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this, just like our leadership (Saddam) caused the death of so
many Kuwaitis back in 1991.
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misogyny
Is Islam misogynistic?
Anon User
As an Arab American woman raised in a conservative Muslim
family, I would say that yes, Islam is a misogynistic religion.
The messages about gender that I received from my parents,
extended family, family friends, religious teachers, and
so on ranged from subtle to extreme. I was told, among other
things, that
• women can't speak during prayer to correct an Imam
(men can) because their voices are too "distracting" (This
is based on the hadith, see http://www.alahazrat.net/islam/the-mode-of-prayer-(salaat)-for-women.php)
• women should lower their eyes in the presence of men
(http://quran.com/24/30-31, to be fair the stuff about
lowering one's gaze is also directed towards men, not the
other stuff though. This surah is significant in that it is often
cited as evidence that hijab is a requirement of Islam,
which is a subject of debate within the religion.)
• women shouldn't wear tampons to preserve their "purity"
(no quotes from the Qur'an on this as tampons weren't
around in those days, this is another topic of debate and
from my understanding, people outside of Islam also debate
the issue. So I have only anecdotal comments here
in that every Muslim woman I've known has been told
something to this effect, and on a personal level, when
my mom discovered I was using tampons, she completely
freaked out, started screaming, and threatened to take me
to the doctor and have them check to see if my hymen was
still intact, which seems to be not infrequent behavior — a