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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One thing pp's need to understand that Islam does not promote equality. It promotes justice. Big difference. There is too much engrained or institutional prejudice against women, the scale needs to be adjusted. Married women in Islam are not compelled to work. Women are not required to financially support themselves. Here in the U.S. Where women make less than what men make for the same jobs, perhaps equality is not truly achievable. And even if it could be achievable in the future, perhaps women need safeguards because of their historical subjugation.

So..while Islam on the outside may look like a religion that oppresses womens rights, in fact it really does the opposite. It protects them from institutional mistreatment. And those who deny women their rights in an Islamic system are never acting in accordance with Islam.[/quote]

A few crucial points:
(1) a woman whose husband is dead or disabled is indeed "compelled" to work. This is true in many Muslim countries that have been plagued by war, where women and mothers with no other sources of family support, are indeed "compelled to work" and would, in fact, benefit from laws promoting equality.
(2) what you call being "compelled" to work is a source of great happiness for many women.
(3) one of the reasons US women earn less than men is they work in different jobs. Women are much more likely to go into teaching and nursing, for example.

But surely you know all these things.... Since you claim you live in the US, it would be pretty much impossible to be oblivious to points #1-3. I don't understand a mindset that argues by denying the the obvious and expects that nobody will see through it. Do you cross your fingers and hope that nobody will challenge your statements?[/quote]

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