Muslim and Jewish Women

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This paper explains that the position of Muslim women are defined by their genitalia, not by their faith; Jewish women are seen as holier beings because they are created more in the essence of God than men. The author points out that, in the Orthodox Jewish and conservative Muslim faith communities, the role of the woman is that of an enabler---to please and submit to her husband and to do whatever it is that men want. The paper states that Orthodox Jewish women and Muslim women are not allowed direct participation, like men, at their place of formal worship and are restricted in the manner in which they may dress in public.

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"Divorce is not a too uncommon happening in Muslim society. Divorce taken by a man is called Talaq, and it is the most common form of separation. The most common type of divorce by a Muslim man is a single repudiation after waiting for 3 to 4 months to make sure that his wife is not pregnant. The most uncommon and rarely practiced form of divorce is three successful repudiations in three months. "The triple repudiation, which is the utterance of the talaq three times in succession without the three-month waiting period, is technically legal." Unlike Orthodox Jewish women, Muslim women can initiate a divorce. Divorce initiated by the wife is called khul', and even though it is technically possible, this form of divorce has not been used as often as the divorce of the male. Khul' has not been used as often as talaq because more often than not, women haven't been informed of the possibility."

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