Transcript Women in Islam

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Read pages 353-354 in “Exploring World
Religions” and the section titled “Polygamy”
on page 341-342. Summarize and answer
#1-4 in the red box at the bottom of page
354.
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Adherents of Islam are concerned with
clothing in two contexts: clothing for everyday
wear, inside and outside the house; and
clothing required in religious contexts.
There are different interpretations of what
"modesty" requires.
Most agree that it is covering the awrah, from
the belly button to the knees for men and
from the head to the toes for women except
the hands and the face or eyes, depending on
what view one follows.
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Women - The Qur'an states that women should
dress modestly in the presence of unfamiliar men
(defined as any man not related through blood).
While observing hijab is defined as covering a
woman’s awrah, it is observed to varying degrees
depending on culture.
Some Muslim women veil their heads only for
prayer.
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A type of outer garment
which covers from the head
to the feet.
The Abaya in the Persian
Gulf has become more of a
fashion statement than a
dress-code.
Women can often be seen
wearing a colorfully
designed Abaya, sometimes
without a scarf covering her
head.
International fashion
designers have created
Abaya designs for the Gulf
market.
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Also known as the
Afghan Burqa.
Covers the entire
body and has a
grille over the face
that the woman
looks through.
May have slits for
the hands.
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An Iranian garment
– a full-length
semi-circle of
fabric worn as an
outergarment worn
by many women in
Iran since 1980
(Islamic Revolution)
– is policed
inconsistently
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a half face cover
worn with a
headscarf
It is debatable
among some
Islamic scholars
whether the face is
part of the awrah.
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a long scarf worn
by Indian and
Pakistani women –
often worn in a 3
piece pants, long
top set called
Salwar Kameez,
which is also worn
by Hindus (and,
without the
headscarf, by men)
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a hijab worn by
Muslim women in
Indonesia and
Malaysia
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By
definition,
hijab is
covering
everything
except the
face and
hands.
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Muslim scholars
are somewhat in
agreement that
a headcovering
for women
Exactly how
covered a
woman should
be is debatable.
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Men also have to
dress modestly,
particularly in the
presence of
marriageable women.
It is generally
considered
inappropriate for men
to pray wearing
shorts or sleeveless
shirts.
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A crochet cap that
covers most of the
head.
It can also be a round,
sewn cotton cap that is
embellished with
embroidery
In Pakistan, India and
Bangladesh it is called
a topi. In West Africa, it
is called a kufi.
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worn in some countries
– headdress and robe
Typically worn in
Persian Gulf nations by
Arab men
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Many men in Islamic
nations wear turbans to
emulate Muhammad,
who was said to have
worn a turban.
In Shi’ia Islam,
descendants of
Muhammad wear black
turbans, scholars wear
black or white turbans.
Typically, green turbans
are worn by hajjis.
Azerbaijan, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Turkey, France,
Germany, Senegal, Singapore, Kosovo, Ethiopia, Uzbekistan, Trinidad