Womens Rights

Women's Rights Women had it difficult in the mid-1800s to early 1900s. There was a difference in the treatment of men and women then. Married women were legally dead in the eyes of the law. Women were not even allowed to vote until August 1920. They were not allowed to enter professions such as medicine or law. There were no chances of women getting an education then because no college or university would accept a female with only a few exceptions. Women were not allowed to participate in the affairs of the church. Tuesday, November 2, 1920, the day women voted for the first time. The New York Times called it, “The greatest voting day in the city’s history.” It was a wonderful day for women all across the country. All of their hard work had finally paid off. The Women’s Rights Movement changed the way women were seen. Before the passage of the 19th Amendment, women in many states were not given the right to vote. The Women’s Rights movement was caused by many factors, greatly impacted the society of the early 1900s and changed American society forever. For all of history, women have stood behind men as companions and supporters. Women have been treated as if they were politically and socially inferior.
Islam is the second largest religion in the world today. Many do not understand the religion Islam and women’s rights in the Islamic faith. Furthermore, our society has the idea that Muslim women are weak, and disrespected. As it is said in the Muslims book called the Qur’an "And women shall have rights similar to the rights against them according to what is equitable; but men have a degree of advantage over them". In my opinion, Islam regards women as equal to men in many aspects and that women have a unique place in Islam, and should have rights relating to their spiritual, economic, social, political, and legal rights.
Throughout history, women's from Lebanon have been dominated by men, and were not given their human rights, simply because they were women.