beginning of the early Christian church‚ starting with Jesus‚ women were important members of the movement. The examples of the manner of Jesus reveal his attitudes toward women and show repeatedly how he liberated and affirmed women. Both complementarians and egalitarians see Jesus as treating women with compassion‚ grace and dignity.[2] The gospels of the New Testament‚ especially Luke‚ often mention Jesus speaking to or helping women publicly and openly‚ contrary to the social norms of the time
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is: Role of Women in Islam Past and Present In this paper I will argue that the position of women in Islam according to the Qur ’an and Hadiths (tradition) of the Prophet differs vastly from Islam in practice‚ currentely. It is not the Islamic ideologies that determine the position of women in the Islamic societies; it is rather the pre-Islamic patriarchal ideologies existing in a particular society‚ combined with the lack of education and ignorance‚ which construct the Muslim women ’s position
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Women Rights in Islam - Modernizing or Outdated? Definition According to the Oxford dictionary‚ ‘Women’s Rights are the rights that promote a position of social and legal equality‚ of women to men. According to the Oxford dictionary‚ ‘they are the rights‚ claimed for the women‚ equal to those of men‚ as regards to suffrage that right to vote‚ as regards to property‚ etc. ‘Modernizing according to the Oxford dictionary means‚ ‘to make modern‚ to adapt to modern needs or habits And according
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Women in Islam: Hijab "In many Muslim societies‚ for example in traditional South East Asia‚ or in Bedouin lands a face veil for women is either rare or non-existent; paradoxically‚ modern fundamentalism is introducing it"‚ writes Ibrahim B. Syed‚ Ph.D. In the name of Allah the most Beneficent‚ the Most Merciful Literally‚ Hijab means "a veil"‚ "curtain"‚ "partition" or "separation." In a meta- physical sense‚ Hijab means illusion or refers to the illusory aspect of creation. Another‚ and
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in Shia law [2]. But‚ this is not the only matter about the right of inheritance‚ there are several matters related to his status in society. Like‚ to whom he or she consider as their child if the mother is married‚ who is responsible for his/her maintenance and nourishment‚ to whom he/she may consider as “Mehram” or “Na-Mehram” and could he get the religious and social status as the imam and judge among the Muslims? Through this research‚ I will examine the Islamic stance on the matter of illegitimate
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“STATUS OF WOMEN IN CONTEMPORARY INDIAN SOCIETY” - KRITIKA RASTOGI STATEMENT OF PURPOSE To critically analyse the role and status of women in the contemporary Indian society and the crimes committed against them. INTRODUCTION Within the Indian subcontinent‚ there have been infinite variations of the status of women‚ differing according to the cultural milieu‚ family structures‚ caste‚ class‚ property
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Status of women in society A project report Present scenario of the status of women in Indian society According to India’s constitution‚ women are legal citizens of the country and have equal rights with men (Indian Parliament). Because of lack of acceptance from the male dominant society‚ Indian women suffer immensely. Women are responsible for bearing children‚ yet they are malnourished and in poor health. Women are also overworked in the fields and complete all of the domestic work. Most
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The word Islam means “submission”‚ in the religion itself it is the total surrender to God. Islam and Muslim are of the same religion‚ practicing the same and worshipping the same. At times many think that they are different religions. The word Muslim means “ one who submits to God”. There is 1.1 to 1.8 Billion Muslims‚ making this religion the second largest religion in the world after Christianity. (Wikipedia‚ 2007) The Islam religion has originated from the teachings of Muhammad who is a 7th
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focused on military prowess‚ women’s social (and political) status began to decline (Cantarella 23). Eventually‚ women had no rights and were supposed to devote themselves to childbearing (Cantarella 38-39). The practice arose for men with the means to confine the women of their family within the house (Cantarella 46). Only the poorest women would be seen outside the home (Cantarella 46). Though generalizations can be made‚ the roles of women in ancient Greece can be difficult to categorize as Greece
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IMPACT OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS ON SOCIETY PRESENT STATUS‚ GROWTH AND IMPACT OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS Abstract Women constitute around half of the total world population. So is in India also. They are therefore‚ regarded as the better half of the society. In traditional societies they were confined to the four walls of houses performing house hold activities. In modern society they have come out of the four walls to participate in all sort of activities. The Indian women are no more treated as beautiful
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