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Sometime during this period, the status of women in Islamic society seems to have changed as well. Various clues suggest to me that in the early days of Islam, women had more independence and a greater role in public affairs than they had later on. Khadija, the Prophet's first wife, was a powerful and successful businesswoman. Ayesha, his youngest wife, commanded armies in the field.
— Apr 18, 2011 08:53PM
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Ghazali had won the day. From his time forward, Greek-based Muslim philosophy lost steam and Muslim interest in natural science foundered. The same forces that squeezed protoscience out of Islamic intellectual life, the same forces that devalued reason as an instrument of ethical and social inquiry, acted to constrict the position of women.
— Apr 18, 2011 09:10PM
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2nd Caliph (Omar) killed by a "deranged Persian slave". 3rd Caliph (Othman) killed by a Muslim mob. 4th Caliph (Ali) killed by the Kharijites (= Khawarijs?). Hussein, grandson of the Prophet, killed by Yazid, the second Ummayad Caliph. Now, Abbasids vs Ummayads.
— Apr 17, 2011 08:58PM
