Please read the following articles and answer questions for each article.
Abu-Lughod, Lila. 2002 Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving? See attached pdf. abu-lughod_savingwomen.pdf
Half the Sky: Chapter 9: Is Islam Mysogynistic?
Read: Changing Roles of Women in the Middle East: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/questions/women/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
1. What is meant by “saving Muslim women?”
2. After reading both Chapter 9 of “Half the Skyâ€, Abu-Lughod’s article, and the “Changing Roles of Women in the Middle East”, do you believe that Muslim women need “savingâ€?
3. Use information from the readings to support your stance. We will discuss this in class.
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