SRS2112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Murshid, Aga Khan Iv, Sufism
24 Oct 2016
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How media is failing on reporting islam female genital mutilation is an african problem, not islamic. Ethiopia is a christian country and that"s where fgm is most prevalent. Saudi arabi, iran, iraq are the oppressive countries, other muslim countries such as indonesia, malaysia are not oppressive to women. Two or three examples painting the picture for the rest religion is what you make of it and what you bring to it, religion itself does not promote love or hate. Isis is a problem, not the entirety of the muslim community. Shafi, hanbali, hanafi, and maliki legal schools. Interpretation of religious texts (qu"ran, hadith, sayings of past/present imams) Living authorities: political leaders, islamic scholars, social media, internet. Language, culture, race issues, power structures, society all allow us to interpret the qu"ran in different ways. Modesty, tradition, political statement important to remember that oppressive countries are the ones that force veiling on women such as saudi.
