Women in Islam: Great.

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I agree with Sylvia that your article is well written and I predict you will do very well in your chosen field of journalism.

I see that Muslims suffer from the same problems visited on Christians by the fanatics in their midst. I have known some people who have lived in Muslim countries and others who are closely related with Muslims. I know that the the Q'ran teaches what your article re-presents.

Christians are taught that there is no difference between man and woman in God's sight. I cannot speak for Judaism as there doesn't seem to be a strong central view of it here in America. Perhaps due to the ideas Secular Judaism has spread across our view. But, I do know that within Christianity, within Judaism and within Muslimism there are strands who have picked up on particular attitudes that women are specifically under the husbandry of their men. The strands range from the husbands duty is to guide "his" woman through gentle pastoring to the teaching that women are to do the physical work and men are to pray, worship and study Scripture on to the idea that a man has the right to kill "his" woman if she gets far enough out of line.

When we show support for those fanatics in that they have some ability to bring certain ideas into line, we do the greatest diservice to our faith when we do not stand against the Wahabi sects, the Orthodox Jews of Binational Zionism who are building the settlements on Palestinian land based on their ideas they are superior to the less human among them, and the Fundamentalist fanatics in America who support Jewish Orthodoxy and are trying to take over the decision making of our Constitutional government that forbids such action. In each case, the fanatic sees it as their calling to control the government of the societies in which they exist as they say, it is God's will.

Normal Muslims, Normal Christians and Normal Jews uphold the good teachings. The fanatics in each faith make it their business to always speak on behalf of God. In my way of seeing things, that makes a mockery of God and is the worst form of blasphemy. The cause of all the unrest in the western world today.

Nice article, Fatima. Keep up your good development.

-- posted by Pinky102