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While 94% of the world’s Hindus live in India, there also are substantial populations of Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and adherents of folk religions.​ For most Indians, faith is important: In a Pew Research Center survey, eight-in-ten Indians said religion is.
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Many contemporary women and men reject limitations put on women and reinterpret the Quran from this perspective. It is also important to understand that, similar to other religions, people in positions of power will sometimes use religion as an excuse to justify oppression of women. The head scarf is often cited as an example of oppression.

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The Quran directs both men and women to dress with modesty but how this is interpreted and carried out varies a great deal. Many people think that Muslim women are forced to wear a hijab head scarf , niqab or burqa. While it is true that in some countries with significant Muslim populations women are forced to wear the hijab, this is not the reason Muslim women wear the hijab in most cases, particularly in the United States.

In fact, many women choose to wear a hijab, niqab or burqa on their own and do so for a variety of reasons including a sense of pride in being Muslim, a collective sense of identity or to convey a sense of self-control in public life. Since , eight countries have had Muslim women as their heads of state, including Turkey, Indonesia, Senegal, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Bangladesh two different women , Pakistan and Mauritius.

Many Muslim countries—including Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia—have a higher percentage of women in national elected office than does the United States. G, Dalia. Meet the nine Muslim women who ruled the nations. Goodstein, L.

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Muslims are loyal to U. The New York Times, August 2, Khan, M. More than 5, Muslims serving in U. Lipka, M. Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U. Washington: Pew Research Center. What factors determine the changing roles of women in the Middle East and Islamic societies? Arlington: Public Broadcasting Service.

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Muslim Americas identify with God and country. Washington: Gallup. Skip Navigation. Expand search Search. Anti-Bias Education. Myths and Facts about Muslim People and Islam. Myth 2: Islam is a violent religion and Muslims identify with terrorism. The Facts : Within every religion, there exists a spectrum of attitudes and behavior and extremism is not unique to one particular belief system.

Myth 4: Islam oppresses women and forces them into a subservient role. The Facts: A common perception is that Muslim women are oppressed, discriminated against and hold a subservient position in society.

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When you teach about world religions, be sure to include Islam. Teach about stereotypes, bias and discrimination in all forms, including religious bigotry. Discuss different forms that bias and discrimination can take in personal interactions, school, the community and the larger society.

In front of the adults, my cousin Urvashi and I retained proper composure, but as soon as we left the room - and after the initial awkward five minutes of not knowing what to say - it was just like old times. We were laughing about the pranks we used to play, who the best Bollywood actor was at that time But any time I came close enough to touch her, she would back away.

Confused, when I asked her why, she said that she was on her monthly cycle and that if I touched her, I too would be considered unclean. In India, when a Hindu woman is menstruating, in many traditional households, she is considered to be unclean or impure. She is not allowed to enter the kitchen, the temple or any prayer room, and is often not allowed to shower and is secluded to one room to minimize interaction with others. The Sruti Hindu scriptures - scriptures of divine origin, like the Upanishads, for example - see no difference in gender as the eternal soul wears no gender.

It speaks of one truth and preaches both the masculine and feminine forms of absolute divinity. And it is this absolute divinity that gives light to an array of manifestations that include feminine deities such as Parvati the Divine Mother of Power , Saraswati the Goddess of Knowledge , Lakshmi the Goddess of Wealth , and many others.

They also describe masculine forms to carry feminine qualities, and imply that some masculine deities are in fact incarnations of the feminine. In pure essence, absolute divinity in Hinduism takes no form or gender because it simply is a celestial amalgamation of both. Despite what is written in the Srutis, parts of India still struggle with upholding this virtuous sense of gender equality.

But the source of this gender bias is not necessarily religious; it is a cultural phenomenon that is regrettably promoted under the guise of religion. The bad news is that this is a reality that exists not only in rural parts of India, but also in modern, urban homes.

Fetal ultrasound probes in too many shopfronts spell female foeticide; when domestic violence is an issue, the woman is blamed; when a woman is raped, it is still she that suffers the societal consequences. With that said, the good news however, is that we, as a society, are slowly moving away from that way of thinking.