Women in the Islamic Society

It wasn 't until 622 AD that the Islamic religion took its lead. It started with the creator, Prophet Muhammad and his followers fleeing to the town of Yathrib and starting the first Hijra movement. This movement began the popularity of the Islamic faith (Patel). Today the Islamic faith is one of the most practiced religions in the world. The Islamic faith goes back to the town of Mecca, which is considered for them the holiest place in the world. The Kaaba, which is located in Mecca, holds many of the hundreds of god and goddess that they worship (Patel). Many people around the world see their religion through different eyes and assume that what they worship and how they treat their loved ones is strange. Guity Nashat, a professor at University of Illinois said, "The treatment of women provided Europeans with an excuse to declare the inferiority of Muslims and their religion" (Siddiqui). Most of the ideas and assumptions drawn by everyone are misunderstood and completely wrong within the Islamic community. Muslims living in Canada especially females have a hard time explaining themselves to Canadians about why they wear what they wear and act how they act. A female Muslim living in Canada said "If Muslim women and men choose to settle their family disputes within Islamic law, as members of other faith communities have chosen to do so, then it is their choice"(Ehsan). Muslims should not have to explain themselves because of what they do and what they believe in. The most talked about issue when it comes to the Islamic religion is how the female population is treated and how others feel that they are denied their rights and freedoms. The Islamic faith has many traditions and culture history that is important to each person. Most of the traditions are brought back to Canada and Canadians find it confusing on why the women take the abuse and follow the strict rules of their tradition. For the women in the Islamic faith they are considered a second class citizen