This master thesis discusses the position and role of women in Islamic society. In the first part of the analysis it summarizes the origin / development of Islam and its impact on the position of women in the Islamic society. In the empirical part of the thesis it deals with the comparison between the Sunni state of Egypt and the Shiite state of Iran. The main focus of comparation are factors, such as women's education, participation in the political / public sphere, patriarchy and the role of gender in families and societies. The Egyptian and Iranian women were key actors in raising their own societies. The master's thesis notes that the position of women does not differ within the conferral of Islam on Sunnism and Shiism. Historical background, following traditions and moral rules followed by men, defines the position of islamic women. The position of women has been shown better in the case of the confident, self-aware women with higher levels of education. Likewise, Islamic feminism, which differs in many ways from Western feminism, has been a key factor in advancing the position of women in these countries.
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