Justice in 
Gender Relations
August / September 2003 Issue

Editorial

Gender Relations in Islam: 
Encountering Some Misgivings

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WOMAN IN ISLAM

Jamal Badawi, Ph.D.

 Based on the author’s Gender Equity in Islam

I. Foundations of Spiritual and Human Equity

II. The Economic Aspect

• The Right to Possess Personal Property

• Financial Security and Inheritance Laws

• Employment

II. The Social Aspect

• As a Daughter

• As a Wife

• As a Mother

• As a Sister in Faith (Generally)

IV. The Legal and Political Aspect

• Equality before the Law

• Testimony

• Women in leadership positions

V. Conclusion

On the plane, I fell into a very interesting conversation with an educated Christian woman who was sitting next to me.  We began talking about religion, and she made a very surprising comment, which showed me just how very little Americans know about Islam.  She said that every time she saw a Muslim woman covered with the headscarf, she felt an impulse to snatch the scarf off her head and force her husband to wear it instead.  My first reaction upon hearing this was to put my hands on my scarf, because I couldn’t help thinking that’s how she must feel about me.

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