probably prostitution. All women supposed to be covered there in their black traditional clothes (like a uniform). Head, feet, everything is covered.
Jordan and UAE have "softer" rules, at least UAE does. Women can drive there at least, and don't have to wear a uniform. In Jordan, husband/father still have a right to kill his wife/daughter. I am not sure if the same is true for UAE, probably not.
Thanks God I'm outta there. :)
2006-10-01 19:26:37 · answer #1 · answered by OC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am an Egyptian Muslim girl and there is nothing I cannot do because I am a woman. Even in other countries that discriminate against women, like Saudi Arabia, the fact that not so many people know is that this happens because it is a social, cultural hertiage, not a religious one.
The Quran states that all people are equal, regardless what their backgrounds are. In fact, Islam gave the women back all the rights they lost during pagan time pre Islam. At the time of Prophet Muhammad and early Islam, women worked, shared in battles, gave opinions, shared in political life, etc.
I am vailed too by the way and it was my own decision. Thanks for your question.
2006-10-01 20:15:54 · answer #2 · answered by daliaadel 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Really? When did the women move UP too 2nd class?
Great. Maybe they are improving.
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2006-10-01 20:11:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Women are the exclusive property of men in Islamic nations. They do not have the same rights that American and other western women do (for example, in Saudi Arabia women are forbidden to drive a car, ride a bicycle, go out in public alone without a male relative or husband.)
2006-10-01 20:02:56 · answer #4 · answered by daryavaush 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let me share what one woman told me. Her husband was a profesor of middle eastern studies.
First of all, you have to realize that this is a very different mindset in the middle east, so you need to think in terms of their mindset.
In most of the the Muslim culture, the hajib is voluntary and most women voluntarily wear it as a protection against prying eyes. It's used in this case as a means of modesty, not of discrimination.
2006-10-01 19:09:50 · answer #5 · answered by Searcher 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
initially, i don't understand why Christians and Jews are answering this question because it says for Muslims... besides, Muslim and Arab are 2 diverse issues. in simple terms because you're Arab, does no longer recommend you keep on with Islam and its teachings. women individuals have a higher status in Islam. that is why Islam honors them as respected different halves and moms and protects them from the evils of this international. that is why we positioned on the headband as a secure practices of our dignity and self. women individuals are meant to be dealt with otherwise, yet no longer as inferiors. that could no longer suitable, and it isn't what Islam teaches us. All it quite is way of existence, no longer faith. women individuals could no longer be dealt with as 2d class electorate. it quite is a large mistake that adult males have made. they don't seem following their faith, they're following their own needs to act like that. the nature of a lady is diverse than the nature of a guy, that is why particular rulings in Islam are made related to adult males and women individuals. wish this helped to shed some elementary :) might want to Allah guidance guide us all, ameen.
2016-12-04 03:06:37 · answer #6 · answered by samrov 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is entirely true. It is in the Koran.
It is also in the Bible.
2006-10-01 19:08:55 · answer #7 · answered by Michael 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.apostatesofislam.com/media/stoning.htm#video
2006-10-01 20:26:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