Lifting the Viel on Muslim Women Stereotypes

     In the article My take: Top 5 myths about American Muslims' love lives, written by co-writers Ayesha Mattu and Nura Maznavi, clears up the stereotypes about American Muslim women when it comes to their love lives. The authors claim that a lot has been written by Muslim women, but little has been written by Muslim women themselves. The five main points in the article dispute the common stereotypes that have been given to Muslim women about their love lives over the past years.

     The authors show great points in their article. They pick at the stereotypes that are given to them, and they prove them wrong, by providing great explanations and personal experiences between Muslim women and their friends. I completely agree with both authors’ arguments and thinks it makes a great article. Every point that they have seems spot on and even changed some of my beliefs on Muslim women for the better. One example that has helped me and could possibly change the view of Muslim women is the stereotype that they marry men their parents choose for them. While reading the article the authors disproved this statement by stating that Islam gives the women the final say over whether or not to marry the man. The only weakness that I noticed was that the article could have been longer because it seemed to end abruptly. This article calls out a social issue, and hopefully it can put this topic to rest for many people.

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/14/my-take-top-5-myths-about-american-muslims-love-lives/?iref=allsearch