Category: Women In Islam

  • The Injunc­tion of Wear­ing the Hijab in Islam : An Answer to the Critics

    The Injunc­tion of Wear­ing the Hijab in Islam : An Answer to the Critics

    Over the years, the dress code among Muslim women has been given great attention, especially in relation to the hijab (head covering) practice in which is considered as a symbol of "oppression" towards Muslim women. While Islam is certainly not the only religion to introduce the practice of covering head, it continues to be the…

  • The Posi­tion of Women in Islam

    The Posi­tion of Women in Islam

    Western ignorance of the World of Islam is almost total, but if there is one area above all others where the vacuum of knowledge has been most effectively filled with misinformation, it is that surrounding the role of women in Islam.

  • Women In Islam

    There is no aspect of Islam more wide­ly mis­un­der­stood than the role and sta­tus of its women. The pop­u­lar view com­bines the fan­ta­sy of a Hol­ly­wood ver­sion of the Ara­bi­an Nights, with a pic­ture of deprived and repressed vic­tims of a man’s world. Nei­ther approach­es the truth, but igno­rance and prej­u­dice have sup­plied facts to fit the case. ”…