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5 pages in length. Women and religion have historically been at odds with each other, inasmuch as most religious tenets have placed the female gender well below the socially, politically, economic and education status of men. While not all religions reflect the same degree of oppressiveness, such as with Judaism, Christianity and Hinduism, others like Islam have reflected an overt intolerance to women and their existence. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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men. While not all religions reflect the same degree of oppressiveness, such as with Judaism, Christianity and Hinduism, others like Islam have reflected an overt intolerance to women and
their existence. It can readily be argued that of all the religions of the world, Islam is one that is recognized in part
from its poor treatment of women. As a general rule, Westerners do not understand the completeness and universality of Islam, tending to believe that it is a "grim and
stern faith, given to forcible conversions, appalling treatment of women and to hatred of modern ways" (Levins 01B). The lives of Islamic women have been designed by men under
religious and scientific assumptions which have served to guide every part of a womans life, including her sexuality, mannerisms, physical appearance and education, along with her role in society.
These designed programs served not only to control the female gender, but also to block entrance for women in many areas so that they remain chained to the patriarchal
influence. "The patriarchal system, which came into being when society had reached a certain stage of development and which necessitated the imposition
of one husband on the woman, whereas a man was left free to have several wives, would never have been possible or have been maintained to this day without the
whole range of cruel and ingenious devices that were used to keep her sexuality in check, and limit her sexual relations to only one man, who had to be her
husband" (Lightfoot-Klein PG). While it can be argued that Islamic women are somewhat better off than their ancestors, they still remain stringently
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