Patriarchy in Islam parallels a comparable history within Western Christianity.

Evidence

But do these observations mean that Islam is inherently misogynistic and that Muslim women cannot find freedom or full personhood in Islam? To conclude that Islam is by definition misogynistic is to risk promoting Islamophobia by ignoring the larger historical, political, and cultural realities both in Muslim countries and in the West. For starters, patriarchy and the oppression of women are not unique to Muslim societies or to practices within Islam. The history of Western Christianity is also one of patriarchy. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 308

Categorization

• XREF: Parallels the author’s earlier moves in the book comparing Western tropes about Islam to Christian history. — connects to: Islam’s misogynistic practices were inherited from conquered Christian and Jewish society — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 172; Christian rulers replicated the dhimmi system on conquered Muslims — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 117; Christian-majority societies show comparable institutional and historical sexism.

Broader Connections

• Christian rulers replicated the dhimmi system on conquered Muslims #exemplifies (0.60) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 117
• Islam’s misogynistic practices were inherited from conquered Christian and Jewish society #complicates (0.55) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 172