In 2004, two successful authors, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Irshad Manji met over an interview and bonded immediately due to their passion for the same cause. They are two Muslim rebel’s sisters who are against radical Islam. Both have been targets for death threats due to their support for the feminist movement and for their rebellion against Islam and require constant protection. Ms. Hirsi Ali rejects Islam while Ms. Manji is a practicing Muslim who is against Sunni Islam. She aims to reform some of the bias teachings of Islam and states that there is “no need to choose between Islam and the West”. Ms. Hirsi Ali fled to the Netherlands to avoid an arranged marriage when she was just 22. She was born in Somalia and lived in Saudi Arabia before
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Ms. Manji on the other hand was born in Uganda and moved to Canada when she was 4 to escape Idi Amin. The two women have different childhood experiences due to where they were raised. Ms. Manji was raised in an environment that religion was more of a comfort than a chore, whereas, Ms. Hirsi early years were full of harsh Islamic laws that consist of dictatorship, genital cuttings and beatings that she once ended up in a hospital due to a fractured skull. “No element more thoroughly uniforms the work of both women than feminism; its influence on their thinking can hardly be overstated, and in this sense, they might be considered crown jewels in the history of the modern women’s movement.” One Christopher Hitchens claims that, not being from a Muslim background may be a reason why the sisters are against the teachings of Islam even though both have a different stance on Islam. These women risk their lives every day for their beliefs and demand equality. They empower women and believes that Islam needs to be reformed from its earliest teachings. Prophet Mohammed was considered the last messenger of Allah and identified as the founder of …show more content…
Islamic men tend to publicly support Sunni Islam by interpreting the Quranic law in their favor to justify their actions. “Quranic precepts consist mainly of broad, general propositions chiefly of an ethical nature, rather than specific legalistic formulations. As legal scholars have pointed out, as legislative document the Quran raised many problems and by no means provided a simple and straightforward code of law.” Hence, the laws from the Quran depends on the interpretations given to it. Women are becoming more intellectual in the Muslim societies and there are still these interpreted laws that are preventing them their freedom. These interpreted Islamic laws should be put into question and the ethical dimension of Islam should be heard and implemented. Baghdad poet spoke about the veil worn by Moslem Women. He gave a speech encouraging women to torn their veils due to the Moslem women being oppressed and he ended up in Prison. Miss Wood small made a comparison with other women’s movement going around the world, and mentioned that there are movements all over the world that are fighting for women’s right, either religious, political or economic rights. Since the awakening of million Islamic followers there has been fights of various kinds for women’s right until now. Muslim Ulama’s need to take authority to spread the egalitarianism
Ms. Manji on the other hand was born in Uganda and moved to Canada when she was 4 to escape Idi Amin. The two women have different childhood experiences due to where they were raised. Ms. Manji was raised in an environment that religion was more of a comfort than a chore, whereas, Ms. Hirsi early years were full of harsh Islamic laws that consist of dictatorship, genital cuttings and beatings that she once ended up in a hospital due to a fractured skull. “No element more thoroughly uniforms the work of both women than feminism; its influence on their thinking can hardly be overstated, and in this sense, they might be considered crown jewels in the history of the modern women’s movement.” One Christopher Hitchens claims that, not being from a Muslim background may be a reason why the sisters are against the teachings of Islam even though both have a different stance on Islam. These women risk their lives every day for their beliefs and demand equality. They empower women and believes that Islam needs to be reformed from its earliest teachings. Prophet Mohammed was considered the last messenger of Allah and identified as the founder of …show more content…
Islamic men tend to publicly support Sunni Islam by interpreting the Quranic law in their favor to justify their actions. “Quranic precepts consist mainly of broad, general propositions chiefly of an ethical nature, rather than specific legalistic formulations. As legal scholars have pointed out, as legislative document the Quran raised many problems and by no means provided a simple and straightforward code of law.” Hence, the laws from the Quran depends on the interpretations given to it. Women are becoming more intellectual in the Muslim societies and there are still these interpreted laws that are preventing them their freedom. These interpreted Islamic laws should be put into question and the ethical dimension of Islam should be heard and implemented. Baghdad poet spoke about the veil worn by Moslem Women. He gave a speech encouraging women to torn their veils due to the Moslem women being oppressed and he ended up in Prison. Miss Wood small made a comparison with other women’s movement going around the world, and mentioned that there are movements all over the world that are fighting for women’s right, either religious, political or economic rights. Since the awakening of million Islamic followers there has been fights of various kinds for women’s right until now. Muslim Ulama’s need to take authority to spread the egalitarianism