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Treatment Of Women In Islam

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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TREATMENT OF WOMEN IN ISLAM

MICAH ABAYA
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  • Quran enhanced security of women in Arbia
  • Portrayed women as honorable individuals
  • Quran and Sharia later enhanced male dominance
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Muslims adopted veiling of women when Islam reached Byzantine and Sasanid empires

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Upper class women veiled themselves to discourage attention from other men

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Over time legal scholars limited rights to women and placed them under control of male guardians

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Micah Abaya