Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving? Anthropological Reflections on Cultural Relativism and Its Others Author(s): Lila Abu-Lughod Reviewed work(s): Source: American Anthropologist‚ New Series‚ Vol. 104‚ No. 3 (Sep.‚ 2002)‚ pp. 783-790 Published by: Blackwell Publishing on behalf of the American Anthropological Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3567256 . Accessed: 18/01/2012 15:55 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at
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Why Muslim Women Wear the Hijab In this contemporary age‚ there has been growing public concern about whether Muslim women should wear hijab in the Western world. Naheed Mustafa‚ who wrote "My Body is My Own Business"‚ asserts that wearing the hijab offers her freedom. On the other hand‚ Catherine Meckes‚ the author of "Wearing a Uniform of Oppression"‚ objects that wearing the hijab is like "[be] an animal in a cage "(Catherine Meckes 91). Personally‚ I am in favor of the former view. There are
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make them free thinkers" says Mr Keating to Mr McAllister. This essay will define the meaning of "free thinker"‚ its importance to the young men of Mr Keating’s class‚ the meaning of Mr Keating’s statement and finally the different impacts that this new way of thinking has on the boys. A "Freethinker" as defined by The Macquarie Dictionary is "someone who forms their opinions independently of authority or tradition‚ especially in matters of religion". Therefore a free thinker is someone who can
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Mormons and Muslims Religion is the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power‚ especially a personal God or gods. There are a lot of different kinds of religions in the world today. A lot of church members that have broken off and made their own kinds of church. Two very interesting religions are Muslims and Mormons. They are similar and alike in many interesting ways. Mormons and Muslims are two very different religions and ways of life. There are a few similarities though. Both
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What religion would you like to consider for your final project? Describe the place of worship you will visit. | The religions that I have considered for my final project is Agnostic and Muslim. I am still conducting research on places of worship for the Agnostic portion of my final project. There are various Muslim Mosques and Temples in the city where I live. I have chosen to visit the United Islamic Mosque in Paterson‚ NJ. It is located in one of many Islamic communities located around the city
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What Every Muslim Teenager and Adult Needs to Know About Sexuality Everywhere in this society‚ sex‚ and sexuality are openly displayed for all to see. In this climate of free sex and loose moral standards‚ it becomes imperative for Muslim parents to be proactive in the sexual education of their children. Now‚ although for many of us‚ the thought of telling our children the whys‚ how‚ and where of the proper sexual behavior between a man and woman might make us cringe‚ when we think of the alternative
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2013 Muslim center near the World Trade Center. Terror and fear was exhibited around the whole country in one day. This day is infamous for many Americans and is a day of remembrance. 9/11 was a day of sadness mixed with shock as we were at our most vulnerable. Twelve years later the devastation is still felt. Especially when a Muslim group wants to built a Muslim center‚ two blocks away from where the World Trade Center stood. The Muslim center will include a mosque for Muslims to worship
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contributions of Muslims in the United States have been unrecognized. In his book‚ Muslims in America: A Short History‚ Edward Curtis provides countless examples that prove that Muslims are neither new nor foreign to the United States. Essentially‚ the book depicts how the lives of Muslim Americans have been negatively impacted by significant historical events in the United States. As noted by Curtis (2009)‚ the transatlantic slave trade in eighteenth century marked the beginning of Muslims in America
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!"#$%&’(&)’*+%*+‚ Introduction Analyze Your Time: The Key to Productivity 7 Spiritually Productive Habits to Develop Commuting ProductiveMuslim style! What’s Your Morning Routine? 18 Sources of Barakah! De-Clutter your Mind Techniques to Develop a Habit of Reading "Abi‚ When Will We Ever Relax?" The ProductiveMuslim Sleep Routine Description of Truly ProductiveMuslims in the Quran ! # $ % &’ &( ’" ’! ’$ ’% !" Assalamu’alaikum‚ ProductiveMuslim.com started as a personal online journal for me
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For hundreds of years there was religious fanaticism in the Hindu and Muslim religions leading up to extreme enmity between both. In India Hindus were the majority while Muslims were the minority therefore Muslims feared that a rule by Hindus would destroy what was more precious to them. This anger towards each other created two separate political groups‚ the Indian National Congress whose leader was Mohandas Gandhi‚ and the Muslim League whose leader was Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Although they were from
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