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When psychologist Susan Fiske and a team of researchers at Princeton University performed MRI brain scans on heterosexual men who viewed a series of images showing both scantily clad and fully clothed men and women, they found that the men had an unmistakable response to women wearing less clothing.
The less they wore, the more likely it was for the premotor cortex and the posterior middle temporal gyrus to light up. These are the areas of the brain associated with tool use, hand manipulation, and the urge to take action [4,5].
"It was as if they immediately thought about how they might act on these bodies," Fiske explained during the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science which was held in Chicago, February 12-16. "They are reacting to these photographs as people react to objects," she said [7].
Fiske and her team further examined the men for hostile sexist attitudes. They found that those rated as more hostile had little activity in areas of the brain that are associated with considering another person's thoughts and feelings (a phenomenon called "mentalizing") when looking at sexualized photos of women in bikinis. "They are not thinking about their minds," said Fiske. [4-6].
According to Fiske, the results of the study have important implications for women, especially in the workplace as it has previously been shown that viewing sexualized images of women can affect how men perceive women and interact with them afterwards [6,8].
A sexism study conducted by Lawrence University professor, Peter Glick, also found that professional women who wear provocative attire in the workplace are perceived by their co-workers as being less competent and less intelligent, especially when they are in positions of power. According to DiversityJobs.com, Glick's study suggests that "women in higher level and high power jobs may need to dress more modestly and conservatively to win the respect of their colleagues." [9].
Despite mounting evidence showing the benefits of modest and conservative dress, media portrayals of the hijab frequently depict Muslim women as victims of oppression, mind-control, and abuse.
However, the truth being that hijab (religiously mandated modest dress that covers the shape of the body and includes the headscarf or veil) is a means of being recognised as a Muslim woman, as clearly mentioned in the Holy Qur'an. It gives protection and respect – ofcourse it all comes with how you behave and goes about in your daily life too (unlike what we get today in Maldives- where some 'buruga'-clad women are actually sexually more provocative and prone to greater objectification than some others!...).
[References (No.2-9 as originally referred by No.1):
1.Islamonline.net: [Accessed 17 March 2009] – Original article.
2. Alleyne, Richard. "Men Really do See Half Naked Women as 'Objects', Scientists Claim." The Telegraph. 16 Feb 2009.
3. Chew, Huibin Amee. "Why the War is Sexist (And Why We Can't Ignore Gender Anymore)." History News Network. 13 March, 2006.
4. Cikara, Mina; Eberhardt, Jennifer L.; Fiske, Susan T. "From Subjects to Objects: Sexist Attitudes and Neural Responses to Sexualized Targets." Lay Summary of Study Conducted at Princeton University.
5. Dell'Amore, Christine. "Bikinis Make Men See Women as Objects, Scans Confirm." Nat Geog News.16 Feb2009.
6. Landau, Elizabeth. "Men See Bikini-Clad Women as Objects, Psychologists Say." CNN.
7. Nicholson, Christie. "Women as Sex Objects." Scientific American. 17 Feb. 2009.
8. Sample, Ian. "Sex Objects: Pictures Shift Men's View of Women." The Guardian. 16 Feb. 2009.
9. "Wearing Provocative Attire May Impair Women's Progress in the Workplace." DiversityJobs. 14 May 2007. ]
Sunday, 22 March 2009
Men objectify ‘Hijab-less’ women – it seems (well, at least scientifically)…
Posted by muiz at 09:19
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hehe. some of the girls in male' wearing the buruga, they really need one more buruga either on the butts or on the chest.
WHAT IF ANOTHER RESEARCH FINDS THE OPPOSITE? CAN WE STILL DRAW MORAL CONCLUSIONS FROM THESE KINDS OF FINDINGS?
FOR EXAMPLE:
A five-year study of 200 men found that those who enjoyed a longing look at busty beauties had lower blood pressure, less heart disease and slower pulse rates compared to those who did not get their daily eyeful
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20000611/ai_n14504639
SO SO? SHALL WE ENCOURAGE WOMEN TO SHOW THEIR BREASTS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE?
@"anonymous": That's really good news!!! So men should get married and live a healthy and strong married life, which would not only achieve this but many other benefits.
