I have now fixed all formatting issues with this article. I apologise for all who had trouble reading it yesterday. The article deals with common misconceptions about women in Islam. Among other issues, it discusses the allegations surrounding Islam practicing FGM, disallowing females from education, work, financial security, divorce rights, ownership of property, disregarding women, and enforcing inequality. These misconceptions were gathered from a previous Facebook post where I asked for commentators to suggest what they have heard/ what they may think. Today, societys most prominent ills are frequently attributed to Islam. Islams own view is then dismissed. Given the daily misfortunes we witness, the urge to have a catch-all blame name is understandable. However, that does not mitigate the absurdity of this practice. Gender discrimination is one of the most overwhelming and ill-founded allegations used to discredit Islam. Yet gender discrimination does not actually exist in Islam- I know, bold claim. To prove this, below are five popular myths (gathered from Facebook, my informal pollster) which perpetuate this gross stereotype. Each will be addressed in turn, with reference to evidence-based analysis. The purpose of this article is not to enforce any particular ideology. Rather, it is to correct an array of entrenched misconceptions by use of objective fact. I hope it is a good, enjoyable, and enlightening read to all. pursuingpositivism.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/tackling-misconceptions-women-in-islam.html
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 15:54:16 +0000