FEMINISM AND RELIGION

DE BEAUVOIR ; THE SECOND SEX

• Religion is patriarchal
• Religion helps to reinforce sexual politics
• Religion compensates for womens suffering on earth by offering equality in heaven
• Religion is used by men to oppress women

NAWAL EL SAADAWI

• An Ejyptian feminist
• The oppression of women is not caused by religion or islam 
• Some other religions are more oppressive than Islam
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