What rights do women have in the Muslim society,if any?
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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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I love the blunt way you put it.\nYou call a spade a spade. \nThe Muslim law allows men to “marry” a woman and divorce her an hour later after they have screwed her. This is law is used all the times in Muslim countries to cover up prostitution. For example young girls from Iran, or India, “marry” rich Saudis for just one night.
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So, why does there have to be "Women's Rights","Mens Rights" or any special consideration or privileges for anyone based on sex, religion or the color of one's skin?  Why not just make it all "Human Rights!"
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mostly the women r happy..if some r not they have the right to raise thier voices thats why thier voices make an image that all the women are not happy in pakistan....off course one who is happy has no need to go to any forum for announcing her happiness..... but the ones who r not happy using the complete liberty and extra ordinary rights which islam gives them rise thier voices.....some uneducated persons don't follow the rules given to them by the rellegion they follow but thats a matter of personal following and in general the culture of this area of world gives the most nice and more than equal rights to women.
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nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, women women women women...Islamic regime...i.e. theocracy...-->DESPOTISM, DICTATORSHIP,NO HUMAN RIGHTS, NO FREEDOM, INJUSTICE do urself and ur children's children and the world a favor and either leave or revolt...
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This is the Sura i.e. chapter called Nisa meaning women. In this sura rights and duty of women is described in brief. I know after reading this sura you many have question,\n\nWhy does Islam degrade women by keeping them behind the veil?\n\nThe status of women in Islam is often the target of attacks in the secular media. The ‘hijaab’ or the Islamic dress is cited by many as an example of the ‘subjugation’ of women under Islamic law. Before we analyze the reasoning behind the religiously mandated ‘hijaab’, let us first study the status of women in societies before the advent of Islam\n\n\n1.   In the past women were degraded and used as objects of lust\n\n\nThe following examples from history amply illustrate the fact that the status of women in earlier civilizations was very low to the extent that they were denied basic human dignity:\n\n\n\n\nBabylonian Civilization:\nThe women were degraded and were denied all rights under the Babylonian law. If a man murdered a woman, instead of him being punished, his wife was put to death.\n\nGreek Civilization: \nGreek Civilization is considered the most glorious of all ancient civilizations. Under this very ‘glorious’ system, women were deprived of all rights and were looked down upon. In Greek mythology, an ‘imaginary woman’ called ‘Pandora’ is the root cause of misfortune of human beings. The Greeks considered women to be subhuman and inferior to men. Though chastity of women was precious, and women were held in high esteem, the Greeks were later overwhelmed by ego and sexual perversions. Prostitution became a regular practice amongst all classes of Greek society.\n\nRoman Civilization:\nWhen Roman Civilization was at the zenith of its ‘glory’, a man even had the right to take the life of his wife. Prostitution and nudity were common amongst the Romans.\n\nEgyptian Civilization:\nThe Egyptian considered women evil and as a sign of a devil.\n\nPre-Islamic Arabia:\nBefore Islam spread in Arabia, the Arabs looked down upon women and very often when a female child was born, she was buried alive.\n\n\n2.   Islam uplifted women and gave them equality and expects them to maintain their status.\n\n\nIslam uplifted the status of women and granted them their just rights 1400 years ago. Islam expects women to maintain their status.\n\n\nHijaab for men\n\nPeople usually only discuss ‘hijaab’ in the context of women. However, in the Glorious Qur’an, Allah (swt) first mentions ‘hijaab’ for men before ‘hijaab’ for the women. The Qur’an mentions in Surah Noor:\n\n"Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: and Allah is well acquainted with all that they do."\n[Al-Qur’an 24:30]\n\nThe moment a man looks at a woman and if any brazen or unashamed thought comes to his mind, he should lower his gaze.\n\nHijaab for women.\n\nThe next verse of Surah Noor, says:\n\n" And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands’ fathers, their sons..."\n[Al-Qur’an 24:31]\n\n\n3.   Six criteria for Hijaab.\n\n\nAccording to Qur’an and Sunnah there are basically six criteria for observing hijaab:\n\nExtent:\n\nThe first criterion is the extent of the body that should be covered. This is different for men and women. The extent of covering obligatory on the male is to cover the body at least from the navel to the knees. For women, the extent of covering obligatory is to cover the complete body except the face and the hands upto the wrist. If they wish to, they can cover even these parts of the body. Some scholars of Islam insist that the face and the hands are part of the obligatory extent of ‘hijaab
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It should be equal.  We don't live in a society like Iran where women are treated like dirt.  Women have just as many rights as men.
