JOURNAL Unit #7: Islam
Quote:
“Those who had the poorest grazing ground, would rather kill their children, kill their girls, than have the possibility of having to sell her or giver her away where should could be abused. For many, it wasn’t something that they loved to do, it isn’t because they hated girls, but because they did not have any hope that they would have a way to take care of their children” (Teke, Part 2).
Question: Why was the killing of a child something that occurred in this culture? Is the killing of girls still occurring today? When did the unequal treatment of women start occurring within this religion? What changes have happened that have positively impacted the treatment of women in this religion? What can still be …show more content…
Ingrid Mattson the first thing that I found very disheartening to hear was that of female infanticide. At first I didn’t know what that meant, but the quote from above made me realize how what it was, and how serious of an issue this is. It was later said that there is “link the mistreat of women with morality” (Teke, Part 2). Personally, I find it very difficult to comprehend the idea of killing a healthy baby. Some people wait a life time for the miracle of having a child, but some are not able to do so which makes this hard to hear. Dr. Ingrid Mattson later said that “god will provide for you and your children, and you cannot get away with abusing women when god sees all things.” (Teke, Part 2). The reasons why these newborns were being killed was not because the mistreatment of girls/women at the time, but because they mothers were not able to provide the basic necessities of food, water, shelter. They also knew that they would never receive an education and would have a high mortality rate due to the unavailability of healthcare. When Mohammed received the Koran for god, it stated that god able to provide, but some knew that those basic necessities were inevitable. Which I can personally understand, given the circumstances the areas that they lived in didn’t have and would not want to make a child suffer, which is hard to …show more content…
This how now changed since anyone again who can submit to god is equal, which I personally think is fair. Female infanticide was also eliminated in this transition, which is great because now there is more awareness that there is a need for these basic necessities in the middle east, where a large percent of practicing lslamic’s live. “Pre-Islamic Arabians didn’t believe in after life so they didn’t believe their actions wouldn’t have any consequences” (Teke, Part 2). There is no longer the gangs in which men were the superior. “Islam is, at the same time, a highly diverse and dynamic tradition. Because the daily lives and customs of muslims are living in disparate parts of the world are very different, they express their islam in different ways “(Anderson, 216). Women are now becoming more equal in the Islamic religion “There has been a steady rise in overall literacy rates in Egypt, Yemen, and Pakistan are due largely to female education” (Anderson, 242). It is still a patriarchy religion, but there is progress which I personally think is great. “The task for the future, …., is to help the tradition catch up with these realities” (Anderson, 242). Overall, I think this quote sums it up the best that religions have been around for year. It takes time to adapt to the modern times, and things are still not egalitarian, but there is a better outlook
Quote:
“Those who had the poorest grazing ground, would rather kill their children, kill their girls, than have the possibility of having to sell her or giver her away where should could be abused. For many, it wasn’t something that they loved to do, it isn’t because they hated girls, but because they did not have any hope that they would have a way to take care of their children” (Teke, Part 2).
Question: Why was the killing of a child something that occurred in this culture? Is the killing of girls still occurring today? When did the unequal treatment of women start occurring within this religion? What changes have happened that have positively impacted the treatment of women in this religion? What can still be …show more content…
Ingrid Mattson the first thing that I found very disheartening to hear was that of female infanticide. At first I didn’t know what that meant, but the quote from above made me realize how what it was, and how serious of an issue this is. It was later said that there is “link the mistreat of women with morality” (Teke, Part 2). Personally, I find it very difficult to comprehend the idea of killing a healthy baby. Some people wait a life time for the miracle of having a child, but some are not able to do so which makes this hard to hear. Dr. Ingrid Mattson later said that “god will provide for you and your children, and you cannot get away with abusing women when god sees all things.” (Teke, Part 2). The reasons why these newborns were being killed was not because the mistreatment of girls/women at the time, but because they mothers were not able to provide the basic necessities of food, water, shelter. They also knew that they would never receive an education and would have a high mortality rate due to the unavailability of healthcare. When Mohammed received the Koran for god, it stated that god able to provide, but some knew that those basic necessities were inevitable. Which I can personally understand, given the circumstances the areas that they lived in didn’t have and would not want to make a child suffer, which is hard to …show more content…
This how now changed since anyone again who can submit to god is equal, which I personally think is fair. Female infanticide was also eliminated in this transition, which is great because now there is more awareness that there is a need for these basic necessities in the middle east, where a large percent of practicing lslamic’s live. “Pre-Islamic Arabians didn’t believe in after life so they didn’t believe their actions wouldn’t have any consequences” (Teke, Part 2). There is no longer the gangs in which men were the superior. “Islam is, at the same time, a highly diverse and dynamic tradition. Because the daily lives and customs of muslims are living in disparate parts of the world are very different, they express their islam in different ways “(Anderson, 216). Women are now becoming more equal in the Islamic religion “There has been a steady rise in overall literacy rates in Egypt, Yemen, and Pakistan are due largely to female education” (Anderson, 242). It is still a patriarchy religion, but there is progress which I personally think is great. “The task for the future, …., is to help the tradition catch up with these realities” (Anderson, 242). Overall, I think this quote sums it up the best that religions have been around for year. It takes time to adapt to the modern times, and things are still not egalitarian, but there is a better outlook