The role of women in Islam

Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Orientalism / Sinology - Islamic Studies, grade: 1,3, University of Regensburg, language: English, abstract: Here, the role of women in Islam is described on the basis of 3 phenomena and then described and explained in more detail by editing the novel 'Girls of Riyadh'. Saudi Arabia is known as a country full of wealth with many famous tourist attractions, such as the Burj Khalifa, where guest workers can find work and where the kingdom through its rulers leaves a highly regarded presentative impression. But the image of the oppressed woman who strives for equality and who longs for justice for women can also be recognized. Saudi Arabia is a country where the value of women and their equal rights is still far underdeveloped. But this image may change.