RLG204H5 Lecture 7: Lecture #7 RLG204.docx
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Compete with each other over the right to represents the authentic muslim woman : orientalism and islamic fundamentalism. Share common approach to defining the muslim woman . A woman with hijab cannot be free. A woman without hijab cannot be a muslim. Both: objectify the muslim woman reduce her faith to the most visible symbol hijab. Hijab becomes the symbol of a woman"s belief in islam. Let"s go through the basic rights of a woman in islam . The right to an education similar to that of the male. The right of equality with her partner in marriage. The right to bring her own specific conditions to the marriage contract (i. e. : to oblige the man to support her in the pursuit of her education, or to receive money mahr upon marriage) The right to obtain money for nursing her children.
