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The proper '''Islamic bicycle''' for the [[Women in Islam|Muslim women]] is a topic of heated discussion in both [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] and [[Shia Islam|Shia]] Islam. Concerns centre around [[Modesty#Islamic modesty|modesty]] (not revealing the body) and mobility (social control). |
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The proper '''Islamic bicycle''' for the [[Muslim]] women is a topic of heated discussion in both [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] and [[Shia Islam|Shia]] Islam. Prof. Alparslan Acikgenc addressed the issue in a conference in [[Istanbul]] saying "a bicycle that is produced with God’s blessings in mind and man’s interests at its fore is an Islamic bicycle".Secular academics worry that [[Turkey]]’s Islamist government is putting Islam ahead of science. [[Mustafa Akyol]] argues that the very idea of an Islamic bicycle is indicative of a "mentality that has stagnated Muslim thought".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/node/21562945|title=Peddling religion: Why secular academics fret about an “Islamic bicycle”|date=Sep 15, 2012|newspaper=The Economist}}</ref> Saudi Arabia bans the use of bicycles by women except in restricted recreational areas.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://world.time.com/2013/04/03/saudi-women-can-now-ride-bicycles-in-public-kind-of/|title=Saudi Women Can Now Ride Bicycles in Public (Kind of)|date=April 3, 2013|work=Time Magazine|author=Kristene Quan}}</ref> |
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Theologian and philosopher Alparslan Acikgenc addressed the issue in a conference in [[Istanbul]], saying "a bicycle that is produced with God’s blessings in mind and man’s interests at its fore is an Islamic bicycle". Secular academics worry that [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|Turkey’s Islamist government]] is putting [[Islamic attitudes towards science|Islam ahead of science]]. Turkish journalist [[Mustafa Akyol]] argues that the very idea of an Islamic bicycle is indicative of a "mentality that has stagnated Muslim thought".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/node/21562945|title=Peddling religion: Why secular academics fret about an “Islamic bicycle”|date=Sep 15, 2012|newspaper=The Economist}}</ref> [[Women%27s_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia#Mobility|Saudi Arabia bans the use of bicycles by women]] except in restricted recreational areas.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://world.time.com/2013/04/03/saudi-women-can-now-ride-bicycles-in-public-kind-of/|title=Saudi Women Can Now Ride Bicycles in Public (Kind of)|date=April 3, 2013|work=Time Magazine|author=Kristene Quan}}</ref> The Iranian version of the bicycle has a “boxy contraption that hides a woman’s lower body.”<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/weekinreview/09slackman.html|title=Molding the Ideal Islamic Citizen|date=Sep 9, 2007|author=Michael Slackman|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> In Iran it is forbidden for women to ride traditional bicycles out of concerns for [[Modesty#Islamic modesty|modesty]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Theodoulou |title=Women cyclists face jail, warns Iranian police chief |url=http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/middle-east/women-cyclists-face-jail-warns-iranian-police-chief |work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)]] |date=24 October 2010 |accessdate=8 March 2014 }}</ref> Women riders are attacked by [[vigilante]]s. |
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Critics condemn both the bicycle ban and the Islamic bicycle as tools of oppression.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/opinion/2007-06-28-iranian-bicycle-women_N.htm|title='Islamic bicycle' can't slow Iranian women|author=Farzaneh Milani|date=Jun 28, 2007|newspaper=USA Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://msmagazine.com/blog/2016/10/25/womans-right-bike-iranian-women-rebelling-cycle-ban/|title=A Woman’s Right to Bike|date=October 25, 2016|work=Ms. Magazine|author=Sophie Lloyd}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Outline of cycling]] |
* [[Outline of cycling]] |
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*[[Bicycling and feminism]] |
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*[[History_of_the_bicycle#The_bicycle_craze]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 18:40, 23 November 2017
The proper Islamic bicycle for the Muslim women is a topic of heated discussion in both Sunni and Shia Islam. Concerns centre around modesty (not revealing the body) and mobility (social control).
Theologian and philosopher Alparslan Acikgenc addressed the issue in a conference in Istanbul, saying "a bicycle that is produced with God’s blessings in mind and man’s interests at its fore is an Islamic bicycle". Secular academics worry that Turkey’s Islamist government is putting Islam ahead of science. Turkish journalist Mustafa Akyol argues that the very idea of an Islamic bicycle is indicative of a "mentality that has stagnated Muslim thought".[1] Saudi Arabia bans the use of bicycles by women except in restricted recreational areas.[2] The Iranian version of the bicycle has a “boxy contraption that hides a woman’s lower body.”[3] In Iran it is forbidden for women to ride traditional bicycles out of concerns for modesty.[4] Women riders are attacked by vigilantes.
Critics condemn both the bicycle ban and the Islamic bicycle as tools of oppression.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "Peddling religion: Why secular academics fret about an "Islamic bicycle"". The Economist. Sep 15, 2012.
- ^ Kristene Quan (April 3, 2013). "Saudi Women Can Now Ride Bicycles in Public (Kind of)". Time Magazine.
- ^ Michael Slackman (Sep 9, 2007). "Molding the Ideal Islamic Citizen". The New York Times.
- ^ Theodoulou, Michael (24 October 2010). "Women cyclists face jail, warns Iranian police chief". The National (Abu Dhabi). Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ Farzaneh Milani (Jun 28, 2007). "'Islamic bicycle' can't slow Iranian women". USA Today.
- ^ Sophie Lloyd (October 25, 2016). "A Woman's Right to Bike". Ms. Magazine.
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