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The Oppression Of Women In Islam And Christianity



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In Islam women are made to hide their features. When they are not married they can show their face but the rest of their body's are covered rather well.

Take note to the baggy clothing, Muslim women are for no reason allowed to show their body's. It is believed to be a detraction, also unladylike. In some country's women are stoned for showing them selves, and sometimes killed. Extremest in Iran and Iraq have been known to do this. Its not their own ideas but it is a part of their religion that many women cannot escape. The men are not left out, they also are meant not to show them selves and wear loose clothing if they do, i have found nothing on any punishment. The rule of covering the self for women increases upon marriage.



Once married, Muslim women must hide their entire face. This is because they must hide them selves from all other males. The only other person that may see them is their husband of course. "Avoiding eye contact and covering appropriately sexual organs are two of the ways through which both Muslim men and women can avoid commission of adultery or fornication among them". It is not a matter of choice or rights, but a matter of Religion. Other oppressions are because of local cultural traditions. In Short. Muslim women are oppressed by their religion, forced to cover themselves completely, denied education and other basic rights. It is true that Muslim women, like women all over the world, have struggled against inequality and restrictive practices in education, work force participation, and family roles. Many of these oppressive practices, however, do not come from Islam itself, but are part of local cultural traditions.



Crazy right?



The New Testament quotes St. Paul (I Timothy 2) as saying that women “must be silent.” Deuteronomy declares that if a woman does not bleed on her wedding night, “the men of her town shall stone her to death.” An Orthodox Jewish prayer thanks God, “who hast not made me a woman.” The Koran stipulates that a woman shall inherit less than a man, and that a woman’s testimony counts for half a man’s. This quote is giving a graphic description of how women were depicted in early Christianity. They were more tools then people, and every one had to obey their ways or risk being stoned. Women were forced to marry arranged marriages then had to prove their virginity. If they did not bleed upon sex, they were not pure and were killed.



The Purity Ring is a sing of virginity. It is a promise to themselves and God that they will save their virginity until marriage. This is extreamly popular and is almost forced upon young people. It has been voiced in many different ways. For example one of the Jonas Brothers wears one, and all their millions of fans know it. The one with the watch is wearing the ring. For those who don't know, this band is an idol to young girls everywhere.



When a young girl fails to for-fill her promise she is considered a whore. They often cry about their mistake and will almost always try to hide it. This only works if they don't get pregnant. Usually if they do the same thing you see happening in the movies happens to those poor girls. Their parents get overly pissed, and the names are thrown around everywhere. Some kids are even disowned by their own families.

This level of extreamism and intolerance must be stoped, but how can we help. We cannot change religion but this level of oppression needs to change.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/questions/women/index.html

http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/essays/comp/cw5islamchristwomenp2cb.htm

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http://www.islam-watch.org/MAsghar/Muslim-Women-and-Veil.htm

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