Women and Islam

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This course explores the appearance and oppression of Muslim women that have been the focus of intense and polemical debate in the Muslim world. In Muslim societies and in Western media the image of Muslim women has been taken as a focal example of the perceived failings of the Islamic tradition. We will examine the complexity of the messages relating to gender in Islamic societies and the Qur'an. Prerequisites: RELS 110 or RELS 152 or RELS 161 .