Thank you for that news! I hope it will be of great benefit to all men (married: to give their due rights to thir wives, and unmarried: to get married to do so!)
unfortunately according to an Egyptian cleric, Islamic couples cant be naked for sex, so even a wife cant show her breasts to her husband.. see link http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1859797,00.html
Ok lets think of this in another angle...Specially for the first anonymouse...
The most advanced piece of machine on earth now is the computer. It is invented by us. The hardware and the software; we can design it anyway we want and we know the very indepth about it. Infact everything about it. We know that if we modify a part of it, the desired outcome could be achived.
So does go for the human being. Human being is the MOST COMPLETE AND PERFECT machine ever created and yet quite less we know about it (do you know why we get happy, why we get sad, why ppl get mad??? ...NO) even with the advanced research. BUT the creator of the human being KNOWS EVERYTHING about it. So when HE commanded the woman to cover themselves, HE knew what would be running in our (mens) blood if we see them naked...So my bottom line is...not matter what outcome the research is bringing, GOD knows best what could go wrong and HE has provided us with the BEST remedy to prevent his servants falling into danger.
Well said Ahmed.
To the first anonymous person: You've completely lost the plot here. How can you compare two studies, of completely different nature and conclude that they contradict each other? (BTW, I like the way you try to make your point across, with the BOLD LETTERS and the 'SO SO', it really does add a lot of strength to your case.
To the second Anonymous: Did you actually read the complete article that you posted? If not, please do so.
scientific conclusions should be utilised in a certain sphere.It cannot be used to provide justifications for Islamic rules.This shows a defeated mentality by not having the courage to defend Islam based on its correctness
To the last "anonymous": I completely agree with you that the correctness of islam emanates from not whatever scientific findings, but rather from the truth of Thawheed and the messengership of Prophet Muhammad(s.a.w).
-I think you have missed the point by quite a bit in implying that I'm trying to go against/in contrary to this.
My point is that Islam should be presented the way it is.There is absolutely no need to put a scientific twist to it.And by the way,simply wearing hijab or otherwise cannot solve the abnormal problems caused by Western culture.For example,in Austria there was a case where a father kidnapped his own daughter,enslaved her,and fathered three or so children from her.In Islam a daughter do not have to wear hijab in front of her parents.So how could one simple rule of Islam restrain animals like this Austrian father
honestly it has nothing to do with religion to suggest that women should wear modest clothes...its common knowledge to dress up modestly... im pretty sure no one would accept anyone who wears things that just cover her tits
just dont blame or make the religion a cause for covering up oneselves its the common sense not the religion...
ah ha! what's common sense for one might not be common sense for the other! - thus who is to decide what is right and what is wrong? who should decide what is Haqq and what is Baathil? The answer is, for sure, only the One who Created us and Nourishes us has the sole right to do so! And He has done so, in his Final Message for Mankind (Al-Qur'an).
If one believes Allah is the only one worthy of worship and Muhhamad is His final messenger, then it is only natural that he/she should wholeheartedly accept and submit to Allah's terms.
Agree with nads, that its common sense to cover up ones private parts, and in fact Allah also commands only to dress modestly, (eg covering women's chest which specifically mentions in the Quran). However, covering face, head, feet, one eye etc are NOT commanded by Allah in the Quran, but its only an Arab/middle eastern culture of Prophet's era (which we could say he did not forbid perhaps because it fits the culture and time and thers nothing wrong with that then). However, today we see that covering head, face one eye etc are promoted by scholars who want to Arabize the world (as if they are direct commandment from Allah), backed by Hadiths books written 200 yrs after the revelation of Quran by deviated and ignorant Muslims who broke the Prophet's commandment: "Do not write anything from me except the Quran. Whoever wrote, must destroy it (Muslim, Zuhd 72; Hanbel 3/12,21,39)! Also according to Umar “Quran is enough for us, do not write anything from the prophet" (Bukhary, Jihad 176, Gizya 6, Ilim 49, Marza 17, Megazi 83, Itisam 26; Muslim, Vasiyya 20,21,22). "...See your fake Hadiths books if these Hadith are still there...!
its amusing to see how men always talk about how god "commanded" women to be covered and not allowed the top jobs and how "god knows best" to justify their own bigotted wiews.
fortunately for me, I was raised by a top dad, who provided for me, taught me my values and self worth, gave me the opportunity to get a decent , treated me as an equal to my brothers, AND spent quality time teaching me how to fish, swim, grow things and generally be self sufficient and USE MY BRAIN!!!
