Women are mistreated in Islam

Don't apologise for your argument, for indeed your view is one I would largely agree with in that what is known as the "Muslim world" largely undervalues and actually mistreats women, and I'd stress that so much so that mistreat does not do justice to the way by which women live their lives. However like I have said many times, Islam does not advise such behaviour and in fact does value women, like I've mentioned many times in my arguments. You say that if we should not judge Islam based on acts of people in the so called Muslim world, what can we base Islam on? I completely sympathise with this view however as a Muslim I can say that after much research I do not have any doubt about Islamic treatment of women. And therefore the cure for such doubt is research. Comparing the acts of Boko Haram to the acts of Prophet Muhammad. Finding the disparity between such actions with that of the Holy Qur'an. I will give you an example. I know someone, an adult in her 50s who went through some experience in her youth where she acquired the opinion that Islam mistreats women. She held this view for very long and it started getting stronger and stronger due to what's going on in the 'Muslim world' today. However now her view is in fact very sympathetic towards Muslims and Islam in that she read the full Qur'an, back to front, and found how different this was to her own beliefs and she now even feels guilty in regard to her generalisation of Muslims. So what my counter would be is that the only thing which can be used to find true Islam, is the Lord and his Messenger. And this can be established through research. If the question was do some Muslims mistreat women, it'd be safe to say that yes, people who claim to act Islamically do mistreat their wives for one of two reasons -they have an honest misinterpretation of Allah's rules -they want to abuse the responsibility which Allah granted men in the Qur'an; "Men have more responsibility than women". Unfortunately, the more common of the two is the latter. And this is yet another unfortunate reality but I'd like you to bear in mind that this is not just happening now, since the time Islam was created, there were groups of people who have misinterpreted Islam and wrongfully acted with the name of Islam. This is also in regard to women as they were being buried alive. But Islam is in fact the institution which stopped this mistreatment. In terms of my factual error, I'm not sure about you, but crashing into the place and lighting it up is a protest, but maybe I did underestimate it in my explanation. Selectively cherry picking information wasn't my intention, as that would make me a hypocrit - that is often what terrorists do when trying to quote the Qur'an, such as the quote 'Kill them wherever you find them' which is used but out of context as this quote applies to a certain circumstance, and it also says 'fight those who fight against you but do not transgress. Sorry if it appeared as though I was doing this foul behaviour. Nonetheless, the points I was trying to make were that of a corrupt Saudi government where they execute people for disagreeing with them, and cut ties with other countries and people. You have continually stressed the word mistreated within your arguments, and I'd like to make it clear that women in countries ruled by Muslims, are being horribly mistreated. But Islam does not preach such behaviour. I mentioned some examples of how Islam is very contrary to these beliefs and I don't wish to be repetitive and repeat them. However something I would like to repeat is the fact that Prophet Muhammad was the living embodiment of the Qur'an. Therefore, one must understand the Text according to Prophet Muhammad"s understanding and practice. He told his followers that the best among men is the one who is best in his treatment to his wife and also instructed that "husbands who beat their wives are not the best among men." I agree that we have to look at Muslims to see what Islam is about, well at least we should be able to do so in an ideal world. However that is not the case for Muslims who are living under corrupt rules and governments. The other nearly 2 billion Muslims around the world strive to be the embodiments of Islam. Most moderate Muslims do not believe in beating their wives and overpowering them. Yes, in an ideal Muslim country, women would not have higher roles than men and in prayers, women are instructed to pray behind men, BUT these differences don't mean they are not equal human beings, they are. Whilst Muslim women shouldn't be mistreated and locked in their homes cleaning all day, they should not have more responsibility than the man. They can still be treated equally in that they can go out and make a living. Such as the wife of the Prophet, Lady Khadija. She was one of the richest people in Saudi Arabia and successful businesswoman, she wasn't at all restricted. I do not ignore what happens in Muslim countries, I am in fact very vocal about how I absolutely disagree with what's happening. What I feel you should distinguish the difference of is - ignoring what's happening - trying to differentiate what's happening to what Islam is about. So, my very repetitive argument is based on the fact that Muslims women in so called Muslim countries, are being mistreated for sure, but they are not truly acting in the name of the Allah, no matter what they say. I'll link this with groups such as Da'esh. They are not acting in the name of Allah when they execute people like that, even though they claim to be. Forced marriage is highly highly prohibited in Islam, yet so many people in Saudi, in Nigeria specifically, are being forced to get married and killed upon refusal. For the voters, from my minimal experience in the 15 years of my life, I have been lead to believe that most people in the West are under the general impression that Islam is unjust to women. But I would stress that people should not base their beliefs solely on what they hear on the news, what is going on around the world, but should rather RESEARCH and find for themselves that maybe Islam is not the root cause of such inequality. Maybe there are hidden agendas. And this way, I believe slowly, this misconception can be wiped out. We should all, Muslims and non Muslims come together and disagree with the way in which certain countries govern, by killing people for simply practicing their right to free speech, by beating and overpowering women and by cutting relations with all countries. Together, as a unit, provided research is done about Islam, everyone can voice their opinions. And even if Saudi can kill one man for doing so, they can't do that to the whole of humanity. So, when voting, please read this carefully, please research and please differentiate the act of a minority of Muslims to that of Islam in its purest form, the Holy Prophet. Thanks for this debate. It is one which 10,000 words and 3 rounds is nowhere near enough, but my goal of this debate is not to win or to get recognition, it is merely to show people what Islam teaches against the mistreatment carried out around the world. Thanks also for keeping it civilised, many times a debate becomes too heated, forcing me to withdraw, not necessarily on this site, but in real life too. Thanks. And I apologise if I offended you in any way. Enlighten is my account name, so I hope you are enlightened!