The Position of Women in Islamic Society
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The Position of Women in Islamic Society
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Issues:

  • Marriage: man may have 4 wives but a woman only 1 husband.
  • Divorce: easier for man to divorce then a woman.
  • Dress Code: women must wear a dress which covers the whole of her body (except for face and hands) — wearing of veil.
  • Child Marriages: in many countries arranged marriages for v. young girls are common.
  • Employment: in practice all employment is forbidden in some countries (under argument that work brings women into contact w/ men in an unacceptable way.)
  • Education: there must be segregation à the reality is there are much fewer women in full time education.
  • Restrictions on: (in some countries)
      • going out unsupervised
      • wearing cosmetics
      • driving cars
      • Visiting public baths etc.

    Factors to be considered:

    1. The extent to which the inferior status is built into the faith (i.e.: divorce laws)
    2. The extent to which women’s status varies from country to country according to interpretations of the Koran.
    3. Different sects of Islam
    4. The Koran was revolutionary in comparison to the way women were treated then (as goods)
    5. No separation of Church and State in Islam (elements of religious belief will be found in law)
    6. In western-Christian society changes in women’s right only took place recently.
    7. There still exists inequality in the west and forms of exploitation.
    8. Christian marriage ceremony includes promise of wife to ‘obey’ husband.

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