Hey last "anonymous": Guess what! your top dad did a wonderfully good job in raising you as Islam teaches children to be raised (regardless of gender!). so it is literally amusing when you think that all these things your top dad did for you has 'enlightened' you in some form! hehe
If your dad is a Muslim, go and kindly ask your dad if what he did for you is something he did to get the blessing of Allah or not!
Amazing, amazing!
There is a growing population of Maldivians who feels that Quran is the only guidance we need. What I find most strange is not their complete disregard for the Sunnah, but the fact that they haven't even read anything on the science of hadiths, various criteria for its compilation, authentication. Doesn't this make them simply and utterly ignorant?
The hadiths of Bukhari and Muslim were compiled on the strictest of rules and have been subject to further scrutiny by contemporary scholars. It is indeed a science and requires careful analysis of every single chain in a narration. Unlike the gospels of Christianity, the hadiths are much more consistent between the various authentic compilations.
We do know that the prophet (SAW) informed us to hold on to two things, the Quran and his Sunnah. Furthermore, in the Quran, there are numerous versus ordering us to follow the prophet (SAW), that he is an example for us and that he is a conveyor of the message of Islamic monotheism. How, then can you say that you are following the Quran when the mere act of rejecting all the authentic Hadiths contradicts with the Quranic teaching?
To the daughter from a 'top' dad: you do know that you're the rule rather than the exception?
Are you implying that Muslims are just vegetables? Allah commands us to think, to look for his signs. You haven't really used much of your brain now have you? Or is it that you spent your intelligence on falsifying God's existence and various materialistic trivialities of life?
Since when did Islam order parents to treat their children differently? Since when did Islam deprive a child from a decent education? Are you sure you're not shuffling Islam with your own culture?
To the BRAIN less Anonymous @ 30/03/09 11:58
Ok...so you say since its not specifically mentioned in the quran the word "hijaab" or alike then its enough for the women to dress seducingly as they are doing now.???..You take quran as the ONLY quidance...when it was told by the prophet to take 2 from him..which was quran and his sunnah..
If you believe in quran ONLY..why do you performe 4 rakaas for dhurus prayer..2 rakas for morning prayer...quran does not say anything about those numbers...so does this mean that you can do any number you like including zero (which ppl like you are doing these days...do not do their prayers)...
So its not ONLY quran...its both quran and sunnah...even in quran it says that the reminder of the quran could be seen from the prophet...which means take them together...
Am not surprised there are ppl like you...so many...so many so called "contemporary scholars" these days..only thing they do is...make the haraam halaal in some manner...so ppl...be aware of A**holes like these...
The problem is lack of knowledge and understanding of the religion.
Some people pray because they have been told by their parents that it is a must to pray in Islam. They however do not wonder why we have to pray and where, how, and by whom did it originally come from. Their complete disregard for the sunna for the prohphet (SAW) only shows that they have not thought about this. This is indeed a lack of knowledge and understanding.
They then try to find ways of 'reforming' the Dheen to suit their needs, such as not wearing the hijab, making the haraam halaal. By doing so they convince the non-Muslims that they are 'moderate' whereas in reality they are far from being on the right path.
What's worrying is not just them thinking that sunnah is not important but rather it is that they do not give any sort of consideration whatsoever to what someone else would say to them. They might have a good educational or professional background but if they do not understand these basics are they then not truly ignorant?
It is a dangerous path they are on. It starts with rejecting the sunnah and might lead to the person leaving the fold of Islam. So as the scholars have said time and time again, learn Islam from the basics. Learn about the Oneness of Allah, His Names and Attributes. This helps to lay a good foundation in comprehending the rest of the religion.
@Anonymous (30/03/09 11:58)
You either lack both knowledge and common sense or you are a devious hypocrite.
Let me try to show how you've contradicted your own statements.
First you've claimed that the people who wrote the books of Hadith are 'deviant, ignorant liars'. But yet you've taken the Hadiths (regarding not writing anything except the Quran) from the same 'deviant, ignorant liars'. Where is the sense is this? Did you think that everyone who reads this site are as ignorant as you? Based purely on common sense no one would believe anything you've said.
