On religion and gender

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/08/news/muslim.php

This article has shown and proven to us that there is a need to make changes to the economic and political system in Muslim nations. What the various surveys that The Gallup Orgainsation has conducted have shown us that Muslim women are eager and want to have their say in the political field of the nation they are residing in, by having the right to vote without influence.

 To those who view the Muslim community as people who advocates violent extremisim, the results of the polls showed otherwise. What they view as pressing issues are in line with what people from other nations or religions.

To my interest, is the fact that Muslim women or rather Musilms in general view the West as in general a perception of moral decay, promiscuity and pornography that pollsters called the "Hollywood image" that is regarded as degrading to women. This is further proven by the recent Anti-pornography campaign that Muslim groups are advocating.

The hijab, or head scarf, and burqa, the garment covering face and body, seen by some Westerners as tools of oppression, were never mentioned in the women's answers to the open-ended questions.

There is nothing much to discuss in this article, however the data provide fresh insight into the Muslim world, where Western perceptions generally cast women as victims of the religious laws in Muslim nations.

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