Sexism In Islam

For as long as it has existed, non-Muslims have deemed Islam as a sexist religion that supports and teaches the oppression and maltreatment of women. This notion is a huge misunderstanding stemmed from the inaccurate picture the media paints and confusion between cultural views and religious views. Because of this, the view of Islam as a sexist religion is often the only one that Westerners hear, and it largely forms their opinions on the subject. If people educated themselves on this religion of peace and equality when they find a lack of reliable, unbiased popular news sources, they would find that Islam is unbelievably progressive for a religion created in the seventh century. The Quran is an impressive, progressive piece of literature. It is a shame that the opinions of a small group of people continue to dictate how the masses think of it. Non-Muslims seem to go to great lengths to prove that Islam is sexist, taking key verses of the Quran way out of context and refusing to listen to Islamic scholars who know how to interpret the book the right way. America in general scorns Islam, as if its laws …show more content…
In America where slut-shaming is so prevalent, more people might consider liberation to mean showing more skin. Sometimes people do not understand that a Muslim woman make a personal decision to wear a head or body covering. Non-Muslims must consider all angles on why a woman chooses, yes, chooses to wear a burka or any type of religious covering. They become less of an object and more of a person and an intelligent mind.2 It is a pity that women cannot be treated as such no matter what they are wearing, but no doubt can be found that the effect the burka has on these particular women’s lives is a positive one. The only time religious coverings become oppressive is when the government takes away a woman’s right to choose if she wants to be covered or