Women in Islam Women in Islam Everett Community College May 7 th , 2012 By Ghada Ellithy الرحــمـن بسم ا الرحيـــم
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Women in IslamWomen in Islam
Everett Community CollegeMay 7th, 2012
ByGhada Ellithy
بسم ا الرحــمـنالرحيـــم
OutlinesWomen in ancient civilizations and Pre-Islam Arabia
Historical Perspective of Islam
Women Rights in Islam: Equality not sameness
Pre-Islam PracticesPre-Islam Practices
Influence of Other CivilizationsInfluence of Other Civilizations
Individual Differences and Individual Differences and InterpretationsInterpretations
Religion versus CultureReligion versus Culture
Equality is desirable, just, fair; but sameness is not. Equality is desirable, just, fair; but sameness is not. People are not created identical but they are created People are not created identical but they are created equal.equal.
When asked, “Who is most deserving of our kind When asked, “Who is most deserving of our kind treatment?” the Prophet treatment?” the Prophet ملسو هيلع هللا ىلصملسو هيلع هللا ىلص replied, “Your replied, “Your mother” three times before saying “your father” mother” three times before saying “your father” only once only once
The rights of woman of modern times were not The rights of woman of modern times were not granted voluntarilygranted voluntarily
God honored the woman by giving her value in God honored the woman by giving her value in relation Allah values—not in relation to men. relation Allah values—not in relation to men.
Equality ≠ SamenessEquality ≠ Sameness
Noha Abd Rabo Taekwondo champion from Egypt
2008 Olympics
Iran Women Soccer Team
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan Prime Minister 1988–1990, 1993–1996
Princess Masna, BruneiActing Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Tansu Ciller, TurkeyPrime Minister, 1993-1996
Khaleda Zia, BangladeshPrime Minister 1991 and 1996 Sheikh Hasina Wajed,
BangladeshPrime Minister 1996, and 2008 till present
Megawati Sukarnoputri, IndonesiaPresident 2001-2004
Sheikha Muza, QatarUNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher
Education , Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women
Israa AbdelFattahEgypt
Tal AlmalouhiSyria
Tawakul Karman , YemenNobel Prize for Peace Winner 2011
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