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OUTLINE Women in the Arab World: Beyond Stereotypes A western misconception of the Muslim woman 1 Status of women in the Arab world, Islamic law 2 Women's rights 3 Diff. Perspectives [i.e Greek, Roman] 4 Pre-Islamic period in Arabia 5 The establishment of Islam 6 The Prophet's (sws) view on women's rights [Hadith] 7 Women of the time, figures of knowledge [Aisha, Fatima, & Soukainah] Introduction: Initially whilst imagining what is meant by a Muslim woman, she is often referred to as a mysterious, veiled victim of male oppression that awaits Western liberation; an uneducated foregiener with whom a normal being has little or nothing in common. If one does not associate or is not in contact with a Muslim women, it is highly likely that one's impressions of them have laregly been formed through negative media stereotypes, these being far strecthed from reality inorder to attract more viewers, increase the sales of products, or even to gain support for...

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