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| What sources do Islamic feminists study and attempt to reinterpret? |
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| What does wearing the veil mean or symbolizes for Muslim women who wear it? |
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a. Symbol of identity
b. symbol of belonging (to the muslim community)
c. an act of piety
d. cultural symbol
e. symbol of resistance |
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| Do all Muslim women of different ages have to veil according to the Qur’an? |
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No, veil wearing begins around puberty when a woman is able to bear a child.
when a woman is no longer of age to marry, she may go without a veil |
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| How did Fatima Mernissi challenge the hadith, transmitted by Abu Bakra which claims that Prophet Muhammad said, “A people who entrust their affairs to a woman will never prosper.” |
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| Fatima Mernissi proved that Abu Bakra’s transmission of this hadith was not reliable because he falsely accused a woman of adultery. |
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| Name 5 discriminating rulings in Islamic law (Islamic jurisprudence) which discriminate against women? |
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1. Divorce law
2. Inheritance law (sister gets half the amount that the brother does)
3. testimony in court (women’s is half as valuable as a man's)
4. marriage (man doesn't need guardian)
5. men can marry outside of Islam while women cannot |
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| Name three women from the household of Prophet Muhammad where Muslim women find as role model? |
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| Khadija, Aisha, and Fatima |
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| Name some of the obstacles facing Muslim women today? |
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Definition
| Colonialist, younger inequality in Islamic law, gender inequality in traditional societies |
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| Name 5 Muslim feminists discussed in the lecture? |
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| Fatima, Rabia, Amra, Nawal Sa’dawi, Amina Wadud, Asma Parlas, Benazir Bhutto, Zaynab al-Ghazali |
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| What are some of the Western accusations (generalization /stereotypes) of Muslims women today? |
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| Vulnerable, submissive, dependent, inferior to western women, need to be saved |
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| Name some of the effects/consequences of colonialism regarding Muslim women? |
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| Considered them inferior to the west, Man and women are not equal, women are oppressed and need to be saved |
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