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They accept Shia, Sunni and gays without question but they don't allow burqas!!
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Darth Omar
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Good luck!
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GazzaQueen
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Wow talk about Target Zero.
Seeing as how you have no problem with Islam, I take it you are saying Christianity is good. Jesus loves you Jarod.
Freedom of religion is awesome huh?
Absolutely!
blackascoal
The Force is With Me
If anyone from any political background, country, etc cannot figure that out BAC, there is nothing I am going to say that will change it. One can only look or listen to them and just feel pity.
All fundamentalist, patriarchichal, conservative strains of religion on this planet are in need of reformation, enlightenment, and liberalization. That said, I do not think religions can be thought of in it's own vacuum -- it is a form of intellectual laziness or dishonesty to detach religion from the culture and history of any given nation, people, or region.
Nonetheless, there are certainly people who are committed to the liberalization and enlightenment of the conservative strains of all the world's religions, and these people need support and acknowledgement.
Are Feminism and Islam Mutually Exclusive?
Islam is not unique in having theological interpretations that centre on men. Christian, Jewish and Buddhist women (and men) have grappled with the overt and covert sexism within their own sacred texts and traditions in numerous ways. This is because where there are people there is often sexism, and sexism within societies is frequently echoed by, and transplanted on to, social institutions: the law, politics and, of course, religion.
We cannot help but bring our own biases and experiences to the world we interpret. So, when religious texts are viewed through the sexist (or racist or pacifist or neoliberal or pluralist or anything else) lens of the reader, the outcome is obvious.
As the scriptures of many religions have been used either to empower or crush women, Muslims today are facing a similar struggle. What would be surprising to scores of people, however, is that many Muslims see the Qur’an and hadith as a defence for their arguments against sexism, not as a stumbling block to women’s liberation.
In the research for my book, Fighting Hislam, I was particularly interested in speaking to Muslim women about the role faith played in their fight against sexism. This is because one of the central criticisms of the sexism experienced by Muslim women is that it is inherent to Islam.
Yet many Muslim women seem to have a different attitude. In a comparative study of American, religious Christian and Muslim women, researchers found that:
They also found that:
More tellingly still:
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Nonetheless, there are certainly people who are committed to the liberalization and enlightenment of the conservative strains of all the world's religions, and these people need support and acknowledgement.
Are Feminism and Islam Mutually Exclusive?
Islam is not unique in having theological interpretations that centre on men. Christian, Jewish and Buddhist women (and men) have grappled with the overt and covert sexism within their own sacred texts and traditions in numerous ways. This is because where there are people there is often sexism, and sexism within societies is frequently echoed by, and transplanted on to, social institutions: the law, politics and, of course, religion.
We cannot help but bring our own biases and experiences to the world we interpret. So, when religious texts are viewed through the sexist (or racist or pacifist or neoliberal or pluralist or anything else) lens of the reader, the outcome is obvious.
As the scriptures of many religions have been used either to empower or crush women, Muslims today are facing a similar struggle. What would be surprising to scores of people, however, is that many Muslims see the Qur’an and hadith as a defence for their arguments against sexism, not as a stumbling block to women’s liberation.
In the research for my book, Fighting Hislam, I was particularly interested in speaking to Muslim women about the role faith played in their fight against sexism. This is because one of the central criticisms of the sexism experienced by Muslim women is that it is inherent to Islam.
Yet many Muslim women seem to have a different attitude. In a comparative study of American, religious Christian and Muslim women, researchers found that:
They also found that:
More tellingly still:
continued
https://www.juancole.com/2017/05/feminism-mutually-exclusive.html
All Religions. Including Islam.