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Islam: Religion, Gender and Sexuality

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  • Component 2
  • Islam, one faith of five studied in Component 2

What Islam: Religion, Gender and Sexuality covers

Islam: changing thought on gender roles, marriage and sexuality. Part of Component 2, sat only by students who take Islam as their chosen religion.

Where it is assessed

Component 2

Islam, one faith of five — the study of religion.

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The 1 subtopics

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What you need to know

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What historical and social factors have influenced Muslim thinking about gender and sexuality?

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What historical factor involving colonial contact has influenced developments in Muslim thinking about gender and sexuality?

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What is Amina Wadud's argument about why traditional Quranic interpretations have been patriarchal?

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What social factor outside of religion has influenced developments in Muslim thinking about gender and sexuality?

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How have secular governments influenced developments in Muslim thinking about gender and sexuality?

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What was Qasim Amin's view of the veil in his 1899 work?

Process

How do Muslims differ over the veil, and what does Amina Wadud argue?

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Commonly confused

Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.

  • Hijab vs Niqab

    Hijab: the principle of modesty and the head covering that expresses it. Niqab: the face veil worn by some Muslim women.

  • Mahr vs Dowry

    Mahr: the gift the groom gives the bride, which remains hers. Dowry: property brought by a bride to a marriage, which Islamic law does not require.

  • Nikah vs Talaq

    Nikah: the Islamic marriage contract. Talaq: the pronouncement by which a marriage is dissolved.

Questions from this topic

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  1. 1

    What historical factor involving colonial contact has influenced developments in Muslim thinking about gender and sexuality?

    Model answer

    Contact with Western values and ways of life under the British Empire.

  2. 2

    How has later immigration into Britain influenced Muslim thinking about gender and sexuality?

    Model answer

    Later immigration into Britain is a historical factor that has influenced developments in Muslim thinking, as Muslims encountered and engaged with different cultural norms and values in British society.

  3. 3

    What social factor outside of religion has influenced developments in Muslim thinking about gender and sexuality?

    Model answer

    Shifting male and female roles in wider society, beyond religion.

  4. 4

    How have secular governments influenced developments in Muslim thinking about gender and sexuality?

    Model answer

    The rights given to women by secular governments have influenced developments in Muslim thinking about gender and sexuality.

  5. 5

    What was Qasim Amin's view of the veil in his 1899 work?

    Model answer

    He viewed the veil as a barrier to women's achievement.

  6. 6

    What diverse views exist among Muslims regarding the veil beyond Qasim Amin's position?

    Model answer

    Some Muslims see the veil as religiously mandated, others view it as culturally important, and others consider it a matter of personal choice.

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What does Islam: Religion, Gender and Sexuality cover in AQA A-Level Religious Studies?
1 subtopics: islam, gender and sexuality. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
How is Islam: Religion, Gender and Sexuality organised?
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