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Opinion
Women
in Islam and Christianity
There is no doubt that
women have a great place
in the Christian religion as
in the Islamic religion. They
derive their religious status
from exemplary women like
Mary and Fatima al-Zahra,
the daughter of the Prophet
Muhammad. Many women
played an important role in
the development of societies
in religious, social and moral
terms. The role of women as
mothers, sisters and daughters separation. Even in terms of
is essential and central in all
circumstances.
The role of women in the
two heavenly religions is
natural and effective. At the
same time, it is a sensitive
and important matter. Islam
has entitled appropriate
rights to women, as in
Christianity, although the
rights of Christian women
differ between the West and
East. For example, women
in the West have the right to
divorce and take custody of
their children, except in the
case of criminality, addiction
and other things prohibited
by law. Western women also
have the right to inherit half of
their husbands’ wealth if there
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is no contract at the notary for contract and if the husband
separation of wealth. European agrees, the contract will
women in France, for example, become binding.
have the right to request As for the role of women,
their husbands to leave the opinions and interpretations
house forever until the judge differ from Christian to Muslim,
examines their case, even if the but it is obvious that women
husbands owned the house. constitute half of the societies
As for Christian women in for Christianity and Islam. They
the East, they cannot divorce are not a reserve player but
according to their sect. have their own value and their
However, there is the so-called indispensable role at the family
abandonment, i.e., physical or community level.
However, some perverse
inheritance, Christian women interpretations deprive
in the East are not equal with women of their rights and
the ones in the West if the will- make them subordinate to
maker does not mention them the male creed. This is, in
as heirs in his will. fact, a heresy contrary to all
As for women in Islam, they human and religious teachings.
have the right, if they want The weakening of the role of
to marry, to write all their women, their inferior basic
conditions in the marriage rights, and sometimes their
contract, and if the bridegroom consideration as a commodity
accepts them, it becomes the pose a great danger to the
reference in case of divorce. future of societies, especially
For example, a Muslim woman those dominated by masculine
has the right to demand that thought.
she works or pursues her However, in our present day
studies, the right to demand general ideas, whether in the
the dowry in advance or after West or the East, in Christianity
and custody of her children or Islam, have tended to give
in the event of divorce, and women all their rights and their
all these demands can be full consideration, and this
mentioned in the marriage subject is somewhat related