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As the Nation of Islam sought to reshape the Black Muslim identity in America, so too did these classes aim to create a new identity for women in the Nation. [3] MGT & GCC classes operated under the belief that white America was corrupting Muslim women's natural grace and wisdom. [4] Classes are generally held at least once a week. [5]
Patriarchy is a social system in which positions of authority are primarily held by men. The term patriarchy is used both in anthropology to describe a family or clan controlled by the father or eldest male or group of males, and in feminist theory to describe a broader social structure in which men as a group dominate society. [1] [2] [3]
Gender roles in Islam are based on scriptures, cultural traditions, and jurisprudence. The Quran , the holy book of Islam, indicates that both men and women are spiritually equal. The Quran states:
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Women. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-976446-4. Drucker, Malka (2003). White Fire: A Portrait of Women Spiritual Leaders in America. SkyLight Paths Pub. ISBN 978-1-893361-64-5. Falk, Nancy Auer; Gross, Rita M. (2001). Unspoken Worlds: Women's Religious Lives. Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.
Islamic scholar Asma Barlas shares Badran's views, discussing the difference between secular feminists and Islamic feminism and in countries where Muslims make up 98% of the population, it is not possible to avoid engaging “its basic beliefs.” [10] The major distinction between the two facets of the gender based hypothesis is the fact that ...
The Islamic Center of America, the largest mosque in the USA, located in Michigan Shia Muslims comprise 15-20% of Muslims in the Americas; [ 10 ] which is nearly 786,000 [ 11 ] to 2.500.000 persons in the U.S. [ 12 ] Shia Muslims are situated on United States.
American Muslim Political Action Committee (AMPAC) was created in July 2012 by MD Rabbi Alam, a Bangladeshi-born American politician. This newly created organization is one of America's largest Muslim civil liberties advocacy organizations. It is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, with two regional offices in New York City and Madison ...
In traditional Islamic societies, love between men and women was widely celebrated, [291] and both the popular and classical literature of the Muslim world is replete with works on this theme. [292] Throughout Islamic history, intellectuals, theologians, and mystics have extensively discussed the nature and characteristics of romantic love ...