Essentials of Sociology, discrimination is an action, or unfair treatment directed towards someone. Discrimination can be based on many different things. For example discrimination can be based on age, gender,
Islam is the religion of utmost respect, morality, etiquettes, values, and respect. Muslims believe it to be the last and the most complete version of Allah’s religion. In only 1400 years it has become one of the widely spread religion with almost 1.8 billion followers. However ,it is eminent that over the time Muslim’s have gained distance from their religion. Is it because of the worldly affairs that have attracted Muslims away from Islam or is it the hesitation and resistance from asking about
are frequently diverse views regarding the status and roles of women. Without a doubt, during the historical timeline and even presently, women play an imperative role in any society. In today’s society, many individuals believe that Muslim women in Islam are subjects of cruel and harsh treatment because of their religion. Some may argue that their belief are strict, insisting that they must cover their bodies, denied education and stripped of their rights. Unfortunately, this has been a problem for
Youth culture[edit] Youth pride, an extension of the gay pride and LGBTQI social movements, exists in many countries and focuses on festivals and parades, enabling the youth within to network, promotes equality amongst young members and to communicate, and celebrate their gender and sexual identities.[25] Sometimes the groups avoid labeling young people, Pride parades also known as pride marches, pride events, and pride festivals are conducted by the community to celebrate lesbian and gay
Islam first came about almost 1400 years ago, and today it is considered the second largest religion in the world with over 1 billion followers. Islam is based on three things, the Qur’an, the Sunnah and the Hadith. The Qur’an is a sacred book, which guides Muslims on the right path and explains the difference between right and wrong deeds. Whereas the Sunnahs and the Hadiths are the sayings or the doings of the Prophet Muhammad, who was the last messenger of God, that people choose to imitate and
marriage, God and man, the role of women and equality (Huntington, 1993, n.p.). In addition, economic modernization and social change will separate people from their local identities. Huntington also states that the world is becoming smaller, thus civilizations will interact more, what inevitable leads to clashes (Huntington, 1993, p.26). Huntingon argues that the cultural division between “Western Christianity” and “Orthodox Christianity and Islam” is the new fault line for conflict and this clash
when Jawaharlal Nehru and B. R. Ambedakar, Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee, began pushing for the Hindu Bull Code. The dominant narrative about the Uniform Civil Code in the Constituent Assembly describes it as a compromise between equality and pluralism The Indian Constitution also expects the State to “endeavour to secure for citizens a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of India” . The tremendous social and political unrest following partition meant the Uniform Civil Code
Sexual Crimes There is lacunae in certain parts of our law, which hinders women from seeking justice that they deserve from the crimes committed against them. How is equality achievable when the fundamental protection for women is not secured through legislation? The nation was rocked by the finger rape case last June, an appeal case between Bunya Anak Jalong and the public prosecutor - most people were outraged to find out that the rapist of a fifteen-year-old girl from Sibu was released scot
Liberal feminist ideologies are facing much criticism throughout the world. As some people say liberalism’s promise of freedom and equality was never intended for the majority, but for the propertied elite. Many Muslim scholars consider them against Islam and Shariah. Many problems exist as with western feminism and with most concepts and ideas finding a concise definition of Islamic feminism is difficult to define. It is a feminists discourse and practice articulated within an Islamic paradigm
maintain a balances society, the gender discrimination might be at a low level. In such societies the issues pertaining to gender discrimination are relatively less. For instance the white people might not consider the working of females in corporate level thus encouraging the females to work socially and take a lead in their lives. However the blacks might not agree with the females working in the corporate sectors for earning their living, thus giving rise to gender discrimination in the society.