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Stereotypes Of Saudi Women In The 21st Century

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Abed Elkareem Hjouj
Haneen Omari
Writing 234
25-12-2013
Saudi Women in the 21st Century The Saudi regime is based on an ultra-conservative Wahabbi doctrine, which is an Islamic state that governed by the law of Islam. It is important for travelers and visitors of Saudi Arabia to understand the customs, norms, and rules which are linked with Islam, in order to have an idea about the laws which are very coercive (IOR 1). The law of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not achieve gender equality; this type of gender inequality is supported by using the Islamic legislations which are derived from the Quran and Sunna (Domato 1-2). This paper will explore the idea of religion misunderstanding by Saudi men towards women who are excluded from politics …show more content…

One of the examples which shows how culture affects religion beliefs, is forcing women to marry men who they don’t want to, also some families forbid their daughters to see and meet their future husbands; they think that Islam gives the women’s families the right to choose for their daughter instead of asking them or even taking their opinion. It’s obvious that these thoughts came from culture and misunderstanding of religion, because according to Islam, a woman can’t be forced to marry a man she doesn’t want to, and she is the only one who has the right to agree or not ("The conflict between religion and Culture in Saudi Arabia." Conflict Analysis and Resolution). Therefore people have to draw a clear divide or line between their culture and religion, in order to avoid having this kind of misinterpreting of religion which controls people’s mind especially men in Saudi …show more content…

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