Guled your an idiot. I am a muslim as well, and your answers are beyond shitty.
Why does woman rights pale in comparison to mens?
They dont pale compared to mens, they are practically equal to men. The reason why you dont see women being equal to men in islamic countries has to do with cultural ties and lack of understanding and misinterpertaion of the Quran.
Quran grants women equal rights.
Quran requires women to be educated.
In my anthropology class, there was a great article that examined why is it that different cultures grant women different rights? The author concluded that inorder for women to have equal rights, 2 criterias must be met:
-The resources of a particular group/nation/culture must EXCEED the needs of that particular group/nation/culture
-Society must ALLOW women to have equal rights.
United States is a perfect example how the resources exceed the needs of the society, and they grant women equal rights.
During the colonial period of the U.S. women were NOT granted equal rights, yet the women in the native american cultures were equal to men, and they were even matriarchs, and were regarded more wise then men. That is because the native americans had plenty of resources to meet the basic necessities of life,and their group allowed women to be equal to men.
Saudi Arabia is an example of how their resources are plentiful, but they do not grant women equal rights.
The eskimos, women are ENTIRELY dependent on men, due to the fact that resources are extremely scarce, their food is exclusively dependent on fish, and inorder to catch fish men are the ones who exclusively hunt them because men by physical nature are able to catch them. Cant women do the same? Yes they can, but not to the same degree as men (the author observed).
Why do people use Sharia law? and how can a law system as bad as this be called "Based on the Qur'an & hadith", for me this just paints a bad picture for the "western" world.
I do not know about sharia law, but i have read the quran and understand it pretty fairly (atleast in its basic themes and the reason why it was revealed in the first place) but the Quran CANNOT be the law, nor can hadiths (in my opinion), in the same way the bible and the torah cannot be the law. All the three divine books are meant as guidances to help mankind bring closer to understanding himself and God, and do good works. Quran explicitly states that religion is non-compulsitory but there are consequences to choosing not to believe (I dont mean going to hell). The basic theme of all men are created equal is there, but it also demands that islam is the most perfect religion out of all the religions. The quran is the ultimate record on what islam is and what happened in the previous revelations (gospel, torah,psalms), but it is to be interperted only as guidance, since the quran and the previous revelations do not tell you things like astro-physics, computer programming, organic chemistry, astronomy, calculus, and other scientific concepts. This is left for mankind to find out for himself.
Why cant woman marry more then one man like men?, as men can marry more then one woman, What happened to all the treating woman equally!
The reason why men were allowed to marry more than 1 woman was not due to sexual desires but to protect women. Keep in mind that if a man is already married to a woman, the woman has the right to deny the man from marrying anyone else. What the woman says supercedes what the man wants. Also, the hijab (head covering) is NON-COMPULSITORY as well. Women do not have to wear it if they dont want to, i will explain the purpose of hijab later...
Protection from what you say? During Prophet Muhammads time, men were the only ones who were engaged in war. It was the beleivers vs the non-believers, and many men died for the cause of islam. This left many women widowed, and since they were dependent on men, and they did not have rights yet in the same manner as men, this left them vulnerable. So they needed a legal binding, and this is the reason why God granted men to marry more then 1 woman. Keep in mind that inorder to marry more than 1 women, certain criteries must be met:
-The woman that he is already married to must give permission to the man to marry the other woman
-The man must have sufficient money/shelter resources to support the other woman
-The marriage serves exclusively the purpose of islam, and NOT for sexual desires, or social status.
Women cannot marry more than more then 1 man because there were not enough men for women to marry. Second, men are a dying species,..there is already a decline in the number of male births when comapred to female. Prophet Muhammad prophecized a significant decline in the male population due to wars and other things. He stated that there will be 1 male for every 60 females. Although they are not really religious reasons, i dont really know why women cannot marry more then 1 man. I think it has to do with inheritance, property, kin and lineage. Sorry for not really knowing the answer
Muslims allways say the "western" world is sex crazed because their woman flaunt men with their sexiness, but if you think about it, whos the person shagging 4 home wives (sex objects)
Women are not to be regarded as 'objects'. To do so is sin.
You say "western" woman are whores/slutty, well I must say which you must agree with as with using your logic, muslim men with more then one wife are sex crazed manwhores who cant keep it in one woman.
Thats true. men are just as much whores as women ( i think probably more so then women. i think there is a double standard)
Is it true that a Muslim woman can only marry a Muslim man, if so why?
That is true, because i guess its a patriarchical system. But a woman can make an effort to convert the man to Islam. If he was of any other religion, then his religion would supercede the womans islamic faith, that is why God doesnt allow women to marry a non-muslim guy. A muslim man can marry a non-muslim woman, but he MUST ALSO try to convert that woman to islam, but if she chooses not to, then his religion supercedes hers. Keep in mind the process of converting someone is through love, compassion and understanding. Not through force, fear and punishment. If it doesnt work out, then you are to part your ways gracefully in a loving respectful manner.
Can woman have Goverment jobs, if not why?
Yes they can. Benazir Bhutto was Pakistans prime minister
I have yet to see a woman president in U.S. (maybe Hillary?)
Can you publically demonstrate non-Muslim religious practices, if not why?
What do you mean by that?
Which countries use Sharia Law?
All the fucked up ones.
The purpose of Hijab
Keep in mind that the bee-keeper suit or ninja lady outfit bhurkas IS NOT ISLAMIC.
If women are to wear Hijab, it is to be comfortable and modest appearing.
The purpose of hijab is to force men to look at women in a respectable manner, with dignitity, respect, care and love. It is also to protect women from rape. Most women are not as strong as men, so unless if they have taken self defense class or martial arts, they are vulnerable. It is also in a way "dont hurt me sign". But men are ALSO to cover up their body parts in the same way as women INCLUDING chest and legs. The only thing they dont have to wear is a hijab which women have the OPTION of wearing.
You may be asking well if it trying to force men to treat women in a respectable manner, why is it that women who wear hijab are still sexually abused, or abused in general or mistreated?
Because humans are not perfect. The same way the revelations say "though shall not kill" people kill anyways, and every bad sinful event is to be dealt with in a case by case bases. The women who do wear bhurkas are mostly in poorer, war struck countries like afghanistan.
