RE: Re: ProgressiveMuslims digest, Vol 1 #357 - 14 msgs

Salaam,
I agree, and I also thought the letter was great.  Being in australia I cant 
offer my support in person, but I would like to in some other form.
Do you think muslims over sexualise the female body, or perhaps its 
something else?  To me, it seems a lot about keeping women in a less 
powerful position than men.  Everything from hijab, segragated mosques, the 
lack of female imams etc - they all add up to make women inferior and 
submissive to the will of men.  The hijab, progressing to the niqaab and 
burqa really serves to depersonalise women - and women can never be 
prominent in society if they have no identity.  So - if you cover your wife, 
and make her stay at home, or in a back room at the mosque - you can be sure 
she will never have any influence on the outside world.  Thats why you see 2 
year old girls in hijab - its not a sexual thing - its a power thing.
The whole situation is ridiculous.......... why have muslims come to this 
point where most of our effort go into rabidly enforcing rules to keep women 
out of public life, in fear that they might incite the dreaded fitna!!!?  
Insha'allah women will one day pray with men, and maybe even behind a female 
imam one day - that would be fantastic!!!

Wa'salaam
aisha


>From: Safiyya Noureddine <[email protected]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [Progressivemuslimsnetwork] Re: ProgressiveMuslims digest, Vol 1 
>#357 - 14 msgs
>Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 07:03:08 -0800 (PST)
>
>Asalaam Alaikuum
>
>The letter was great, I think it is important for the masjid "elites" to 
>know that many of us support what she did.  I also think that it is great 
>that she is starting a list in regards to the issue.  Muslims need   to 
>stop oversexualizing the female body.   I personally think that is what it 
>all comes down to in the end.  Take care.
>
>safiyya
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