Gender and Islam

Paper Summary:

The paper explores gender and religion as it pertains to Islam. The research describes the manner in which women have been treated by different Muslim nations as well as discusses the role of men in Islamic society.

Outline:
Introduction
Islam
Women in Islam
Afghanistan and the Taliban
Islamic Treatment of Women in Moderate Muslim Nations
Men in Islam
Women and the Koran: The Status of Women in Islam
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The rulers and members of the Taliban are from some of the most conservative groups of Islam. According to Tell (2002) the Taliban begin in the wake of wars and civil unrest in that region of the world. By 1994 the Taliban had become a military force and they used the Islamic faith to justify all of the rules and punishments that they established. The Taliban asserted that the manner in which women were treated were consistent with the teachings of the Koran. However religious and Islamic scholars have posited that the edicts of the Taliban are not supported by the teachings of the Koran. Many have pointed out that the first task of the Prophet Mohammed first was to liberate ".

Sample of Sources Used:

• Hekmat, Anwar. Women and the Koran The Status of Women in Islam. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 1997.
• Knapp, Michael G. "The Concept and Practice of Jihad in Islam." Parameters 33.1 (2003): 82+.
• Tell, Carol. "The Women of Afghanistan." Social Education 66.1 (2002): 8+.
• What Is the Difference Between Sunni and Shiite Muslims--and Why Does It Matter? http://hnn.us/articles/934.html

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