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Women getting the same rights as men.
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A mother has a right to shut the hell up and be beaten....that pretty much sums up a woman's rights under Islam.
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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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I am Muslim woman, I wear the hair veil (Hijab) and read Quran regularly, I completed my university study and then got a work which needs to travel from time to time, so I do not feel that I am dominated by any body. Well I have to tell my parents where I am going to get them feel that I am good and not going to danger places. And when I will marry, I think there is no problem to share my husband about my plans and to consider his point of view when I make up a decision and he do the same thing.\nLife is sharing, this what Islam says, but some men act as dominant and tell their doughters and wives what to do and what to not do... This is their way of life but not what Allah says for them to do.\nFinally, YES I am happy and I feel so comfortable to be Muslim.
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THE STATUS OF WOMAN IN ISLAM\nBy Jamal A. Badawi\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nCONTENTS\nPREFACE \n\nINTRODUCTION \n\nHISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES \n\n\nWomen in Ancient Civilization \nWOMEN IN ISLAM\n\n1. The Spiritual Aspect \n2. The Social Aspect\n(a) As a Child and Adolescent \n(b) As a Wife \n(c) As a Mother\n3. The Economic Aspect \n4. The political Aspect \nCONCLUSION \n\nBIBLIOGRAPHY \n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nPREFACE \n\nFamily, society and ultimately the whole of mankind is treated by Islam on an ethical basis. Differentiation in sex is neither a credit nor a drawback for the sexes. Therefore, when we talk about status of woman in Islam it should not lead us to think that Islam has no specific guidelines, limitations, responsibilities and obligations for men. What makes one valuable and respectable in the eyes of Allah, the Creator of mankind and the universe, is neither one's prosperity, position, intelligence, physical strength nor beauty, but only one's Allah-consciousness and awareness (taqwa). However, since in the Western culture and in cultures influenced by it, there exists a disparity between men and women there is more need for stating Islam's position on important issues in a clear way. \n\nDr. Jamal Badawi's essay, The Status of Women in Islam, was originally published in our quarterly journal, Al-lttihad, Vol. 8, No. 2, Sha'ban 1391/Sept 1971. Since then it has been one of our most-demanded publications. We thank Br. Jamal for permitting us to reprint his essay. We hope it will clarify many of the misconceptions. \n\nAnis Ahmad, \nDirector Dept. of Education and Training\nMSA of U.S. and Canada \nP.O. Box 38 Plainfield, IN 46168 USA \n\nJumada al Thani 1400 April 1980 \n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nI. INTRODUCTION \nThe status of women in society is neither a new issue nor is it a fully settled one. \n\nThe position of Islam on this issue has been among the subjects presented to the Western reader with the least objectivity. \n\nThis paper is intended to provide a brief and authentic exposition of what Islam stands for in this regard. The teachings of Islam are based essentially on the Qur'an (God's revelation) and Hadeeth (elaboration by Prophet Muhammad). \n\nThe Qur'an and the Hadeeth, properly and unbiasedly understood, provide the basic source of authentication for any position or view which is attributed to Islam. \n\nThe paper starts with a brief survey of the status of women in the pre-Islamic era. It then focuses on these major questions: What is the position of Islam regarding the status of woman in society? How similar or different is that position from "the spirit of the time," which was dominant when Islam was revealed? How would this compare with the "rights" which were finally gained by woman in recent decades? \n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nII. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES \nOne major objective of this paper is to provide a fair evaluation of what Islam contributed (or failed to contribute) toward the restoration of woman's dignity and rights. In order to achieve this objective, it may be useful to review briefly how women were treated in general in previous civilizations and religions, especially those which preceded Islam (Pre-610 C.E.). Part of the information provided here, however, describes the status of woman as late as the nineteenth century, more than twelve centuries after Islam. \n\n\nWomen in Ancient Civilization \n\nDescribing the status of the Indian woman, Encyclopedia Britannica states: \n\nIn India, subjection was a cardinal principle. Day and night must women be held by their protectors in a state of dependence says Manu. The rule of inheritance was agnatic, that is descent trac
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That is an outright stereotype!! This is not true at all, in Islam women are equal to men and if some Muslim men oppress women that is because they are not true followers of their religion and shouldn't be considered the norm just like not all Christians follow their religion and are not representative of what true Christians are!
