Rule_Of_Man_Vs._Rule_Of_God

Rule Of Man Vs. Rule Of God Throughout the novel Nine Parts of Desire Geraldine Brooks describes the lives of Islamic women who appear to be oppressed by their faith, however, this is not the case. These women are not oppressed by their faiths but by their male counterparts. There are many laws within Islamic nations that place restrictions on women and the way in which they should live; such as the requirement of women to be veiled and their ineligibility to work. These laws are not directly supported by the Koran, but are a matter of interpretation and are enforced by patriarchal societies which prevent women of basic freedoms. Such societies also allow women to face serious injustices, definitely not supported within the Koran, which would never be allowed if happening to men. There is a passage in the Koran in which women are told to be modest and to draw veils over there bosoms and this passage is used by many Islamic societies to justify their belief that women should cover their hair (pg. 13) In some nations this is the extent of it however, nations, like Saudi Arabia, believe women should wear a chador, covering them from head to women, islamic, societies, koran, however, passage, men, work, should, pg, nations, supported, within, male, honor, wear, way, violent, oppressed, laws, interpretation, clitoridectomies, against, working, veil, support, states, society, sanctioned, restrictions, refuse, prevent, practice, place