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Citations: Badawi, Jamal. "The Status of Women in Islam." November 3 2011. In Person. . “And they (women) have rights similar to those (of men) over them, and men are a degree above them.” (Koran 2:228).

Moyers, Bill. "Women and Islam." In Person. . "I thought if that's the case why don't I just grab the Koran and read it from the heart, for myself, without having other people interpret it to me. And when I did that I found out that I have all the rights I ever wanted, there was no reason for alienation, there was no reason at all to think that the Koran gives women a subordinate place in society. To the contrary. Except that people who were of a patriarchal tendency did not see it that way."

Kinnard, Jacob. "Hinduism Gender and Sexuality." November 3 2011. In Person. . “However, the various personas and characters of the goddesses seem to at least acknowledge the complex roles that women may adopt in the world. In other texts, women are prohibited from hearing the Vedas, from engaging in certain crucial rituals, from holding positions of religious leadership, and so on.”

"Women in Hindu Religious Thought." Web. 8 Nov. 2011. . “Unite, O Lord, this couple like a pair of lovebirds. May they be surrounded by children living both long and happy ” //Atharva Veda Samhita 14.2.64//

Moyers, Bill. "Perspective on Gender and Religion." November 7 2011. In Person. . “ In the 20th century some of that has begun to change. The Anglican Church, for instance, has recently ordained women as priests and the American branch of the church has just ordain its first woman bishop. The Catholic Church, on the other hand still takes a traditional line on women in the clergy — women, interestingly, can achieve sainthood, but they can't be priests.”

McCallum, Dennis, and Gary DeLashumutt. "Men, Women, and Gender Roles in Marriage." Web. 8 Nov. 2011. . "love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her." (Ephesians 5:25)

// Reflection // I chose religion and gender because many religions have a different understanding of gender roles. I feel that it is interesting to see the different point of views each religion has about gender roles. I think that people also wonder about the roles men and women have in their religion, and people want to know about their roles. I learned religion is interpreted in many different ways, and there are different roles for each gender in each different religion. For example, the clothing Muslim people wear makes people assume that they are hiding something. I feel good about my final project. The strengths of my project are design and quotes. I think the quotes really relate to my main topic, and they also relate to the different religions that I talked about. The weakness is my Hindu analysis. I found it really hard to research on Hinduism and women.