Do Muslim men believe that a women should be sub-servant to them?   How are the women viewed?
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In the family structure of Muslim nations the wife is below the sons.  \nI saw when I was in Iraq how the wemon were treated.  Older ladies would come up to us beging us to marry their daughters.  Then the husban or son would drag them back home.  Sometimes they would hit their mom/wife.  Then we would "search" the man.  Getting searched by a pissed off Marine is not fun.  \n\nI could tell you another much worse story but people might have nightmares.
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I know it might seem a strange concept but YES a woman can be happy  as no.2 :-D\n\nThere are women who are happy being a 2nd , 3, 4, wife.\nThe women has the comfort of having a husband and yet the independence of having time to herself. And WHAT woman doesn't get sick of her husband from time to time LOL\nShe can persue a caareer, out side interests etc..\n\nThey is a community between the wifes.. more time to themselve... because the labour is split. less house work..\n\n\nOf course this isn't for every women . And in Islam no woman is force to marry against her will. And all can put in their marriage contract that if their husband want another wife the marriage is OVER !!\n\nThere are good reasons for polygamy. At the time of the prophet women weren't as independent as they are now. And to be without a husband is a great misfortune.\nPolygamy provided that orphans and widow were supported. And a true muslim would marry a women who was ill or disabled for the same reason. So he could support her. Not too get lots of pretty ladies.\nMaybe his wife was old or ill, and she needed help around the house. A younger wife could do that. Also it is permisble if if wife can't bear children\n\nOf course they are conditions,\nAman must be able to support all his wifes equally, financly , and in terms of care and attention.. Also the wifes must have separate living quarters... \n\nIf these conditions aren't met then the marriage is not islamic.\n\n\nThis was a radio program from the BBC talking to women who were happy being are 2nd wife...
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they cant drive, they cant do anything without the permission of a guy ,,, hell,, they cant leave the house without their father, husband or brother's written permission... Islam is very demeaning to women,,,and whoever says otherwise is just lying,,, I know.. I have been to some  Islamic countries.,, We are truly lucky for what we have and should not take our freeedoms for granted .
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im a muslim girl and i live in a muslime society at a muslim country and i dont feel or treated as a domestic animal,for real my relegin is the most relegin that gave women thier rights and treated them like qeens
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That's how they are brainwashed. if they see a nun cowered from head to toe, they think very highly of that woman, they think she is a very pious woman, she is doing god's work etc. But when they think a muslim woman then they think that  she is mistreated , subjugated, and needs to be liberated.WOW........\n\n  Same is the case with beard.Their jesus can have a beard, their santa claus can have a beard, their God can have a white flowing beard and they are all good people . But when a dark skin person has a beard than than the first thing that comes to their mind is this guy probably is a terrorist WOW...........  AMAZING..........
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Yes. Women are not considered the equals of men, but are told be subserviant and obediant and considered lesser creatures than men in the deity's eyes.\n\nRomans\n\nPaul says "the head of the woman is the man," meaning that the women are to be subordinate to men. 11:3 \n\nIf a woman refuses to cover her head in church, then her her head must be shaved. 11:5-6 \n\nMen are made in the image of God; women in the image of men. Women were created from and for men. 11:7-9 \n\nWomen are commanded by Paul to be silent in church and to be obedient to men. He further says that "if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in church." 14:34-35 \n\nEphesians\n\nWives must submit to their husbands "in every thing" as though they were Christ. "For the husband is the head of the wife." 5:22-24 \n\nWives must reverence their husband. 5:33 \n\nColossians\n\nWives, according to Paul, must submit themselves to their husbands. 3:18 \n\n1 Timothy\nWomen are to dress modestly, "with shamefacedness" -- "not with braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array." 2:9 \n\n"Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence." 2:11-12 \n\nReal widows are "desolate" and pray "night and day." But those widows that experience pleasure are "dead while [they] live." 5:5-6 \n\nYou should help a widow only if she 1) is over 60 years old, 2) had only one husband, 3) has raised children, 4) has lodged strangers, 5) has "washed the saints feet," 6) has relieved the afflicted, and 7) has "diligently followed very good work." Otherwise, let them starve. "But the younger widows refuse [to help]: for ... they will marry; having damnation." Besides the young widows are always idle tattlers -- "busybodies, spreading things which they ought not." He adds that "some are already turned aside after Satan." 5:9-15
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Good question !!!!! Lets hear from those who say that  muslim women who cover themselves are opprossed!!!
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Women are inferior to men. They must walk behind the husband. If they catch you stealing they cut off your hand. If they catch you preaching Christianity...I am not sure what they would do to you, but better not find out. \nIf you want to leave islam and become a Christian they kill you.\nThe scientific discoveries that the arabs did , that was a long time ago.
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Oh, please! I mean this is all hogwash!!! The truth is that Mohammad didn't say such things. If he had said, he wouldn't help his wife with the housework!!! Actually, I know that there is a section in the Quran called "Nisa" which meant "The Women" which shows that Quran gives importance to women. And isn't the God same everywhere despite different religions? Would he choose a prophet who find women deficient?! Some sensibility, please!!! As I am a Turkish muslim, I find such ideas "Women are a bad omen." ridiculous and I can't even tolerate those who think in similar ways. Ignorant people make up these stories "Mohammed said: Women are bla bla..." Millions of muslims (at least the Turkish ones) are disturbed by these stories. Some ignorant (and muslim) countries introduce Islam wrongly. I am bored with it.
