Shirin Ebadi Quotes About Islam

Quotes about: Islam

• Whenever women protest and ask for their rights, they are silenced with the argument that the laws are justified under Islam. It is an unfounded argument. It is not Islam at fault, but rather the patriarchal culture that uses its own interpretations to justify whatever it wants.

  Shirin Ebadi

  Rights, Law, Islam

  Interview with Amitabh Pal, progressive.org. September 1, 2004.

• Whenever Muslim women protest and ask for their rights, they are silenced with the argument that the laws are justified under Islam. It is an unfounded argument. It is not Islam at fault, but rather the patriarchal culture that uses its own interpretations to justify whatever it wants. It utilizes psychology to say that women are emotional. It utilizes medical science to say that men's brains are formed in such a way that they are better able to understand concepts. These are all hypotheses. None of this has been proven.

  Shirin Ebadi

  Emotional, Psychology, Brain

  Source: progressive.org

• The condition of women in Islamic societies as a whole is far from desirable. However, we should acknowledge that there are differences. In certain countries, the conditions are much better and in others much worse. For example, the conditions women face even in Egypt differ a whole lot from what their Iranian counterparts deal with. The condition of women in Pakistan is far different from that in Saudi Arabia. This shows that you can have different interpretations of Islam.

  Shirin Ebadi

  Country, Islamic, Different

  Source: progressive.org

• There is no "true Islam," just different interpretations. Since I brought up patriarchy, let me make one thing clear. I am not singling out men; I am addressing the issue of inequality of genders. A patriarchy does not only not accept the equality of the sexes, it also has a hard time understanding the principles of democracy and its essence. Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, but they are also its carriers. Let us keep in mind that every oppressive man was raised in the confines of his mother's home. This is the culture we need to resist and fight.

  Shirin Ebadi

  Home, Fighting, Men

  Source: progressive.org

• It's perfectly OK that there are certain people who do not accept Islam at all. Therefore, to announce that I am a Muslim can rub some people the wrong way. But my aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam. They violate these rights and then seek refuge behind the argument that Islam is not compatible with freedom and democracy. But this is basically to save face. In fact, I'm promoting democracy. And I'm saying that Islam is not an excuse for thwarting democracy.

  Shirin Ebadi

  People, Islam, Democracy

  Source: progressive.org

• My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam.

  Shirin Ebadi

  Rights, Government, Names

  Interview with Amitabh Pal, progressive.org. September 1, 2004.

• There is no "true Islam," just different interpretations.

  Shirin Ebadi

  Islam, Different, Different Interpretations

  Interview with Amitabh Pal, progressive.org. September 1, 2004.

• Islam is not an excuse for thwarting democracy.

  Shirin Ebadi

  Islam, Democracy, Excuse

  Interview with Amitabh Pal, progressive.org. September 1, 2004.

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