Women in arab societies

Women in Arab Societies

Women in Arab World have throughout history experienced discrimination and have been subject to restrictions of their freedoms and rights.

Some of these practices are based on religious beliefs, but many of the limitations are cultural and emanate from tradition.

This context create an obstacle for women's rights and liberties, now there are laws about criminal justice, education.. wich respect Arabes's religion and culture.

At the time Islam began, the conditions of women were terrible : they were supposed to be the property of the man. But, the Prophet change that : he develops news laws about women like education, divorce.. Finally he gives certain safeguards for women.

Nowadays, in the political life in Arab societies, women are « invisibles ». The Arab world is dominted by man.

More recently, Saudi Arabia announced that it would give women the right to vote in 2015, that prouve again a recent inequality between men and women.

Since Islam encouraged equality between the sexes, Islam has also encouraged equality in education. In all Arab countries, girls, just like boys, usually get their full education in high school. However, in many Arab countries, women do not receive the same educational opportunities as men.

Women have difficulty to moove freely in Arab countries. Some nations prohibit women from ever traveling alone, while in others women can travel freely but experience a greater risk of sexual harassment or assault. And, in some countries, the women have to have agreement of his husband to travel, or move freely for exemple in Jordan.

Adherence to traditional dress varies across Arab societies : for exemple Saudi Arabia is traditional, they have to wear abayas. And there is a religious police for keep an eyes on that.

In Arab societies, the women can be depicts like fragile and sexually opressed.

To conclude, there is a sexist oppression. But some people fight that : for exemple Shirin Ebadi. She is an iranian lawyer. On 10 October 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights, especially women's.

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