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Al Thani
The Islamic culture isn't as male dominated as the western world, because in the Islamic society, we're not sexualized.
I think you're sexualized even more if the only way to have a normal life is to hide yourself in public. Seriously, women can run around naked here, they'll probably get a few strange looks, some inappropriate comments and i think to recall that indecent exposure is punishable with a fine, but generally speaking not much will happen.
What would happen if you try that in a muslim country?
Al Thani
I don't need to sleep with someone or date them in order for them to consider me a potential wife, a potential spouse.
What, you don't even date before you marry?
Al Thani
As a mother, who will have a son that is Muslim, I will always be respected and cherished despite the age of my child. Whereas Western mothers are often cursed, and bad talked by their daughters and sons.
sweatdrop That's a case of missing respect and it's not targeted to women but adults in general. Also, it's not nearly as bad as it is made out to be.
Socrates
The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.
This quote is 2500 years old and still up to date. What does that tell you?
Al Thani
I'm a little confused as to how Muslim ladies are "Male" dominated.
xp Who's the head of the family?
The reason why I hide myself is because I do not want to be sexualized, or commented about. I live in Canada right now, in the summer, I love taking the buses because I like to see and get to know characters (I write a lot), and I constantly see men glaring at girls who are not even wearing revealing clothes, with the most predator eyes. I don't ever want someone to look at me this way, or to know what shape of body I have, because that's none of their business. I like privacy, and I don't believe in making myself an open book for people to see.
Muslims maintain a sense of timidness, shyness and shame. We do things because of Allah, and no one else. If I can avoid making a man fall into temptation and committing sin through his looks at me, then I believe this is my obligation to do so. Muslims will never be naked in public, because it is shameful to do this. The culture is totally different, we will not even change in an all female washroom where people can see our private parts (even if they're girls), because these are intimate things for us. Not because of 'sexualization' entirely, but because we are timid and maintain a sense of shame and shyness. This is instilled in our religion and in our beliefs. We do not even show our private parts to our mother, or anyone else besides our spouse. Imagine anyone else seeing them! Do you think its appropriate for a father to see his daughter naked?
sweatdrop
I don't date before I marry. I have a lot of proposals, but the way Muslims pick their spouses is different. We don't need to date, we can have a platonic friendship. I don't even shake, hug, or touch anyone of the opposite sex unless they're my immediate family. >____<;; The man who wants to marry me has to ask my father for my hand, then I either accept or say no. If I'm in the middle of the decision, I can get to know him through supervision, because I'd never be alone with a guy anyways.
sweatdrop
There is no head of the family. The mother is revered and respected, and she is the decision maker for some things. The father is the decision maker for other things. If dad says no, go to mom. >_<