The Status of Women in Islamic Culture

Women and Islamic Culture It often seems that in the western world everyone knows about certain religions-- namely Christianity and Judaism. However there are numerous other religions that we, as a society, know very little about even though they are very popular throughout the world. One fifth of the world population is composed of Islamic people yet in this part of the world we seem to know very little about this religion. Islam is fairly …

…or two the status of women within Islamic society should improve to! the original status of women being man’s equal instead of being the inferior sex. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Works Cited Ahmed, Akbar S. Discovering Islam. New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul Inc., 1988. Bamyeh, Mohammed E. The Social Origins of Islam. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1999. Hussain, Freda. Muslim Women. New York: St. Martin’s Press Inc., 1984. Islam 101. The Sabr Foundation. March 2001 <http://www.islam101.com>