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Speaking as a muslim woman who actually knows what the Quran says and the hadith say, I would say they are just being extreme and pick and choose what to believe in.  In the hadiths, the Prophet (PBUH) always excused insult such as this and would actually be very angry at how the muslims of today are acting.  I say that I know what it says, because I was never taken to a school like they are over there and I never had the posers brainwash me.  They brainwash these people and put their own interpretations into their minds while ignoring the parts that go against what THEY feel.  They like to scream about having rights over women, but they ignore the second part of that very same sentence that says women have the same rights over men.  They are just hypocrites.  They disgust me and make me angry that this is the face they want to show the world.  It pisses me off.
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I like to serve my husband but NOT because he tells me too.  It is great feel so needed but I would never consider myself submissive... why would you even describe your self that way?  The reason why people look down on submissive wives is becasue no one deserves to be bossed around and treated like a slave, so when you see someone doing that you have to wonder what the hell is wrong wit them?  Do nice things for your man becasue you love him..not becasue he makes you!
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Asalamu Alaykum,\n\n     As you know, anything in Islam that isnt given a clear answer, it's best to go with the safest answer and cover.  \n\nBut in order to help clear it up:\n\nSurah An-Nur, Verses 30 and 31 \nAnd Say to the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts) and not to show off their adornment except only that which is apparent (like both eyes for necessity to see the way, or outer palms of hands or one eye or dress like veil, gloves, head-cover, apron), and to draw their veils all over Juyubihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bossoms) and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband's fathers, or their sons, or their husband's sons, or their brothers or their brother's sons, or their sister's sons, or their (Muslim women) (i.e. sisters in Islam), or the (female) slaves whom their right hands possess, or old male servants who lack vigour, or small children who have no sense of feminine sex. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And all of you beg Allah to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be successful. \n\nSURA AL-AHZAAB - VERSE 53 \nAnd when you ask them for anything you want, ask them from behind a screen.\n\nThe meaning of this verse is clear: the companions of the Holy Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) were ordered to communicate with the wives of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) from behind a screen and not directly face to face. It is obvious that this instruction is not limited to the wives of the Holy Prophet (Sallallaau Álayhi Wasallam). The verse has general application and the fact that the noble wives of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) are specifically mentioned emphasises the importance of the subject matter.\n\nSURAH AL-AHZAAB - VERSE 59 \nO Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies (i.e. screen themselves completely except the eyes or one eye to see the way).\n\nThe distinguished jurist, Abubakar Jassas (RA) in his Ahkaamul Qurãn states: \n"This order, although revealed specifically in relation to the Holy Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) is general in application because we are ordered to follow him." \n\nSo if you believe in the words of Allah (sw) and are a muslim, you very well understand that Niqab is FARD and not merely recommended as Sunnah would imply.  So dear sister, cover you adornments and instruct your friends to also do the same because our only purpose on this earth is to Worship Allah and Him alone.  \n\nRemind your friends and sisters that all of the most precious things Allah has ever created were once hidden and then revealed.  Examples of these things are gold and precious metals, diamonds and gems stones, The Quran, His Guidance, and the Muslimah.  \n\nWalaikum Salaam Waramatullahi Wabarakatuh
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SORRY...HELL FOR MUSLIMAHS...MUHAMMAD SAID --\n\nThen he passed by the women and said, "O women! Give alms, as I have seen that THE MAJORITY OF THE DWELLERS OF HELL-FIRE WERE YOU (WOMEN)." They asked, "Why is it so, O Allah's Apostle ?" He replied, "You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/sunnah/bukhari/006.sbt.html#001.006.301
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I was going to give you a big huge list of our rights, but I would prefer to direct you to a couple links that explain them better than I can, if you could read any of them.\n\nWe have a great ammount of rights, and it is the duty of our men to protect our rights and stand up for us. Not what many "Islamic" countries would lead one to believe these days, but people deviate.\n\nI hope they help you!\n\nEdit: Yes, we get to keep our own earnings to do with whatever the heck we choose, lol. The men are responsible for supporting the family, not the women. We can shop, save, give as gifts, open a business...endless opportunities.
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There are many in my country.  I am a clairvoyant reader and actually had a few come to me for a reading.. Much against their religion.  But we found many agreeing values.  And they understood their challenges.  I just feel a little intimidated by the women who bow down to their men, and let them have other wives.   Women have come so far to be looked at equally in society, and now we are bombarded with all these women in cloaks.  It makes me feel somewhat demised.
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Yes, it is true.\nMy Arab friend tells me the stories and I read about them all the time.\nI think some of them just don't respect these women because they're not Muslim, plus they think she's just a housemaid, and that they mistake that even though Saud Arabia abolished slavery many years ago, they still think it's okay to rape a housemaid.\nIn Islam, a man is allowed up to 4 wives, and any women on the right hand he possesses. This means slaves. However, a housemaid is PAID a salary to do housework in the house, not a slave, not a sex worker, she's not a woman on the right hand.\nSome of these men are sick, cruel, barbaric and they make Islam look so bad with their disgusting, illiterate thinking.
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I would not have a problem with that.  What the prophet taught and what Islam is today is a different as night and day.  The prophet was the first leader to advocate woman's right, go so far as to allow them to inherit property from their deceased husbands, however, in today's Muslim world a woman is treated as property with very little in the way of right, either spiritually or legally.\n\nThis is just one example, there are many others if you care to look.