Muslim women

Hello, thanks for your response. Female circumcision is not an Islamic practice. It's not found in the Quran or authentic hadiths. I haven't heard of any sheikhs that recommend this. One modern sheikh says it should be totally banned in Islam because of the compelling evidence of extensive damage it causes to women's bodies and minds. Beating women is not an Islamic practice either. The prophet has repeatedly stated that we should not beat women. He says, "Do not beat the female servants of God." Also he said, "Some (women) visited my family complaining about their husbands beating them. These husbands are not the best of you."

Hi there, I was not making this up. I read the passage myself about the thickness of the rod that can be used to beat the wife. Check it out it is there. I do not want to imply that Muslim men beat their wives more often than non Muslims but if they do they commit no sin. Now, I suppose the Qu'ran is much like the bible, it is full of contradictions. Some scholars will emphasize this passage or that passage. About female circumcision, the passage I quoted was from an Islamic website that I visited on a number of occasions. I agree with you, it is detrimental to a woman's health and causes many problems in life, nevertheless it is practiced in some Islamic countries. I know it is forbidden in North America.

Check out the Qu'ran 4:34

I am a Muslim woman who wears the Burka (veil) and I was a Christian before who used to "naturally" show the world everything I had. No one forced me to wear the veil, my husband even disagrees with it. I have every right to dress up, but I save it for when I go to parties with women. You can say I have the best of both worlds. Men do have a dress code. In fact the men are told first how to behave in the Quran before the women in surah An-Nur verses 30-31. "Tell the believing men to LOWER THEIR GAZE..." and then "Tell the believing women to LOWER THEIR GAZE..." Men are to be covered from the navel to below the knees (minimum) they must not have their shoulders bare while praying, their clothes must be loose, they must not look like female clothes, and not transparent. Men also are encouraged to wear a beard and wear a cap (kufi) however, most men do not observe this in western countries. Perhaps, the muslim woman in many circumstances is the stronger believer? Allah knows best. Last but not least, EQUAL does not mean the SAME. MEN cannot have babies. They also have more testosterone and less estrogen. Mentally (Emotionally) men are different but one is not better that the other the sexes are complementary.

The situation where two women equal one man is on financial contracts only. However, governments extended this to other matters. As a woman before having children I know now that my mind is too preoccuppied with other matters juggling many things in the air at once to remember silly matters such as who owes who what. I am perfectly fine with this rule. The Quran also states that two women are equal to one man so one can remind the other, nothing else.

As a Muslim woman.. I can shed some light on this issue. First, people who have questions on this subject should ask a Muslim woman if you see her, I am sure she would be happy to comment. Sure women are oppressed in the world mostly the third world, this is not only an Islamic issue. Secondly, I am against forcing anyone to wear anything they don't believe in; however, I do believe the dress should respect the customs of the land. Such as, no topless women in the US and no barelegged women in India. I believe one of the problems with Muslims today is that the women and men have things forced upon them and they do not have the chance to understand why they should do it. Then when they are away or among friends they act in a wrong manner even to the extent of following crazy Al-Qaeda. The issue with a man marrying up to 4 wives... The Quran is the only religious book where it states that you should marry only one and gives a limit to four. Historically men have been the ones to fight on the battle fields and are the bread winners. Should a women become a widow, she looses her support and as time has shown, puts her into a dangerous situation such as prositution and vulnerability in general. It is better to be a wife than a mistress because you have rights. In America a man may have one wife, but how many girl friends he has.. the sky is the limit. By the way, all the prophet Muhammad's wives, with the exception of Aisha, were widows. There are also conditions for having more than one wife. You must treat them all equally. You can not ignore the others. Secondly, when a marriage is taking place the first wife has the right to ask in the marriage contract that she be the only wife. A woman has the full right to oppose any marriage, there is no compulsion. To become a second wife sometimes has its economic benefits. A woman in Senagal said she decided to become a fourth wife because it allowed her to have children and further her career in the government. As a married woman... I can definately say I am happy with one husband. I would not like any more thank you. I cannot think of any woman that would. Besides men are terriorial in general... I can picture it now.. men brawling over who's night it is to have the wife. Again, a woman can only be pregnant once at a time. And clearly there is a shortage of men to women. Burqas: I proudly wear one.. In a western country. And no one forced me. Yes, I wear jeans under them as well. Weird is in the eye of the beholder, my friend. Perhaps if we all got to know one another it wouldn't be so. I have convereted to Islam after careful self-study. (Most converts to Islam are women by the way) I picked my husband after I converted. I chose to wear the face veil after marriage. Black is not a mandate. I wear pink, green, white, brown, blue, red, purple, magenta. One day I will find a flower one God willing;). Honestly, I feel liberated because no one is judging me except by my behavior and intellect. Sure, people are looking at me as a Muslim, but I am not ashamed, nor should any Muslim. I currently attend college in the US and am working toward my Medical degree all the while covered head to toe (4.0 GPA).. The veil doesn't prevent me from prospering. What prevents others from prospering is lack of education and this is a widespread problem in all 3rd world countries today. When we all stop belittling others because of their faiths, races, or by what they wear and start uplifting others through education the world would be a safer and happier place. I pray for all of us to realize our fellow humanity.