MUSLIM AMERICAN’S UNDERSTANDING OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN ACCORDANCE TO THE ISLAMIC TRADITIONS

MUSLIM AMERICAN’S UNDERSTANDING OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN ACCORDANCE TO THE ISLAMIC TRADITIONS

Islam is the most misrepresented, misunderstood, and the subject for much controversy in the United States of America especially with the women’s rights issue. This study presents interviews with Muslim Americans on their narrative and perspective of their understanding of women’s rights in accordan...

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Main Author: Eshanzada, Riba Khaleda
Format: Others
Published: CSUSB ScholarWorks 2018
Subjects:
Islam
Muslims
Mental Health
Muslim Americans
Women's Rights
Social Work
Online Access:https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/637
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1707&context=etd
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spelling ndltd-csusb.edu-oai-scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu-etd-17072019-10-23T03:37:07Z MUSLIM AMERICAN’S UNDERSTANDING OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN ACCORDANCE TO THE ISLAMIC TRADITIONS Eshanzada, Riba Khaleda Islam is the most misrepresented, misunderstood, and the subject for much controversy in the United States of America especially with the women’s rights issue. This study presents interviews with Muslim Americans on their narrative and perspective of their understanding of women’s rights in accordance to the Islamic traditions. Utilizing a post-positive design, a qualitative data was gathered to compare Quranic text, and the Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad to daily practice of Muslim Americans in a Western democratic society. Participants acknowledged that although Islam as a religion has given women rights more than any other world religion and nation, practicing has not been implemented properly because of the cultural and interpretation barriers. Muslim Americans also acknowledge that the current political atmosphere in the United State has encouraged community members to become more vocal and practicing Muslims. 2018-06-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/637 https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1707&context=etd Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations CSUSB ScholarWorks Islam Muslims Mental Health Muslim Americans Women's Rights Social Work
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topic Islam
Muslims
Mental Health
Muslim Americans
Women's Rights
Social Work
spellingShingle Islam
Muslims
Mental Health
Muslim Americans
Women's Rights
Social Work
Eshanzada, Riba Khaleda
MUSLIM AMERICAN’S UNDERSTANDING OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN ACCORDANCE TO THE ISLAMIC TRADITIONS
description Islam is the most misrepresented, misunderstood, and the subject for much controversy in the United States of America especially with the women’s rights issue. This study presents interviews with Muslim Americans on their narrative and perspective of their understanding of women’s rights in accordance to the Islamic traditions. Utilizing a post-positive design, a qualitative data was gathered to compare Quranic text, and the Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad to daily practice of Muslim Americans in a Western democratic society. Participants acknowledged that although Islam as a religion has given women rights more than any other world religion and nation, practicing has not been implemented properly because of the cultural and interpretation barriers. Muslim Americans also acknowledge that the current political atmosphere in the United State has encouraged community members to become more vocal and practicing Muslims.
author Eshanzada, Riba Khaleda
author_facet Eshanzada, Riba Khaleda
author_sort Eshanzada, Riba Khaleda
title MUSLIM AMERICAN’S UNDERSTANDING OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN ACCORDANCE TO THE ISLAMIC TRADITIONS
title_short MUSLIM AMERICAN’S UNDERSTANDING OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN ACCORDANCE TO THE ISLAMIC TRADITIONS
title_full MUSLIM AMERICAN’S UNDERSTANDING OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN ACCORDANCE TO THE ISLAMIC TRADITIONS
title_fullStr MUSLIM AMERICAN’S UNDERSTANDING OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN ACCORDANCE TO THE ISLAMIC TRADITIONS
title_full_unstemmed MUSLIM AMERICAN’S UNDERSTANDING OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN ACCORDANCE TO THE ISLAMIC TRADITIONS
title_sort muslim american’s understanding of women’s rights in accordance to the islamic traditions
publisher CSUSB ScholarWorks
publishDate 2018
url https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/637
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