Women in Islam

religion and society. Historically, the LGBTQ community has been repressed and oppressed throughout society, and Kugle took up the mantle of finally bringing this group representation in the Islamic religion. Kugle structures his book, Homosexuality in Islam, by organizing the chapters in a logical sequence for his argument. Each chapter is titled in a way that guides the reader through his argument, emphasizing the presentation of his main points. He also chose to make his book simpler in the…

The Theology of Islam is Unitarian Theism is almost like the Christian theism,Unitarian Theism is the belief in one God in one person (Noebel,UTT 52). Muslims also believe in creationism, but they believe their creator is Allah.As part of their worldview,Muslims deny the…

The fear of and prejudice against the religion of Islam is Islamophobia. In the United States, the media portray a negative picture of Muslims around the world. The term Islamophobia does not come from the terrorist attacks, it has been around since 1980. Islamophobia originated in the seventh century, when Islam spread into the European culture. This caused tension between Christians and Muslims and resulted in religious wars known as the crusades. There are four major types of islamophobia.…

and Family. Naturally, the girl is supposed to fall in love with the Guy of her choice and Live Happily ever after . Women In the western world have the freedom and liberty to have a stance and speak up. The ability for women in our part of the world to have a voice, struck the feminist movement allowing women from all over the world to take a stand and let their voices be heard. Women in the Middle east are considered Second Class citizens, any woman who summons the courage to break the…

terrorist. This is very unfair because most Muslims are very peaceful and tolerant of other groups. I wanted to look into the difference and similarities that different groups of Muslims have across the globe. I wanted to compare the different sect of Islam as well as how different each group of Muslims are depending on where they are…

As the Muslim diaspora is growing and migrating throughout the world there is an unrest in many Western countries about women covering themselves with hijabs, jilbāb, etc. Authors such as Wiles, discussed how there are feminists against these Islamic head coverings who consider them to make women unequal. Nations such as Turkey have declared themselves as secular states in order to stop the growth of strict Muslim law including headscarves of any kind. In a Western nation such as France it is…

in Iran’s politics and religion. Not only is it present in the real world, but the detrimental effect of hypocrisy is largely reflected in Iranian cinema as well. In the film Shokaran by Behrouz Afkhami, hypocrisy in relationships between men and women is depicted to represent how hypocrisy is embedded within the religious and political sectors of Iran. The film Shokaran is somewhat of a risqué film in the sense that the topic of sigheh is examined. Sigheh is a practice where people can engage…

Shi’a Revolts and Assassination Imperial Extravagance and Succession Disputes - Charlemagne impressed by mosques, palaces, treasures Imperial Breakdown and Agrarian Disorder - End of 9th century The Declining Position of Women in the Family and Society - Harem and veil, women kept in seclusion. The Impact of the Christian Crusades The Abbasid dynasty had began to lose control over the small Muslim empire that had been won from the Umayyads a century earlier. From North Africa to Persia,…

Two major monotheistic religions that have significantly different views on the way followers should act yet have surprisingly similar justifications for going to war: Islam and Christianity. Islamic faith is centered on the belief in Jihad, or an internal struggle, and “he who does not join the warlike expedition (jihad), or equip a warrior, or looks well after a warrior’s family when he is away, will be smitten by Allah with a sudden calamity.” Many people often associate Christianity as a…

Children of Dust by Ali Eteraz allows every reader a very intimate understanding of one Pakistani man’s upbringing under the veil of Islam. He provides a unique perspective when telling the story of growing up in a Muslim family that fundamentally believed Allah to be a prodigious leader of Islam. Even though his adolescent years were spent growing up in the “Bible Belt” of the United States, retained his identity; believing he had been given a great responsibility years before he was even born.…