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Q: What implications did the 'Islamic solution' in the 1970s have?

Beginning in the 1970s, as the 'Islamic solution' to the challenges of modernity began to gather strength, the restoration of Islamic law ( Sharia ) had direct and problematic implications for women. Although Muslim women were identified as the principal bearers of culture and the indispensable teachers of children, as such they were viewed by men as needing special protection from the poisonous influence of the West.

12 important questions on Religion, rights, and civil society - Rights, gender, and religion - Women and the faith traditions

What implications did feminism have?

The widespread discrimination that energized the feminist movement in the West during the 1960s had important implications for religious thought and practice.
While most feminists concentrated on economic, social, and political inequalities, the history of oppression faced by women in religious institutions was not ignored.
In fact many feminists argued that a wide range of religious texts and practices had for centuries buttressed a patriarchal order that valued men before women, in effect giving divine sanction to larger systems of inequality.

How did feminists reframe Mary?

Mary's role in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions as obedient servant and intermediary on behalf of sinners was targeted by feminists as legitimizing patriarchal domination.
In the 1980s a new emphasis on Marx as co-redemptrix appealed to some Christian feminists who wished to affirm the equality that they discovered at the core of Christian teaching.
Their efforts bore fruit, at least within Protestantism, as women assumed important leadership positions both on lay councils and within the ordained ministry.

Which religion was the least aligned with the UN?

Among the great faith traditions, Islam appeared to be the least well aligned with the UN's definition of equal rights for women during the post-war era.

How did Islam oppress women?

Restrictions on female education and employment opportunities, sex segregation in public life, the talag or universal male right to divorce - these and many other elements of patriarchy continued to shape the dominant culture, especially in the Arabian peninsula.

What is, historically speaking, the principal role of women?

Historically, the principal role of women was in the domestic sphere, providing for the household and for the education of children.
The assignment or subordination of women to the private sphere was reflected in the judicial system, where the testimony of a woman was worth only half that of a man, while male inheritance was double that of a female sibling.

How did the Islam differ from medieval Christianity?

In contrast to medieval Christianity, Islam was innovative in providing women the right to contract her own marriage, receive and control a dower, and inherit property.

What implications did the "Islamic solution" in the 1970s have?

Beginning in the 1970s, as the "Islamic solution" to the challenges of modernity began to gather strength, the restoration of Islamic law (Sharia) had direct and problematic implications for women.
Although Muslim women were identified as the principal bearers of culture and the indispensable teachers of children, as such they were viewed by men as needing special protection from the poisonous influence of the West.

What contributed to the cult of domesticity?

The oil wealth generated in the Arab Gulf states contributed to the strengthening of this cult of domesticity, as an abundance of cheap foreign labor from northern-tier, non-oil-producing states made it less likely that women would be needed in the work force.

What did the Muslim religious police do against feminism?

In the 1980s the religious police began raiding female businesses and services in search of "immoral behavior," and even succeeded in banning the importation of dolls.

What became one of the hallmarks of Islamist regimes?

The seclusion (purdah) and veiling of women became one of the hallmarks of Islamist regimes in the late twentieth century, with female supporters of these states insisting that their attention to religious detail is in fact a liberating rejection of hegemonic Western cultural forms.

What happened to girls in the Taliban regime?

The most extreme form of segregation was imposed by the Taliban regime that came to power in Afghanistan in the mid-1990s.
Under the Taliban, girls' schools were closed, women were ordered to be fully covered when appearing in public, and female employment outside of the home was banned.

What did this twenty-first century Islamic law mean?

By the start of the twenty-first century a resurgence of traditional family law in many Muslim states meant that Western conceptions of human rights and personal liberties were rejected, and the subjection of women defended under the heading of orthodoxy.

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A Concise History of the World Since 1945 | 9781352010206 | W M Spellman

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12 important questions on Religion, rights, and civil society - Rights, gender, and religion - Women and the faith traditions

What implications did feminism have?

How did feminists reframe Mary?

Which religion was the least aligned with the UN?

How did Islam oppress women?

What is, historically speaking, the principal role of women?

How did the Islam differ from medieval Christianity?

What implications did the "Islamic solution" in the 1970s have?

What contributed to the cult of domesticity?

What did the Muslim religious police do against feminism?

What became one of the hallmarks of Islamist regimes?

What happened to girls in the Taliban regime?

What did this twenty-first century Islamic law mean?

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