Secondly the prophet (SAW) asked the companions not to write anything except the Quran because they might confuse the Quran with his sayings. This only applied during the lifetime of the prophet (SAW) while the Quran was still being revealed. The hadiths were written after the prophet passed away and Quran was completed before then. So there would be no confusion with the Quran and anything else that was written after that. What I do not understand is how you could not have known about all this if you have heard of that particular hadith. If you have heard of this then you are indeed trying to deviate your fellow Muslims and that makes you a hypocrite, which obviously makes my whole comment meaningless to you.
With regards to your comment;
"which we could say he did not forbid perhaps because it fits the culture and time and thers nothing wrong with that then"
No, we can't say that. Simply because we can't just make assumptions on what the prophet commanded. We can't just say things like, 'ah..maybe he just meant some people at a particular point in space and time to wear hijab'. However, the reasons why he ordered the women to wear the hijab is numerous.
Lastly, how is following the prophet (SAW) 'Arabizing' the world? He was not a prophet (SAW) sent to just Arabs. His message applied to anyone regardless of ethnicity, Nationality, time (after him obviously) or space.
Why dont you all address the hypocrite scholars of this country with the same tone you addressed this 'hadith rejecting' commenter.
They are the source of all evil.Now the Maldivians are told that Islam will be safe only if these scholars are paid Rf.60,000 per month.That is,if they elected in the parliamentary election.Some of them have already shifted their families to other countries from the booty they got for their role in the presidential election.
To the last anonymous. Your comment has nothing to do with any of the above comments. You just want to express your frustration and anger towards anyone who doesn't follow your way of thinking and you're obviously unhappy that someone might actually have a good understanding of Islam.
Was there any comment about politics in the previous comment? NO.
Did anyone say that we have the best scholars in the world? NO.
What you are trying to do is to create Fitnah. It is obvious to anyone reading your comments that you think that you have the perfect 'understanding' of Islam and that anyone else is a misguided, extremist fanatics.
It is also obvious that you hate the current government and any of its associates and actually prefers the previous dictator-run government. A lot of people have issues with the current government, but anyone preferring the previous one must have been a corrupt advocate of the said dictator.
I'm pretty sure you are now going to say something that's completely unrelated to what I've just said, simply because there's no room for argument.
You are now going to come up with another 'issue' with Islam or Maldivian politics and try to make up an argument.
It is just a vicious cycle isn't it? One might wonder whether there's actually something for you to gain here. Perhaps a promised MRF 60,000?
-T.D.D- *NOT* ;)
I just thought that I'd post a interesting link here since there have been a number of arguments on this site recently (which might not be any way related to the topic of discussion but it is something that has frustrated me for ages).
Johann Hari's article has echoed my sentiments exactly and has succinctly addressed the issue of finding out how to spot a lame argument.
To the anonymous who said
"However, covering face, head, feet, one eye etc are NOT commanded by Allah in the Quran"
I do agree with you. Quran does not give a list of parts which should be covered. But it commands the woman to cover the entire body.
"O Prophet, enjoin your wives and daughters and the women of the believers that they should let down over their faces a part of their outer-garments" (Quran 33:59)
Jilbab is a large sheet and idna' is to draw close and wrap up, but when this word is used with the associating particle ala, it gives the meaning of letting something down from above. Some modern translators, under the influence of the West, have translated this word "to wrap up" so as to avoid somehow the Command about covering of the face. But if Allah had meant what these gentlemen want to construe, He would have said: yudnina ilai-hinna and not yudnina alai-hinna. Anyone who knows Arabic knows that yudnina 'alai-hinna cannot merely mean "wrapping up. " Moreover, the words min jalabib-i hinna also do not permit of this meaning. It is obvious that the preposition min here signifies a part of the sheet, and also that wrapping up is done by means of a whole sheet and not merely by a part of it. The verse, therefore, clearly means : The women should wrap themselves up well in their sheets, and should draw and let down a part of the sheet in front of the face.
All the islamic scholars agreed that Woman has to cover all the parts except Face and Hands. All the scholars accepted that entire body should be covered if their a fitnah (Man are not lowering their gaze)
Dear Muizzu
Thanx for best performance. It is the real method of communicate Allah's message to whole human race.
May Allah accept this struggle and make it fruitfull for Tauheed Call.
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