What do you think of muslim feminists? What do you think a muslim feminist is?

Question

argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious." The Holy Qur'an 16:125
With all do respect, I am not leaning toward any specific issues I would just like to know your thoughts.

Thank You

If you could possibly read this article if you are not toooooo busy with your duties in or out of home and give me your thoughts if any? If there are no thoughts then did you like the article or no?

http://www.mwlusa.org/topics/equality/issues.htm
http://www.mwlusa.org

Pirulaaa, only with Allah ta'ala's will, will we have any power. Take it upon yourself to search for truth.

412 thanks for answering my question with courage to state your opinion cause we ALL have one as individuals.

I am not stating that I am a feminist but being one is not a label of identity but simply someone working for womans rights. Is something wrong with that. I am muslim. and I am a woman. and I believe in womans rights. Is muslim mother a label, is muslim wife a label, is muslim working mother a label, is muslim housewife a label.

Some woman do not know their rights and are educated little on the subject. I love them and you and want the best for "muslim woman" because I feel I am one. But it's not a label of identity.

I only posted this question for others views not to upset or even ask if anyone was a feminist. This question is for "muslim men" also. I want the best for them also. We all have a voice. Lets be better together.

We can't act as if the world is perfect and straight. I want peoples opinions on the subjects I mentioned and subjects in the article. I hope you read it.

Thats all.

Answer 1

i hope every women is a feminist, which means: the belief the men and women are equal. if you dont think that. if you think your below men, i feel bad for you. and if you think your above men, i feel bad for you too because arrogance isnt good.

i am saying that: Allah gave muslim women rights and still some muslim countries and families dont acknoweldge those rights as they should. do people honestly think that all countries are letting women practice the rights they were given to them, by Allah (swt). in africa and asia girls cant go to school! its a right of a women to get an education!! Allah gave us rights and people are stopping us from using them! a muslim femenist is a person that fights for muslim womens rights which the country/father/husband has taken away!---why is that a bad thing??? i am NOT saying Allah didnt give women enough rights. i think that before a women goes into a marriage she should know and understand fully her rights. because SOME muslim men are the "beread winners" they tend to abuse that power.

wolfkarew: "bias sample": using one example and pertaining it to all/most people of that classifaction. good try though. from you q & a...you are not from Saudi and i am not sure if you have ever even been there! women are happy not driving?? r u serious, i cant wait to get my pre driver. but thats just me! do you have a licence? its of great use to you? in the afternoon you go shopping to get grociers for dinner? isnt that a halal use?!!?!??!?!!

Answer 2

Asalam Alaykum,
Being Muslim and a feminist are two different things and they just do not work together nor will they ever. I am not a feminist nor would i want to be, I am just simply a Muslimah alhumdullah. I do have my own thoughts but that does not make me any one thing. I do not have to label who I am or what I do. I am just a woman!

I had a question for the girl above how is Saudi bad to you and America is not? Bc the law is that of Quranic law? That upsets you? Saudi women have to dress modest and yet Americans hardly dress! Most Saudi women are very happy with the way things are. Since you do not live there why do you care?

Answer 3

i tend to have feminist points of views. In fact, more Muslim women should be, seeing the way women are treated in Saudi Arabia, Iran, or Afghanistan. How do you think the United States governement gave women their rights? Feminists!
Of course it is important to keep in mind that men and woman are equal but different, as the Quran tells us.

edit: Talal's Mommy, i am not saying america is "good" because the women here are clad. I am pointing out that the feminists like Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, in the 1860s did a good job giving women the right to vote and do things that were stereotypically "for men." As for Saudi Arabia, no I have never been there, but I know Muslims who have. You cannot discuss womens rights freely nor are women allowed to simply drive a car. A woman cannot even dress the way she wants (as a muhajjaba) and is prohibited to show her face which ultimately deprives her of her identity. The womans right to vote is still an issue in Saudi Arabia. It is one of the most male-dominated countries in the world. You can honestly say that Saudi Arabia doesnt need suffragettes? None of those things are haram for a woman to do.

Answer 4

I agree with Talal's mommy and wolfkare...muslim and feminism do not go together,.
Feminism was invented because women in the west had no rights whatsoever. They had to fight for their rights and make organisations that work for them...and sadly with all that fight and energy women in the west are still not treated equally to men they are under paid even though they have the same degree.

As muslimah all I have to do is say "I hear and I obey." all of my rights where secured for me 1400 years ago. By Allaah(swt) through My beloved rasuul(saw).
I have all the rights I want under the shade of Islam without no effort on my side.
Alhamdullillaah.

Answer 5

Muslim feminist defend Muslim woman to have rights as what Islam teaches.
We found many Muslim take Muslim woman's rights and messed up with their culture by saying it's what Islam teaches.

Answer 6

My honest opinion is that I hate feminists and feminism. It ruined the family unit in America. The Muslim women have all their God given rights. What do they need to be feminists for? The Muslim women don't need any more rights. I'm Muslim and I don't excerise most of my rights because I honestly don't care for most of them. I think that the Muslim "feminists" are weird and need to realize that the reason there are so many restrictions regarding women in Islam is because it is from ALLAH(Subhanna wa ta'ala) and is for their own protection. Edit to 412envy. I have family in Saudi Arabia. No ONE can vote there as it is a monarchy. In a monarchy you don't vote at all. Sure women can't drive but most of the women are happy NOT driving. None of the women in my husband's family have ever been hit or mistreated by their husbands. They are treated like queens. If you read the Hadiths it states that all believing Muslim women and girls are to cover everything on their body including their face when they get to a certain age(9 years old). My little 9 year old niece covers and so does my 13 year old neice. They don't mind covering their faces. Saudi Arabia follows the strong Hadiths as well as the Qur'an and they practice Shariah Law the way it is meant to be practiced. The women are very happy in Saudi and like things the way they are. To Muslimah:No I don't have my license as my mother never took me to get my driver's test. I can't drive a car in a racing game so I doubt I could drive it in real life. My husband goes to the grocery store either by himself or he'll take me. I'm very happy not driving. So are the women in my family. No I have never been to KSA but will be going there Insha ALLAH next year in summertime and I study the culture of Saudi Arabia. Half of the women in the country like everything the way it is and don't want changes. Why do you think the Saudi women are speaking out against the little rebel group of women who want to drive? My husband is Saudi and is more then happy to explain things to me regarding his country. He was born, raised and will die in that country so he knows more about it and can give me a more accurate answer then people on the Internet.

Answer 7

i'm a feminist ~!

most iraqis are

Answer 8

do they exist?
then they are not very powerful LOL!