Sunday, June 14, 2009

Gender Double Standards, Part 2

I saw this question posted on Yahoo! Answers by a Muslim woman. This is truly sad in my opinion that someone who is a "good" Muslim has such a limited pool of Muslim men for marriage since they are out chasing "bar skanks" as she puts it. At least she is educated and smart to realize how these "Muslim men" behave, but the Muslim women from uneducated villages chosen to be these men's wives certainly will not be aware:

To my Muslim men only: What do you really think of us Muslimahs, truly?

I'm a good Muslim girl. I wear Hijab, pray, fast, respect my parents, and although I have male friends, I respect the boundaries placed on us within Islam and do this of my own volition. There are quite a few young Muslim men in my community who, although they fast and go to Jumaa, drink, sleep around and other things other American guys do, but I just know when it comes to getting married they will want someone pure and naive and unexperienced, and although they tell us (young Muslimahs) how they respect us, they spend most of their time running after the bar skanks.

So my question is this: How do you see us Muslimahs, truly? Because for me, Allah (SWT) comes before any man, and I'm not doing this so you'll want me as your wife. Do you see us as the good girls who are to wait in the wings until you're done having your fun and ready to settle down?I don't mean to bash. Just want some answers from some real Muslim men.Salamu Alaiykum wa rahmutallah wa barakatu.

2 years ago

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