In order to have a critical point of view‚ it is important to understand the origins of the Muslim conception of female sexuality. According to Fatima Mernissi‚ the Christian concept of the “sexual instincts” is completely different form the Muslim perspective. From the Muslim view‚ raw instincts are pure energy without connotations with the good or bad. Nevertheless‚ sexual instincts have the power to cause fitna‚ which is an Islamic term meaning disorder and chaos‚ and which also refers to the
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order to determine what is right or wrong; however‚ it differs from one person to another. The scenario given is about a student named Maitha who is caught in a dilemma of whether she should sign the attendance sheet for her classmates‚ Shamma and Fatema‚ or not. In this scenario‚ I think Maitha should not sign the attendance sheet for either of them. This dilemma can be resolved by using two theories and they are Bentham and Kant’s utilitarian theories. According to Bentham’s theory‚ the quantity
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Historical and Contemporary Perspectives of Scholars about Hijab The most prominent justifications for veiling entail‚ quite simply‚ the idea that veiling is prescribed in the Qur’an (see Arat 1994; Dragadze 1994; Hessini 1994; Sherif 1987; Shirazi-Mahajan 1995 for reviews). Several Muslim Scholars place a strong interpretive emphasis on a Qur’anic passage (S. 24:31) that urges women “not [to] display their beauty and adornments” but rather to “draw their head cover over their bosoms and not
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Cyber Media and Moroccan Youth As-Swat Shabab Abstract Street smart communication technologies (blogs‚ podcasts and vlogs) are creating new opportunities to engage youth in participative and pluralistic media in Morocco. Using tools readily available to them‚ this project will engage young Moroccans in producing multimedia content for the Internet. Based out of Tanmia’s community Internet access centers and using innovative low cost hardware donated by the US Corporation GENESI and Sun Microsystems
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Mernissi describes the implicit theory of female sexuality‚ which has been deeply entrenched in the Muslim subconscious. The implicit theory defines Muslim civilization as a constant struggle to contain the effects of women’s sexual power over men‚ for this power can destroy men and keep them from Allah. Mernissi also discusses how marriage was used as a way of taming women. Well in Midaq Alley‚ Mahfouz proves that that theory does not always work. Husniya regularly beats her husband‚ Jaada‚ she
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The Women ’s Awakening in Egypt. Yale University Press. 1994. Mernissi‚
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Through the memoir Dreams of Trespass written by Fatima Mernissi‚ the articles The Traditional Palestinian Costume by Widad Kamel Kawar‚ and Moroccan Women Embroiders: Technical and Ethical Reconfiguration by Claire Nicholas the importance of embroidery in Morocco and Palestine and its impact on individuality on women is evident. A woman is a key component to any society. She is capable of playing many different roles in the family. She can be a mother‚ a sister‚ a daughter‚ an aunt or a wife. Each
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Rafij Ahmed Ratan Assistant Professor School of Business & Economics United International University (UIU) Prepared by Name ID 1. Mohd Tawher Ashraf Siddiqui Sadat 111 123 214 2. Gunjan Adhikary 111 123 176 3. Fatema-Tuj-Zohora 111 123 176 4. Sadia Binte Mahfuz 111 123 162 5. Fatema Jur Ferdous 111 122 304 Date of Submission: 1st September‚ 2014 United International University Acknowledgement This project has been an eye-opener for us and we have been fortunate to have the support
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AP Language and Composition—Skills: | | | |RHETORIC (1) The study and practice of effective communication. |Style: Diction‚ Syntax‚ Tone | |(2) The art of persuasion. "Acting on another through words." |Tone (DIDLS + attitude + organization) (DIDLS = diction‚ | |(James Moffet) (3) An insincere eloquence intended to win
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Web. < www.islamworld.net/compwomen.html> Clark‚ Elizabeth Ann‚ Women in the Early Church. The Liturgical Press‚ 1983. Print. Lynch‚ Rev. Denis‚ St. Joan of Arc: The life-story of the Maid of Orleans. New York: Benziger Brothers‚ 1919. Print. Mernissi‚ Fatima‚ The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Women’s Rights in Islam. Basic Books‚ 1991. Print. Nasr‚ Seyyed Hossein‚ The Garden of Truth. USA: HarperCollins Publishers‚ 2007. Print. Tertullian. "Women in The Church (I) - LCMS
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