Feminism in Islam: A Study of the Obstacles of Muslim Women Political Participation in Ghana

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI:10.31920/2634-3622/2021/v10n4a6

S. Sanni, Samuel Adu-Gyamfi, Abas Mohammed, Henry Tettey Yartey, Kwasi Amakye-boateng

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Religion plays an important role in the lives of individuals. It most especially highlights the dictates of the good and bad for people through its scriptures. In some societies, religion is infused into their cultures, making it difficult for the people to determine the difference. Ghana is known for its religious tolerance and also its belief in patriarchy among others. The country has a majority of about 70% citizens in the Christian faith, 17% in the Islamic faith and the remaining is shared between others which may include the traditional belief systems. This article seeks to highlight the impact of Islam on political participation in Ghana and Parliament in particular. The focus of this study is to discuss the question relating to the limited level of participation of Muslim women in parliament. In particular, the article assesses the Qur’anic teachings to find out if the same is responsible for the minimal level of political participation or has served as an obstacle to the goals of Muslim women aspiring to be parliamentarians in Ghana.

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伊斯兰女性主义:加纳穆斯林妇女政治参与障碍研究

宗教在个人生活中扮演着重要的角色。它特别强调了通过其经文对人的善恶的支配。在一些社会中，宗教融入了他们的文化，使得人们很难确定其中的区别。加纳以其宗教宽容和对父权制的信仰而闻名。该国大约70%的公民信仰基督教，17%信仰伊斯兰教，其余的人信仰其他宗教，其中可能包括传统信仰体系。本文旨在强调伊斯兰教对加纳政治参与的影响，尤其是对议会的影响。本研究的重点是讨论与穆斯林妇女在议会中的有限参与水平有关的问题。这篇文章特别对《古兰经》的教义进行了评估，以查明《古兰经》的教义是否造成了最低程度的政治参与，还是阻碍了穆斯林妇女立志成为加纳议员的目标。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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