text: who said muslim woman are opressed........infact they are fiesty and determined(seriously)? i have seen alot of muslim woman who are not opressed....infact alot of them are fiesty and headstrong. they have respected careers and are respected. sure in some islamic countries there are opressed woman but purely because of arab culture.  i have read parts of the quran, not hadith, concerning woman i have no problem with it. btw, i am a christian woman. most of the quranic verses have been misunderstood by people including muslims.  "among his proofs is that he created for you spouses from among yourselves, in order to have tranquility and contentment with each other, and he placed in your hearts love and care towards your spouses. in this, there are sufficient proofs for people who think." (30:21, if im not mistaken).  so why are people still thinking so bacward(and they say arabs are backward)? first of all why is it always assumed muslims are arabs? i am from turkey, and i am muslim. second covering our head doing all the things we do is by choice. i am a very open person. i do not cover my head. i don't wear those baggy clothes. i have a very good career (application programmer). and i am not depressed. i make my own choices.  for those people who don't know anything about islam: - lesson number one: not all muslims are arabs. - lesson number two: islam is an open minded religion. freewill is the number one rule. - lesson number three: islam value woman the best out of all the religions. -lesson number four: just beacause we are muslim does not mean we are not modern. - lesson number five: don't talk about something you don't know. pick up a book and read.   thank you cheymain for bringing up this issue.