Paris opens door to author fleeing "Islamist threats"

[Vito]

I'm not arhuing any utopic town, where did you get this? I'm not denying being a head of state comes with certain risks. I'm asking why exactly men are allowed to take those risks and women aren't. You haven't answered this.

Seeing more men than women being head of states is not an Islamic thing, its more of a choice from the electing people themselves and anything else is simply a cultural thing. Being a female while in office brings far greater risks and not a lot of woman are wanting to find out just how great those risks are. Whether they are allowed to or not has nothing to do with Islam.

 

[Chuck]

Well, it crossed my mind how one side argues homosexuality is natural and the religious side replies claiming we are not animals and yet the same side compares us to animals.

It can be argued that homosexuality goes against evolutionary growth of a species, but physically stronger person taking main leadership role improves the chances of survival of a group.

 

[Vito]

Seeing more men than women being head of states is not an Islamic thing, its more of a choice from the electing people themselves and anything else is simply a cultural thing. Being a female while in office brings far greater risks and not a lot of woman are wanting to find out just how great those risks are. Whether they are allowed to or not has nothing to do with Islam.

Sorry I can't edit yet. I'm just going by what Skye has posted. (If I'm wrong, sorry)

 

[AntiKarateKid]

Strange that so many women from secular states like America are converting to Islam.

 

[aamirsaab]

''My "idea" was not to criticise Islam per se but to defend women's rights and freedom. "My aim is to raise consciousness, to struggle for justice for women, so I have no alternative but to criticise Islam because Islam oppresses women. I know millions of women have been suffering because of religion, tradition, culture and customs and I feel a responsibility to do something."

What?! Which religion gave women the right to vote 1400 years before any of the western countries? Which religion forbid you to bury your daughters? Which religion forbids you to say 'uff' to your mother? Which religion allows a woman to divorce her husband and take all that is hers and all that was bought for her? Which religion emancipated women's status to even this day in the modern era? Which religion forbids you from killing women in battle?

Islam doesn't oppress women; it emancipates them. Unless you call porn-stars and prostitutes careers of freedom.

 

[Woodrow]

Strange that so many women from secular states like America are converting to Islam.

America is a paradox. While the country is secular, very few of the people are.

Women seem to be more religious in America than the men are, so it makes sense they would be the seekers and the first to find Islam.

Americans seem to have more of an attitude that men are the wage earners and woman are the spiritual caretakers. Men work, women pray. The woman are winning

 

[Snowflake]

I too think it is unfair to women, it may have been fair and revolutionary to the women of the 6th century Arabia, but it is in many ways unfair to contemporary women.
Anyway, back on topic, its good the city accepted her.

It doesn't matter what you think. You're not muslim and you're not a woman. Myself being both, I can tell you that I thank God for being given those rights and I cannot fault them. We are protected from birth to death. Without rights Islam gives to women, we'd have probably been just as exploited by ignorant muslim men as the non muslim woman is by her own and she doesn't even realise what is happening until she has nothing left. More women are accepting Islam. Even if you don't do your homework, the facts speak for themselves.

She was quoted by an Indian newspaper saying the Qur'an should be rewritten because it was "unfair to women"

I agree with brother Kai. I don't know why people have to start jumping up and down about something someone said. I don't see them doing that when people are in haram relationships, drinking alcohol etc etc. Aren't they just as bad? So the woman is ignorant. Why not invite her to a dawah meeting and explain why what she said is wrong. After that let Allah deal with her. There isnt a prescribed punishment for thinking any islamic law is unfair, so what are ppl hoping to achieve? ^o)

 

[Whatsthepoint]

Seeing more men than women being head of states is not an Islamic thing, its more of a choice from the electing people themselves and anything else is simply a cultural thing. Being a female while in office brings far greater risks and not a lot of woman are wanting to find out just how great those risks are. Whether they are allowed to or not has nothing to do with Islam.

yes, it has.

 

[Whatsthepoint]

It can be argued that homosexuality goes against evolutionary growth of a species, but physically stronger person taking main leadership role improves the chances of survival of a group.

It doesn't matter, we don't make laws based on evolutionary principles. the animal homosexuality argument is not an argument per se, its a counter argument to claims homosexuality is unnatural.

 

[Izyan]

Every one is arguing that women aren't physically capable of being head of state. Unless you now have to throw a javelin during the election I'm not buying that. Angela Merkel does just fine, Margaret Thatcher had no problem heading the UK. Russia, France, and the UK has a long history of strong Queens. Isn't the PM of Finland a woman also?

 

[Keltoi]

Every one is arguing that women aren't physically capable of being head of state. Unless you now have to throw a javelin during the election I'm not buying that. Angela Merkel does just fine, Margaret Thatcher had no problem heading the UK. Russia, France, and the UK has a long history of strong Queens. Isn't the PM of Finland a woman also?

Being a long student of history, I would say having a female head of state is not a weakness in the slightest. Some of the most effective and influential leaders in world history were women. Leadership is about pragmatism and character.

 

[جوري]

It doesn't really matter what the lot of you suppose, least of which those of you presiding in the USA, as evidenced still by their inability to put a woman to that seat..

The position of a khalif in an Islamic state as it is presumed that is what we are governing by, requires things that should be performed of men it has nothing to do with stamina or physical strength although it is certainly a point to consider.. It is amazing to me that back in the day, people used to be in terror being elected to such a seat knowing full well not only are they responsible for every member under their rule before God..

If we are talking secular, then already in the Muslim world a woman was queen as far back as 12th century something yet to happen in the free world, if we are talking governing by God's law, then it is really not subject to your fancy.. I'd actually look to the status of women in your bible the so-called 'living word' of God before I wander off on what seems unjust toward women in Islam!