Wednesday, February 24, 2010

YouTube - Mary Jo Sharp vs. Tabasum Hussain: Women in the Bible and the Qur'an, Part Two

This is part 2 of the debate between Mary Jo Sharp and Tabasum Hussain regarding "Women in the Bible and the Qur'an" This is the first rebuttal period. The debate really heats up with each scholar give it her best shot to defend against the claims made by the other and simultaneously making the point their own Holy text has a higher view of women than the other. I thought Dr. Sharp was great. She stuck to just the Qur'an and the Hadith. However Dr. Hussain meandered off the Bible and the Jesus a lot. I notice that a lot of male Muslim apologist argue much the same way. At least Hussain is more respectful about it. The problem is that Dr Tabasum Hussain seems to me to be an anomaly - almost a contradiction. She is a Muslim, highly educated woman yet she was born and raised in the west. Had she been born in a Muslim country, would she had have had the same opportunities? To be fair many women in the West don't get the same opportunities either. I think Sharp is handling the debate correctly because both Christian and Muslim men have misused their authority and power, therefore the debate should center around what the Bible and Qur'an actually says and what Jesus and Muhammad said.






YouTube - Mary Jo Sharp vs. Tabasum Hussain: Women in the Bible and the Qur'an, Part Two

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