Women Discrimination The Myths Among Different Cultures And Countries

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ESSAY #2 - Evaluative Response of an Essay in Between Worlds ENG 1A Please consult your Between Worlds textbook section on Evaluative Response essays pp. 391-395 for this essay. You will want to refer to and evaluate one of the essays listed below: "The Myth of the Latin Woman” (118) *w An Identity Reduced to a Burka” (113) "Living in Two Worlds” (99) Terra Firma" (103) The Good Daughter” (8) You can and should use examples from essays we have read in the textbook to either concur or refute all or part the author's thesis in the main essay you are writing about. Draft a 3-5 page typed, MLA format essay. This means 3 full pages, minimum. The last sentence in your introduction should be a clear, focused thesis claim that addresses your topic. (Please note that the student sample in the text has a thesis at the end of a two- paragraph introduction). Each body paragraph should begin with a clear, focused topic sentence that supports your thesis claim. You will need to integrate quotes from at least two essays that we have read in Between Worlds to support your claims. These quotes will need to be part of a quote cupcakes. You will need to look at your handout on quote cupcakes. You should also cite any outside sources used in your essay. pick if you wond up from to NOTE: You are not summarizing the essay. Your introduction will have a brief summary of the events of the essay. Your job is to analyze the author's points and find evidence in other essays we have read this semester and that supports or refutes these points. aways General Essay Guidelines An introductory paragraph that begins with an interesting hook or attention- getter. Your will need to introduce the topic and end the introduction with a clearly stated thesis. Your introduction should also include the title and author of the essay you are evaluating, but do not make this the first sentence of the essay. MLA format (this includes double spacing, punctuation, formally including quotes, a works cited page, . See p 395 Introduction and thesis statement that uses one of the introduction strategies shown in your book on pp. 345-349 (typed + printed) Due Mon., March 18th Full rough draft with Work Cited page (typed + printed) Due Wed., March 20th Take rough draft to Writing Center/LRC - Final Copy (printed and uploaded to Turnitin.com)- Mon., March 25th 114 Chapter 3 • Between Cultures with are of articles on women's rights, women's sexuality, and female circumcision. She was bom A practicing gynecologist as well as a writer, Laila Al-Marayati (b. 1962) is the author in the United States to a Palestinian father and a mother of French, German, and Native American heritage. The following article originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times on January 20, 2002, and was written because of the authors' growing frustration with the the won won media's reductive perception of Muslim women, debe the beer 1 photo und Reze thei lam not reva 2 elen wed jobs the A few years ago, someone from the Feminist Majority Foundation called the Muslim Women's League to ask if she could "borrow a burka" for a shoot the organization was doing to draw attention to the plight of women in Afghanistan under the Taliban. When we told her that we didn't have one , and that none of our Afghan friends did either, she expressed surprise, as if she'd assumed that all Muslim women keep burkas in their closets in case Q militant Islamist comes to dinner. She didn't seem to understand that her assumption was the equivalent of assuming that every Latino has a Mexican sombrero in their closet. We don't mean to make light of the suffering of our sisters in Afghanistan, but the burka was—and is not their major focus of concern. Their priorities are more basic, like feeding their children, becoming literate and living free from violence. Nevertheless, recent articles in the Western media suggest the burka means everything to Muslim women, because they routinely express bewilderment at the fact that all Afghan women didn't cast off their burkas when the Taliban was defeated. The Western press' obsession with the dress of Muslim women is not surprising, however, since the press tends to view Muslims, in general, simplistically. Headlines in the mainstream media have reduced Muslim female iden- tity to an article of clothing—“the veil.” One is hard-pressed to find an ar- ticle, book or film about women in Islam that doesn't have "veil” in the title: "Behind the Veil," "Beyond the Veil,” “At the Drop of a Veil" and more. The use of the term borders on the absurd: Perhaps next will come "What Coloris Your Veil?” or “Rebel Without a Veil" or "Whose Veil Is It, Anyway?" The word “veil" does not even have a universal meaning. In some cul- tures, it refers to a face-covering known as a niqab; in others, to a simple head scarf, known as hijab. Other manifestations of “the veil" include all- pub gua abo dres 3 Isla "be WOO 4 dic Gulf states, the chador in Iran or the burka in Afghanistan. exy encompassing outer garments like the ankle-length abaya from the Persian Like the differences in our clothing from one region to another, Muslim women are diverse. Stereotypical assumptions about Muslim women are as inaccurate as the assumption that all American women are personified by the bikini-clad cast of "Baywatch." Anyone who has spent time interacting 5 ded Tig below: “The Myth of the Latin Woman" (118) An Identity Reduced to a Burka” (113) Living in Two Worlds” (99) Terra Firma" (103) Issa and Al-Marayati • An Identity Reduced to a Burka 115 author as born Native imes on vith the to 6 called photo nen in e one, e, as if case a at her exican 7 nistan, orities ng free with Muslims knows that, despite numerous obstacles, Muslim women are active, assertive and engaged in society. In Qatar, women make up the majority of graduate-school students. The Iranian parliament has more women members than the U.S. Senate. Throughout the world, many Muslim women are educated and professionally trained; they participate in public debates, are often catalysts for reform and champions for their own rights. At the same time, there is no denying that in many Muslim countries, dress has been used as a tool to wield power over