Women
Women’s Issues: Inner Modesty
Dr. Aisha HamdanIn Islamic discourse a great deal of emphasis is placed on the issue of hijab for women with much debate about the extent and nature of that covering. This is obviously an important issue for Muslim women, but an equally significant topic is that of Modesty. The Prophet, sallallaahu alayhe wa sallam passed…
WOMEN IN ISLAM VERSUS WOMEN IN THE JUDAEO-CHRISTIAN TRADITION
By Dr. Sherif Abdel Azeem THE MYTH & THE REALITY CONTENTS: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. EVE’S FAULT 3. EVE’S LEGACY 4. SHAMEFUL DAUGHTERS 5. FEMALE EDUCATION 6. UNCLEAN IMPURE WOMAN 7. BEARING WITNESS 8. ADULTRY 9. VOWS 10. WIFE’S PROPERTY 11. DIVORCE 12. MOTHERS 13. FEMALE INHERITANCE 14. PLIGHT OF WIDOWS 15. POLYGAMY 16. THE VEIL…
Woman in the Bible
ARE WOMEN TREATED FAIRLY IN THE BIBLE? ARE THEY RESPECTED AS INDIVIDUALS OR SLAVES TO MAN? ARE THEY RESPECTED AND HONORED? THE REASON BEHIND PAINS OF DELIVERY [Gen 3:16]God said to Eve when she tempted Adam, “I will greatly multiply your pain in childbearing, in pain you shall bring forth children, yet your desire shall…
The Status of Women in the Gospels
Women in Palestine Women’s status and freedoms were severely limited by Jewish law and custom in Palestine. Generally speaking: they were restricted to roles of little or no authority,they were largely confined to their father’s or husband’s home,they were considered to be inferior to men, and under the authority of men. From the Second Temple…