How to Bring out the Feminist in Me.
Saudis consider banning women from Mecca
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Officials are considering an unprecedented proposal to ban women from performing the five Muslim prayers in the immediate vicinity of Islam's most sacred shrine in Mecca. Some say women are already being kept away.
The issue has raised a storm of protest across the kingdom, with some women saying they fear the move is meant to restrict women's roles in Saudi society even further. But the religious authorities behind the proposal insist its real purpose is to lessen the chronic problem of overcrowding, which has led to deadly riots during pilgrimages at Mecca in the past.
Pardon me, but in what legal and/or religious document does it say that women are less worthy than men to pray at Mecca? And why not control the riots by banning anyone under the age of 50? Or with a beard?
posted by littledevilworks at 2:12 PM
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You can find it right here in the Koran:
Surah 4:34 - "Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because Allah has guarded them. As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and forsake them in beds apart, and beat them. Then if they obey you, take no further action against them. Allah is high and supreme."
But I bet you can read similar things in the Torah or Bible. Times have changed, but not in all societies. Also, I found way more quotes from the Koran saying that men and women are equal, so it all boils down to the interpretation of religious leaders. You can justify any rule or thought with the right quotes from any religious document.
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