Misconceptions about Women in Islam

Often stereotypes about Muslims are rather unflattering. Even outside the whole terrorism thing, people tend to think that Muslims oppress women and do all sorts of crazy things.

Reality is that Islam is not that far from Christianity as some people want to think. Sure, something like burqa looks rather outlandish for a non-Muslim, but that is just a part of the requirement for women to dress modestly taken to the extreme. Similar rules exist in Christianity. Just Islam takes it a notch further.

More traditional Christian attire also required women to cover their hair. Catholic and Orthodox nuns still do so. In Orthodox Christianity woman will not be allowed into a Church unless she covers her hair.

Christianity is not like Judaism, that allows women to do whatever and makes men go along with it. Though I am not sure if all Judaist denominations are in agreement on that, I think more orthodox Judaism also regulates what women can do. 

What however Islam makes right is the dual nature of these rules. Unlike Christianity that requires woman to dress modestly at all times, Islam makes a stark contrast between public and private attire. Publicly women are required to dress modestly to avoid attracting any attention from strangers. That is to avoid or at least minimize chances of her cheating on her husband. Privately at home however she can dress in sexy outfits in order to look attractive to her husband. There are lingerie stores in Muslim countries.

That way she gets sex, and he gets loyalty and peace of mind. 

That works, unlike feminism. Feminism gives nothing to men, so men do not even want to marry or date a girl in a feminist society. In the end woman does not get her sex either and forced to live a lonely life. Husband can't force her to cover her hair if she does not have one.

Other Islamic rules such as prayer, circumcision or halal food are hardly relevant to our society, but the way it handles women is something to adopt. Christianity clearly lost its purpose by forgetting to regulate women properly.