Muslim+Women

__﻿__Gina Arciprete
Mr. Goldfine Red

__The Quran Rights Of Woman__
The Quran is known to be the religious text of Islam and is the book of teachings for Islam. The Quran is what protects the Muslim women's rights and specfically states the rights of the woman today. Some of the many rights of woman stated in the Quran are, the abolition of female infanticide, the right to equal education and oppurtunity, the right for a woman to chose her mate, the right to remarry or divorce, the right to employment, and the right to inherit wealth and property. Before Islam, the treatment of women was very threatening and dangerous for women, and the Quran is what establish the rights for women and protected them. Although the Quran may state the rights of the women, they are still not always followed. For example the practice of female infanticide (killing female children) is still a widespread practice today. Also, the right to a women chosing her mate. Women today in Islam still have the right of the choice, but the majority of Muslim marriages are still arranged, and it is advisable that the women be a part of the decision making, although not all women are. Therefore, although the Quran may state the many rights of Muslim women today, over the years those rights have begun to mean less and less to the people of Islam, especially men.



__﻿Muslim Women Clothing__
Muslim women traditionally are required to keep their heads and bodies covered up fully. This is because they are not to expose too much beauty unless it is their husband. Out in public, Muslim women are to wear a hijab (headscarf) and a burqua (loose garment covering the whole body with veiled holes for the eyes). Some Muslim women while wearing this feel restricted, and others feel honored. Muslim women covering their body has led to many conflicts whether it is right or wrong. Some believe it represent historical and cultural innovation, while others believe the veil is a sign of oppression. It is believed that the veil restricts women and stops them from achieving their full potential in all areas of life. Not only does it symbolize oppression, but it shows how men do not want their women to be noticed, in other words hidden or unnoticed. Since it is required and tradition, most women in Islam still wear both the burqa and the hijab. The benefit of the burqa and hijab to women, is to be protected from the harsh heat, but a common side affect to being covered all the time is Dickension bone disease from not having enough Vitamin D from sunlight. Although that is not the greatest concern, the tradition of the hijab and burqa is still a tradition today with Muslim women.



__Practice Of Honor Killings__
Honor killings are still a widespread practice today, especially against women in Islam. The Quran does not call for men to kill their daughters, sisters, or wives for violation of the women's honor, but these acts are more common than apparent. Honor killings take place because some Muslims have been convinced by their mullahs (leaders) that the burden of their families honor and their religion is vested in the virginity of their daughters, wives and sisters. Many of these honor killings are put upon women when women are behaving sexually with a man, such as having sex with a man outside of marriage. According to sharia law, a woman who has consensual sex with a man outside of marriage deserves to be lashed in public or stoned to death by an Islamic state or and Islamic court. Most men today in Islam, do strike their women when their women do not behave like a proper Islam women. These acts are being watched by the Human Rights Watch, but unfortanetly are still happening today in Islam.



__Women's Attendance to Mosque__
Friday is the day on which Muslims gather for communal worship. Only men are required to attend Friday noon prayers, but women may attend if they wish. Few women attend because cultural traditions encourage women to pray at home rather than attend Friday services. When women do attend Mosque, women are to arrive fully cloaked wearing a burqua and headscarf. Most men and women attend in all white, to represent equality. During prayer, women and men are split into different sections. This is because during prostration, worshipers must place their foreheads on the ground and raise their seat into the air, since men might be distracted by this pose, they pray in different areas. The various postures required in Muslim prayer are often cited as the reason for seperation of men and women. Although, during communal worship, men occupy the front while woman and children occupy the back. To make the seperation issue easier, most women today stay home to pray.



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