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Hinduism gives women full rights of inheritance to unmarried girls of the family equal to male members. in Islam females get only 1/3rd.\n\nIn Hinduism married women got inheritance in form of dowry at the time of their marriage. On this dowry and all the jewellery and other gifts were her Stri Dhan(women's property) and she had full control over it.\n\nIf a man spends any part of her wife's money in emergency he has to return that Stri Dhan with interest.\n\nBesides that a man is supposed to hand over his daily income to his wife as she is "Grih Lakshmi" Goddess of wealth.It is one of the marriage vows.\n\nA Hindu married man can not perform Puja without his wife. At the time of Puja woman takes precedent and sits at right side.\n\nHindu women did not used to change their family name after marriage. It is a western custom. Seeta was Janki And Draupadi was daughter of Drupad.\n\nIn fact male heroes are regularly identified with their mother's name in ancient books e.g. Arjuna is called Parth (son of Pritha- Kunti)\n\nShakti is the divine feminine power found in everything. Hinduism is not a male-dominated religion. It is a culture whose only words for strength and power are feminine -- ``shakti'' means ``power'' and ``strength.'' All male power comes from the feminine. And Shakti is the fundamental strength of the feminine that infuses all life and is viewed as a goddess.\n\nShe is the Saraswati(goddess of knowledge).\n\nWomen have contributed to Vedas and Gargi, Matreyee are among most respected philosophers.\n\nHinduism is much older than most religions. Ancient Hindu law gives much more rights than Islam.\n\n In fact position of females in society was much degraded after the Islam entered India. Many restrictions, parada, child marriage were direct result of Muslim invasion. So was the Sati system which got popularity among Rajputs women to get away from harems of  Muslim conquerors.\n\nMost pagan cultures were nature and mother goddess related religions. They regularly respected female and they have all kinds of rights.
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Every one in this world has the right to live... discrimination according to color, religin, gender ..etc led to the most conflicts in this world...\nAnd about Islam... you have to read the fair books written about this religin so as to get the right information before judging muslims as beings have to disappeared!!!!
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Give anyone more rights and they will undoubtedly take them to the extremes in the way of how they represent not only the law but also the generosity of ignorance within many others.  \n\nWomen were once glorified for being housewives and they could be beautiful as well as appreciated.  In todays standards some judge women as lazy for being wives and mothers without the new career standing behind their names, usually hyphoned before their husbands in these modern times.\n\nSo many women have lost a part of themselves trying to have it all and live up to what womens liberations says they deserve...it isn't about how much you put behind your name but rather what you can put forth in life.  A woman should be able to express herself with class and be adhered to as a woman and not judged for her open views let alone her sensuality.  And sensuality is a very natural instinct within a woman as is sexuality no different than in a man.\n\nToo often women try to be accepted within the guidelines society has set for them, it isn't who we were born to be but who we are expected to be in todays society.  A woman who can think for herself and stands with truth in her beliefs is a lady ...
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do you mean eastern as in asia and the middle east,and western as in USA and Canada? Well there are quite a few differences,in many eastern countries women are treated like property and sold to the highest bidder,they have no rights of their own,and many are abused by their husbands.Especially countries under heavy islamic rule,in India for example in the poorer sections women are owned by their father,families have to pay heavy dowry fees and many are murdered for dowry,they are pressured to give birth to a son,if they dont there inlaws will reject them.In the west many men use women for their bodies,and just live with them without being married,women have more rights and freedoms in the west but men have lost the respect for feminity,modesty is non-existent.These are the two extremes of the world,there are exceptions there are good men in both the east and the west,but these are the generalizations of the two.