women. What doesn't penetrate Western consciousness, however, is that forced uncovering is also a tool of oppression. During the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in Iran, wearing the veil was prohibited. As an expression of their opposition to his repressive regime, women who supported the 1979 Is- lamic Revolution marched in the street clothed in chadors. Many of them did not expect to have this “dress code” institutionalized by those who led the revolution and then took power in the new government. In Turkey, the secular regime considers the head scarf a symbol of extremist elements that want to overthrow the government. Accordingly, women who wear any type of head-covering are banned from public office, government jobs and academia, including graduate school. Turkish women who believe the head-covering is a religious obligation are unfairly forced to give up public life or opportunities for higher education and career advancement. Dress should not bar Muslim women from exercising their Islam- guaranteed rights, like the right to be educated, to earn a living, and to move about safely in society. Unfortunately, some governments impose a strict dress code along with other restrictions, like limiting education for women, to appear “authentically Islamic." Such laws, in fact, are inconsistent with Islam. Nevertheless, these associations lead to the general perception that “behind the veil” lurk other, more insidious examples of the repression of women, and that wearing the veil somehow causes the social ills that plague Muslim women around the world. Many Muslim men and women alike are subjugated by despotic, dictatorial regimes. Their lot in life is worsened by extreme poverty and illiteracy, two conditions that are not caused by Islam but are sometimes exploited in the name of religion. Helping Muslim women overcome their misery is a major task. The reconstruction of Muslim Afghanistan will be a test case for the Afghan people and for the international community est the xpress burkas e dress view 8 iden- an ar- e title: e. The olor is 9 e cul- imple le all- ersian uslim are as dedicated to making Afghan society work for everyone. To some, Islam is the ed by cting boot cause of the problems faced by women in Afghanistan. But what is truly at fault is a misguided, narrow interpretation of Islam designed to serve a rigid patriarchal system. in America having by this hou being born in America pesn't know much about korean interest 90 116 Chapter 3 . Between Cultures 10 Traditional Muslim populations will be more receptive to change that is based on Islamic principles of justice, as expressed in the Koran, than they will be to change that abandons religion altogether or confines it to private life. Muslim scholars and leaders who emphasize Islamic principles that support women's rights to education, health care, marriage and divorce, equal pay for equal work and participation in public life could fill the vacuum now occupied by those who impose a vision of Islam that infringes on the rights of women. Given the opportunity, Muslim women, like women everywhere, will be come educated, pursue careers, strive to do what is best for their families and contribute positively according to their abilities. How they dress is ir- relevant. It should be obvious that the critical element Muslim women need is freedom, especially the freedom to make choices that enable them to be independent agents of positive change. Choosing to dress modestly, includ- ing wearing a head scarf, should be as respected as choosing not to cover. Accusations that modestly dressed Muslim women are caving in to male- dominated understandings of Islam neglect the reality that most Muslim women who cover by choice do so out of subservience to God, not to any human being. The worth of a woman-any woman-should not be determined by the length of her skirt, but by the dedication, knowledge and skills she brings to the task at hand. 12 THINKING ABOUT THE TEXT does the anecdote embody the authors' point of view? 1. What is the authors' strategy in opening their essay with a narrative? How 2. What do you infer is the authors' thesis? Despite the claim, the authors' tone is humorous throughout. W usness of their eir strategy in employing humor? What is their aim? 3. What did you learn about the "veil" in d:frent M differences in styles and purpose overin W ons of le res elf as "The from vant par- his as as An Identity Reduced to a Burka O Semeen Issa and Laila Al-Marayati Born in Tanzania in 1962, Semeen Issa is a teacher and also the president of the Muslim Women's League. She came to the United States in 1970 and graduated with both undergraduate and graduate degrees in education from the University of Southern California. Issa believes that "it is important in this country of great diversity that we take advantage of what others have to offer and that we stop judging people by how they look.”
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Women Discrimination
While most individuals around the world are rightly taking a stand against segregation
based on gender, race, sexual orientation among other sensitive matters associated with
discrimination, we sometimes miss on other forms of segregation practiced through cultural
and religious elements like clothing style. It hurts when people think that it is possible to
control these traits by probably changing them. However, the truth is that they do not have to
change just because of pressure from the society. Semen Issa and Laila Al-Marayati in their
essay, "An Identity Reduced to a Burka," explain that wearing or having Burka among the
Muslin women should not be an issue of concern, as there are other important issues to worry
about like living free from violence, feeding their children and becoming literate (114). Judith
Ortiz Cofer seconds their statements in her essay “The Myth of the Latin woman." She
explains that mixed cultures signals have persuaded certain stereotypes in the ways of
dressing among different communities creating confusion on the type of clothing to wear in
different occasion. She maintains that there are a thousand of Latinas lacking the privilege of
education or entrees into the society as they face misconceptions perpetuated by the myths of
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