2011 Fatima Mernissi: Evolving Feminism(s) Moroccan sociologist Fatima Mernissi is described by some as the “godmother” of Islamic feminism (Coleman 36). Much of her career and scholarship focuses on articulating and defending women’s rights in Muslim society. She is credited with publishing the first identifiable work of Islamic feminism‚ The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Women ’s Rights in Islam‚ in 1987 (Badran 9). This paper argues that during her career‚ Fatima Mernissi
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all of the arts that were produced in the lands where Islam was the dominant religion or the religion of those who ruled‚ Islamic art is not used only to describe religious art or architecture‚ but applies to all art forms produced in the Islamic World. Islamic Art is not a monolithic style or movement; it spans for many years of history and has incredible geographic diversity. Problem : some people said that Islamic art museums are useless and have nothing to show‚ like some people in Venice
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On September 11th‚ 2001‚ a militant‚ Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda‚ hijacked four airliners on a mission to commit the most massive terrorist attack on United States soil. Two of the planes hit the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City‚ the third plane crashed into the Pentagon just outside Washington‚ D.C. and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. These attacks prompted the start of the Global War on Terrorism as the destruction caused the deaths of over three
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“The subject of women in Islam is in fact a burning issue and a source of polemics and mutual incomprehension” The question of Islamic veil is problematic. The Hijab is in fact a symbolic banner‚ both for Muslims‚ among Muslims so to speak‚ in establishing the boundaries between Muslims and non-Muslims. The difference is between a literalist attitude‚ of an acceptance of Arab tradition‚ noting that in some Islamic territories‚ the veil is a militant symbol‚ and a modernist‚ interpretative attitude‚ which
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and even i dolatrous religion and o ur c ulture has been painted in dark and dismal colours. T his state o f affairs cannot be allowed to persist and d isfigure relations between Islam and the Western world. With the advance o f knowledge and a greater contact between Europe and the Muslim world‚ intellectual‚ social‚ cultural and p olitical and economic‚ we hope the old attitudes will change‚ giving place to better
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” The book also shows these factors have slowly been taking away women’s rights‚ rather than furthering them. The specific topic of this book is the oppression of women. Its overall purpose is to understand the women behind the veils and why the Muslim women take up the hijab. The purpose is also to show how political‚ religious‚ and cultural factors shape the women’s lives. It is written for the average westerner because they have been exposed to more negative and one-sided views about the religion
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if these components and these characteristics come together. The Islamic discourse is therefore the most genuine and truthful expression and translations of the characteristics of the Islamic society‚ and the civilizational identity of the Islamic world. A discourse cannot be Islamic unless it reflected the Islamic Ummah’s identity‚ defended its interests upheld its causes and mirrored its thought. The discourse must be genuine‚ truthful‚ honest‚ serving first and foremost the Islamic interests
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Topic: What is the significance of the Aligarh movement for the revival o the Muslims of the subcontinent and why Sir Syed Ahmed Khan advised the Muslims to avoid active politics. To understand the significance of the Aligarh movement let us have a glance at the background of the Aligarh Movement Background: Indian authority was shifted from the Muslim to the British hands‚ as a result of the failure of the War of independence. This great debacle shook the entire structure of South Asia’s
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Muslim Women in Western Culture SOC 315: Cross-Cultural Perspectives April 24‚ 2011 Muslim Women in Western Culture Most people have seen a woman walking down the street or in a mall clad in what appears to be scarves wrapped around her head‚ covering her hair‚ ears‚ and neck. In some situations these women even have a veil covering up most of their face. This is becoming a common occurrence in the United States as the Islamic population grows. Some may view this as a way to make these women
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The Islamic world may be complex as its 1.3 billion people‚ but there is one rule is straightforward for all Westerners and should never be broken if you want to do business in this area. “One thing you do not bring up is the Palestinian-Israeli situation.” Advised Samuel L. Hayes III‚ an expert on Islamic finance and an emeritus professor of investment banking at Harvard Business School. (Lagace‚ 2002) Business people‚ particularly Westerners who work in this region of the world or do business
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