Muslim Women Misconceptions

Oppressed, unequal, Restricted. Muslim women are unhappy, abused, submissive. These are a few comments that people use to Identify Muslim women. Being a Muslim myself, I have recognized many misconceptions made by people who don’t know enough about this beautiful religion. And how women are treated and cared for in it. Although, there are many we are which people rarely realize; we are outspoken, feminists and empowered. Most of these stereotypes are provoked by the confusion between Culture and Religion and is delivered to us by various media platforms. There is a major difference between Religion and Culture. Culture is based on shared values of human beings, and it is man-made while religion is associated with god, your faith and what you

Again, this falls under the separation of Religion and Culture. In the Quran, Islam's holy book, it was NEVER stated that Muslim women should have their husbands chosen by their father. Arranged marriages are ideologies that men controlled countries have while Islam does not promote arranged marriages at all. Another common misconception around marriage is that we stay quiet and submissive to our husbands., I have not been asked anything like that before but it is common to many Muslim women to be asked such questions. Many have the thought Muslim women are puppets in the hands of men. That men are dominant. But in reality, in Islam, men and women are equal. People think in Islam, only men may ask for a divorce. Divorced women would be seen as a disgrace and outcast by her family or society. But this idea is strictly rejected in Islam as a woman’s marital status should not play a part in the respect due to her. In fact, Prophet Muhammad himself was married to divorcees and never mistreated them at all based on any of their past

Firstly, the Hijab is a covering that Muslim women wear to cover their hair. “For women who wear the hijab, it allows them to retain their modesty, morals, and freedom of choice. They cover because they believe it is liberating and allows them to avoid harassment” as per Wikipedia. For many Muslim women, choosing to dress modestly in general, it is a way to take people’s attention off of what they are wearing and to direct their focus on their character, personality and how they treat others because this is what Islam is all about. Islam teaches us to be respectful and mindful of how we treat people no matter what they are wearing, their gender or their ethnicity. The Hijab is a choice...and I was never forced to wear it. Although, I’m not going to stand here and deny that some parents do prefer that their daughters to wear the Hijab, that belief is all because of the way they were brought up and the way they understand things. It was not stated in the Quran that we wear the Hijab but it does state that we dress modestly and with self-respect, and respecting our