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radicalijtihad:

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djehutiarts:

Anytime I come across this, I feel the need to add a few points on it….
The note saying the Egyptian Civilisation considered women a sign of the devil… is false.
Respect to Mr Nayek on his intellectual studies -but some of this is a bunch of crap.

Fact: Women had the same status as Men during Egypt’s Matriarchal period which was till around the 18th Dynasty. Centuries before Islam came about.

Fact: As a sign of scholarly status, educated Men wore feminine wigs (wigs of one length and parted in the middle as opposed to the stepped wigs of various lengths that Men usually wore). Acknowledging feminine intellect.

Fact: During Egypt’s Matriarchal phase women had rights and were equal to men, they were able to own land, divorce, etc. the same as Men. Hardly taught or mentioned.

Fact: Ancient Egyptians understood that Higher consciousness could not exist without balance in the “Masculine & Feminine brain”. Logic & Emotion’s were just some of the concepts that were considered important in attaining such levels of consciousness.

Fact: Hatshetsput, Ancient Egyptian Queen turned Pharoah was one of their most influential and important rulers.

Fact: Some of the most peaceful periods in Ancient Egypt can be seen inits Golden Age when it was a largely Matriarchal society.

Fact: It was after the shift of many years of Matriarchy (its peak being around 11,00 BCE) to around 4500 BCE, that we see a rise in Ancient Egyptian Patriarchy during the Silver Ages, which is where we start to see the of the fall of the Egyptian Civilisation.

So while I do respect Islam’s view on Women, it’d be false to promote such claims as complete & true without looking into History without an unbiased eye.
And this goes for other civilisations as well, while some points may be true -to accept Dr Nayek’s claims to be true is just not clever. Each civilisation had its own strengths and flaws, there needs to be a balance of both before casting judgment.

Islam has its own skeletons in its closet, but not many people are comfortable with discussing that…
And because I do respect my Muslim peeps as well as my Christian, Jewish & Hindu peeps -I won’t get into it too much…
But do ask yourselves about the importance placed on Harems in Arabian/Oriental culture, do ask yourselves about the enslavement of people along the shores of the Indian Ocean and ask yourselves why a majority of those slaves were women…

Like I said, I’m not here to bash any religion, but sometimes, you really need to step back to get a view of the bigger picture.

Peace and Love.

(for what I’ve said about women in Ancient Egypt, please reference works of Professor Carmen Boulter.)

Respect for everyone.

^ i was going to say the ancient egypt thing ^

Oh my God, who on this earth is uncomfortable with discussing Islam’s skeletons????? Practically everyone does that.

And the Harems need to be understood as a product of culture, not Islam. It’s undeniable that Islam did not wipe out every single Arabian custom that existed prior.

The cultures that have been introduced to Islam have had setbacks with women but that’s not Islam. Don’t get it confused.