Transcript Lesson 3 – Islam and women_2014

The aim of this lesson is
to study Muslim
teachings on clothing,
worship and work to
understand Muslim
attitudes to equal rights
for women.
Grades C
You will be able to interpret the
picture clues to identify the
roles that men and women have
in Islam.
Grade B
You will be able to use
information from the video clip
to give 2 arguments for and 2
against Muslim women wearing a
veil.
Grade A-A*
You will be able to evaluate in
detail, using examples, whether
men and women are treated
equally in Islam.
Look at the two women in this picture...
What are the arguments FOR and AGAINST what each woman has chosen to wear?
Discuss with the person next to you and list some ideas in the BACK of your book.
This quote can be found in the Hadith (a book containing the
teachings of the prophet Muhammad).
What does this tell us about how the religion views men
and women?
Islam teaches that men and women are equal and created by
Allah.
In Islam men and women are
seen as having DIFFERENT
but EQUALLY important roles.
The Qur’an teaches that Allah
made men STRONGER and so
they should protect
women...who in turn are
required to have the children.
• 1. The Qur’an teaches that men should
protect women.
• 2. Men should provide for their wife and
children.
• 3. Men should dress modestly in loose clothing
from navel to knee
• 4. Men should go to the Mosque to pray.
• 5. Men should worship separately to women in
the Mosque.
Correct any you
have got wrong
in green pen
• 1. Women should have children.
• 2. Women should look after the home and
children.
• 3. Women should dress modestly in loose clothing.
• 4. Women do not have to pray in the Mosque
(though many do).
• 5. Women should sit separately to men in the
Mosque.
• 6. Women can work and have
a career.
Correct any you
have got wrong
in green pen
Grade C
You will be able
to interpret the
picture clues to
identify the
roles that men
and women have
in Islam.
• Look at the lists you have written. Do you
agree with this statement?
• Give at least one reason for your opinion at
this stage.
The Qur’an teaches that BOTH
men and women should dress
modestly.
However a lot of people outside of
Islam think that the rules on
clothing are oppressive to women
and too strict.
Do these rules stop men and
women being equal?
http://www.truetube.co.uk/global/customs-andtraditions/feminism-and-the-veil
What are the arguments for and against wearing the veil
(hijab/Niqab/Burqa)?
FOR
AGAINST
Men are less likely to bother or
harass you.
It’s unfair because men don’t have to
wear it.
You can control who sees your
body and how much.
Why should women suffer because men
are too easily tempted?
It forces people to look beyond your
physical appearance.
It’s not practical to wear it when doing
certain jobs.
Gives women independence.
You can’t express your personality if you
are wearing it.
It shows people what you believe as
a Muslim.
It might cause Islamophobic people
to attack you.
Grade B
You will be able to
use information
from the video
clip to give at
least 2 arguments
for and 2 against
Muslim women
wearing a veil.
• Whether you agree or disagree, you
need to be able to see both sides of
the argument.
• Write out the quote from the previous
slide and then underneath, in bullet
points, write THREE reasons why in
Islam this could be true and THREE
reasons why other people might
disagree.
• Use the work and notes you have done
today to help you.
Yes because...
“All people are
equal as the teeth
of a comb”
- They have equal roles like
working, getting married and
starting a family, bringing up
the children.
- Both men and women are also
entitled to education and to
work.
- Both men and women are
expected to dress modestly.
No because...
Add other ideas in
green pen
- Men are expected to provide
for and protect women.
- Women should look after the
home and family.
- Women have to cover up more
(Burqa/Hijab etc...)
• Now explain which arguments, the YES
or the NO, you agree with the most.
• Give REASONS to support what you are
saying.
• “I agree with the YES arguments
because….”
Grade A-A*
You will be
able to
evaluate
whether men
and women are
treated
equally in
Islam.
Azmi took her case to an
employment tribunal on the basis
that she had been discriminated
against on religious grounds and
that she had been victimised as
a result of complaining. The
tribunal dismissed her case of
religious discrimination but
found that she had been
victimised.
Do you think the school
was right to suspend the
woman? Explain your
answer.
Some countries believe
that it is wrong for people
to wear clothes in the
workplace which highlight
their faith. Do you agree?