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ISLAM WOMEN

BY SHRI, ISHITA, AND TATUM
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OVERVIEW

  • Had many rights compared to women in other countries
  • Considered equal individuals and not property of their husbands
  • They could inherit property, divorce husbands by choice, etc
  • Under the Quran women could only have 1 husband
  • Women were required to wear veils after islam spread
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ISLAM WOMEN

BY SHRI, ISHITA, AND TATUM
4.

OVERVIEW

  • Had many rights compared to women in other countries
  • Considered equal individuals and not property of their husbands
  • They could inherit property, divorce husbands by choice, etc
  • Under the Quran women could only have 1 husband
  • Women were required to wear veils after islam spread
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PRE-ISLAM

  • Certain laws stated women as equal to men
  • Women could own property
  • They could get a divorce
  • They could participate in business ventures
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PRE-ISLAM

  • Certain laws stated women as equal to men
  • Women could own property
  • They could get a divorce
  • They could participate in business ventures
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THE QURAN

  • Protected women in some ways
  • Dowries went to brides, not husbands
  • Portrayed women as inviduals, not property
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THE QURAN

  • Protected women in some ways
  • Dowries went to brides, not husbands
  • Portrayed women as inviduals, not property
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REINFORCING MALE DOMINANCE

  • Reinforced later by the Quran and Sharia
  • Males had strict control over social lives
  • Men were supposed to treat women with respect and sensitivity
  • Men could have 4 wives
  • Women could only have 1 husband
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REINFORCING MALE DOMINANCE

  • Reinforced later by the Quran and Sharia
  • Males had strict control over social lives
  • Men were supposed to treat women with respect and sensitivity
  • Men could have 4 wives
  • Women could only have 1 husband
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VEILING

  • Laws made women cover their faces in public
  • They could be punished if they did not have the veil on in public
  • They had to be accompanied by a male servant or chaperone
  • (Cont.) to discourage attention from other families
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VEILING

  • Laws made women cover their faces in public
  • They could be punished if they did not have the veil on in public
  • They had to be accompanied by a male servant or chaperone
  • (Cont.) to discourage attention from other families

Tatum Brown