Category: FEMINISM
Sharia: Is There Rape Within Marriage?
When the subject of marriage and “wifely duties” came up around the kitchen table clustered by tea-drinking chit-chatting aunties of a generation ago, there were a number of asserted opinions that certainly shocked these American ears. One of the things that really surprised me was the general consensus that a wife has to (for lack [...]
Limitations for Women in Muslim Marriages
A Look at the Double Standards in Muslim Marriages When it comes to Muslim marriages, what’s good for the goose isn’t good for the gander. In both the Quran and in the Sunnah (sayings of Prophet Muhammad), a Muslim man is allowed to marry a non-Muslim woman as long as she is a believer (Jewish [...]
Q & A: Representation of Muslim Women in the British Press
UK Journalist Charlie Francis-Pape researched the ethics around the representation of Islamic women in the British press. The following is a Q & A session between Ms. Francis-Pape and Shireen Qudosi. THE PRESS AND ISLAM CFP: Do you think the general British public understand Islam?SQ: With exception, I feel they have a very limited perspective [...]
Q & A: Muslim Women
May 5, 2009 Sacramento’s Paul Smith comes forward with a few questions that have been on his mind. These lingering questions were perhaps magnified ever since a local paper featured a story on a local Islamic school reverberating stereotypes often associated with Muslim women. PS: What is the deal about a woman being raped and [...]
