RLG204H5 Chapter Notes -Fatema Mernissi, Misogyny, Entrust
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A tradition of misogyny 49-61- fatima mernissi, notes by fatima b. She argues that there is a hadith said by abu bakr which is very male oriented misogynsitic which tries to show that women are not suited to leadership roles. In this article, mernissi observes different perspectives on this hadith, its origins, to why it was said, and its implications on later times, and other scholars stance on this. It was called the battle of the camel. According to mersinni, he recalled them 25 years after the death of the prophet, after aisha was defeated by ali s forces at the battle of the camel. (i don"t know how true this is from an islamic perspective) islam brought abu bakr(r. a) good fortune, before islam he had a hard life of a slave in ta if, where only the aristocracy had the right to high office. The prophet pbuh, decided to take over ta if one after the conquest of.
