IslamOppresses WomenAn offer they can't refuse
Muhammademphasized that women were possessions of their husbands:
'Allah'sMessenger said,'If ahusband calls his wife tohisbed (i.e. to
have sexualrelat ions )and she refu sesandcaus es him to slee p in ange r,
the ange ls will curseher till morning,' This has become enshrined in
Islamic law:The husbandis onlyobliged to support hiswifewhen shegives
her-self tohimoroffers to, meaning sheallows himfullenjoyment of her
personanddoes notrefusehim sex at anytime of thenight or day.""
Don't go out alone
Islamiclawstipulatesthat"the husbandmayforbidhiswife to leave the
home""and that "awoman may not leavethe citywithout her husband
or amemberofherunmarriageable kin accompanying her, unless the
journ ey isobliga tory, like the hajj.It is unlaw ful for her to trave l
other wise, and unlawfulforherhusband toallowher to,""
Accordingto AmnestyInternational,in SaudiArabia "women ...who
walk unaccompanied, or are inthe companyof amanwho is neither
their husbandnora closerelative,are at risk of arrest on suspicion of
prostitution orother'moral' offences."" Temporary husbands
Nothingis easierthandivorcefora Muslimmale; All hehas to do is tell his
wife, "I divorce you," and the divorce is consummated. The apparent
harshnessof thisseemstobe mitigatedby anotherverse from the Qur'an: If
a. wife fears cruelty or desertionon herhusband's part, thereis nob l a m e
on them if theyarrangean amicablesettlement between themselvesand suc h settl
ement is best "(Qur'an 4:12 a) ,But thiscallfor anagre emen t is not a callfor
a meet ing ofequa ls—at leas tasit has been inte rpretedinthe hadith.
Aisha explainsthisverse: "it concerns the