Islamic Gender Roles

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The roles of woman in the Islamic belief consist of remaining modest by keeping herself appropriately dressed, being a family influence, working and going to school if desired, and refraining from any sexual activity before marriage. The roles of woman in the Islamic belief are rather different than I imagined they would be. With that being said, I would have imagined the roles of woman being the same in the Islamic belief how they are in most populations; where the male is the dominate gender and the preconceived expectation on house keeping is expected of the woman. It seemed that in the Islamic belief both genders had their roles but one gender did not overpower the other gender. Moreover, the biggest thing I learned or gained awareness

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