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The Media and its Representation of Islam and Muslim Women...for western elite. Therefore, besides battles with Muslims, they started maligning Islam and spread negative imagery and words about Islam. The war of words was to ensure that westerners may not convert to Islam and remain confused (Hassan qtd. in Akel).In today’s world, it is quite easy to connect the dots. With little or no understanding of Islam and its history, west found another enemy, a new demon which substituted the Red menace of the Cold War, and it is radical Islam (Agha qtd in Akel) Role and image of Muslim women is narrowly constructed and represented in United States’ media....
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Muslim Women...? Muslim Women Affiliation) On the greatest of forums of religion and theology, Islam has often been criticised for delivering unequal rights to the genders; women being given less than that to men, and it is also frequent that various scholars have advocated for and against the issue. It is a matter of worthy attention that throughout the last fourteen centuries of Islamic law in this world, the issue of women rights and inequality with regards to society, politics and cultures as compared to the opposite gender has been a constant target of numerous media dialogues. The cause of this constant criticism is not difficult to notice; the...
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Early Islam and Islam Today...? Early Islam and Islam today Schools Number and of (e.g., June 18, EarlyIslam and Islam today Islam is believed to have resulted in the creation of the “first global civilization” as it spread rapidly from Saudi Arabia, its place of origin, to Persia and subsequently to the west (Stearns, 2006, p. 264; Stearns et al., 2004). The Islamic empire founded by Muhammad, the founder of Islam, was commercially as well as culturally linked to all the major civilized regions present in the Eastern Hemisphere (Stearns et al., 2004). This paper discusses the origin and expansion of Islam throughout...
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Women in Islam...6 November 2008 Status of Women in Islam One of the most misunderstood concepts today is that of women in Islam. Thanks to a few misguided Muslims, and extremists many believe that Islam oppresses women, and treats her as a second class citizen. Many would cite the Taliban in Afghanistan as to prove this point, where under their rule women were forced to stay hidden in houses, not allowed to go to schools, drive and what not, all in the name of Islam. In short, Islam was used by the Taliban to make women seem inferior to men. Sadly the...
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Women in Muslim Society...of these societies rely upon tribal law and gender traditions to determine particular power structures.
The consequence of this is that in a number of Muslim societies women are explicitly identified as being inferior to men and, accordingly, are forced to occupy purely subservient positions. Of course, violence against women has been recognized as a global pandemic, which is not at all exclusive to the Islamic world: "The situation has lead public health experts to consider violence against women a global public health issue, one requiring a public health approach."1 Domestic abuse is common across virtually all cultures and religions to a very high...
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Muslim Women...a lot of issues ranging from family problems to sex issues. Currently not even socializing with women very closely is allowed.
The way women are depicted by the Qur'an forms the foundation or the blue print of how women today should act and be treated. The status of women in the Middle East and Saudi Arabia in particular has not been a good one and as a consequence Leila Ahmed addressed historical teachings of Islam to teach peers about their rights. The interplay between western and the middle experience has abused history to cover the political ideology. (Barbas 2002)
It's estimated that over half a billion women stay...
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Islam Today...of Islam Today The Muslim religion, along with the other great religions of the world (Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism) has a long, proud history and heritage full of accomplishments, advances, and contributions. When Europeans were withering away during the Dark Ages, the Islamic World flourished by making advances in science, mathematics, and medicine. Unfortunately, much of this legacy has been affected by events in the last quarter of the twentieth century. With the destruction and chaos that came with the end of the colonial rule after World War 2, much of the Islamic world became the victim of corrupt regimes, religious extremism,...
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Career Development of Muslim Women...Running Head: CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF MUSLIM WOMEN Career Development of Muslim Women of the of the Career Development of Muslim Women
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Research Philosophy
The research philosophy is intended with the investigation of interpretive epistemology as the topic will depend on conducting research among people thoughts, opinions and experiences which will be shown through the questionnaires that will be distributed among a sample of Muslim female employees, plus interaction with people by having an interview with a female leader. The purpose of this study is to understand the point of view of the selected target people regarding the research topic and to have a complete idea about the main obstacles that prevent them... dominant...
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Chador on Muslim Women...women with chador.
Today, various adaptations of the traditional chador have been made to suit the changing Islamic culture. As stated in On Chador, for example, the ‘national’ or ‘student’ chador now have decorated sleeves to add more elegance to the garment. They also have bigger cuts to allow for better body movements.
3. Cultural Significance of the Chador
Wearing the chador with the hijab is done in fulfillment of the modesty prescription of a Hadith of Bukhari. As stated earlier, it signified self pride and respect for Islamic culture and religion. Indeed, to wear a chador is to announce to the world who the woman is, what her cultural background is, and what...
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Islamophobia and muslim women...of the of the of the Islamophobia and Muslim Women In the West it is perceived to a great extent that Islam and terrorism are interlinked. This has caused several of the Muslim students to fear or to be ashamed of disclosing the religion to which they belong. Many students explained that people regarded them as supporters of terrorism. Moreover, female students found it to be risky to disclose their religion. On declaring herself to be a Muslim, a female could be exposed to Islamophobic attacks in the Western nations (Brown 64).
As such, in some of the nations of the West, the object of fear tend to be the Muslims. In this situation,...
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