Gender Prejudice and Discrimination

Question 1

What is gender prejudice?

Answer 1

Believing that one gender is less or more important than another

Question 2

What is gender discrimination?

Answer 2

Treating people less or more favourably because of their gender

Question 3

How can Muslims think about women being religious leaders?

Answer 3

• Some people believe that muslims cannot be religious leaders as the prophets and khalifahs have all been men
• Others argue that society is now less patriarchal and better access to education and employment opportunities have led to changing attitudes about the role of women.

Question 4

What does Islam teach about Gender prejudice and discrimination?

Answer 4

Islam teaches that men and women are spiritually equal and that many rights given to western women recently were already granted to Muslim women at the time of Muhammad