Ep. 76: Gender Equality in Islam

In this video/podcast, we discuss what differences (if any) exist between the genders. We also try to navigate the nuances of "equality". Is equality absolute? Should men and women be treated equally in all cases and circumstances? What about sports? Is it fairer to say that women are superior to men in certain respects, and men are superior to women in certain respects? ARTICLE: Gender Differences in Personality https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/games-primates-play/201201/gender-differences-in-personality-are-larger-previously-thought ARTICLE: Men are stronger than women in some ways https://www.researchgate.net/publication/19552903_Sex_difference_in_muscular_strength_in_equally-trained_men_and_women ARTICLE: Sex Verification Testing https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/sex-verification-testing-athletes ARTICLE: Women are stronger than men in some ways https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/11/the-weaker-sex-science-that-shows-women-are-stronger-than-men Hazrat ‘Aishah (ra) was revered by the Companions of the Holy Prophet (sa) and they considered her a teacher of Hadith: https://sunnah.com/urn/637710 RESEARCH: Men and things, women and people: a meta-analysis of sex differences in interests https://www.researchgate.net/publication/38061313_Men_and_Things_Women_and_People_A_Meta-Analysis_of_Sex_Differences_in_Interests Religion gives us the Word of God, and science shows us the Act of God. This is argued in the foreword of the book, “Christianity: A Journey from Facts to Fiction”, by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (rh): https://www.alislam.org/library/books/christianity_facts_to_fiction/foreword.html