It touches most aspects of government leading to how much the federal government incorporates religion yet restricts states from doing the same. Our very national anthem involves god with the words “one nation under god” not even mentioning the slogan of “in god we trust” which can be found on American currency. The separation is to protect ever American’s religion allowing them to practice any faith. However it doesn't clarify the standards for practicing in public or even the very acknowledgment of god. Over the past decade many revisions have been made to how people publicly celebrate their faith.
That being said, not everyone who is Muslim had a hand in the devastation of 9-11 and they do not deserve to be discriminated against and hated for simply practicing their religion. In America we boast about freedom of speech and freedom of religion, yet we decide to condemn and judge people by how they look, talks and what religion they practice. In this paper I plan on doing extensive research so that I too can fully understand the Islamic culture. I want to research both the radical side of Islam but also cover the everyday people who simply practice a religion and worship their God. I will specifically compare the Islamic culture and teachings to the ways of Christianity and Judaism.
In the article, Manji shows that she is surprised at the behavior of some Westerners and their attitude towards Islam. She says that people hide behind the name of Islam in order to commit acts of terror and says, “Moderate Muslims must stop exploiting Islam as a shield – one that protects us from authentic introspection and our neighbors from genuine understanding”. In another instance she says, “For too long, we Muslims have been sticking fingers in our ears and chanting “Islam means peace” to drown out the negative noise from our holy book. Her view is that Muslims should recognize the negativity that is created by their religion. Manji said, “[…] we could then cultivate the support to inspire cross-cultural understanding.
The burqa getting banned in France was a violation of France’s Fifth Republic which promises “freedom of religion,” and “the separation between church and state,” to their citizens. This is the same part of the republic that was used to justifiably ban religious garments from their public schools. According to Fiona Deshmukh (2007) “when there is no government protected right to exercise one’s religion, the result is discrimination and repression based on religion, which ultimately causes a chilling effect on the fundamental freedom of religion” (pg.113). Although some women are forced to wear a burqa, most seem to wear them on their own. It’s contradictory when a government’s foundations say they believe in liberty, but advocate a law that says what a Muslim woman can wear.
Attempts by the feminist movement to focus on eradication of this institution in order to improve the status of women would therefore meet with little sympathy or support. However, in normal usage "polygyny" is worse than polygamy because it denotes sexual liasons without marriage. But her article seeks to protect the Quran on this issue without eliminating the practice—having your cake and eating it too. However, this traditional Muslim website says that polygamy has wisdom behind it. The male Muslim scholar lists eight reasons, such as this one: There are some men who may have strong physical desires, for whom one wife is not enough.
However, just because we are American does not mean our views on the type of freedom will meet eye-to-eye. Religion is something that everyone knows should be respected, but sometimes isn’t. It always made me wonder how the very thing that started America could be so forgotten. There are days when I struggle with people accepting my faith. I get so frustrated because I think, “This is America, the land of the free.
One of the main reasons feminism has lost supporters is that business have worked to over-power the image that represents feminists. Feminists are portrayed as bra burning, hairy-legged, man- hating, and lesbians. This image of a theory as caused women to back down from the fight, and that’s exactly what organizations against the theory want. Many women are against being feminist, they find the word unappealing. The stereotype attached to feminism isn't considered beautiful by our cultural standards and as a result, this stance becomes unappealing to women because the worst thing you can call a woman in our culture is ugly.
Athenian men thought women were both morally and physically weak to an extent. Laws related to Athenian women suggest women were morally and physically weak. In Athenian Courts, women are debarred from participating in any political or legal processes and if they were involved in any situation of that sort, their identity would go unnamed, if they of respectful/honourable kind. Women were also seen as an asset to the oikos and always need to be under a guardianship of the kurios, which is usually either their fathers and later, after marriage, their husbands. And if a woman succumbs to acts adultery, this is seen as a great threat for the Oikos as the women can no longer be seen as honourable or chase, casting doubt on children’s legitimacy.
Although the law is not specifically worded as such, it is “aimed at keeping Muslim girls from wearing headscarves in school.” (Bowen, 1) This in itself creates a division: the Muslim girls must make the choice to go with their religion and defy the laws of the state by wearing their veils, or go against the laws of their religion to obey the French government. Bowen’s Why The French Don’t Like Headscarves discussed why these headscarves are viewed in such a negative light amongst the French. Said would disagree with situation Bowen presents.
There is undoubtedly something medieval about the burqa. The concept that women as part of our seemingly contemporary culture should be hidden from view for reasons of modesty or religious belief is both distressing and astonishing. However, there is something very real about the way that this piece of cloth has been turned into a battleground for Western values and about the idea that the burqa poses some kind of existential threat to the West, is the most concerning part, for it is the ban which is the only real threat here. Muslim women in France are already a targeted minority, and the figure of those who wear a burqa in that minority are even less impending.This is not just taking a sledge hammer to crack a nut. This is like reaching for a bazooka to kill a fly.