Report on Contemporary Society

Running head: CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
Contemporary Society
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AlaaMurabit: What My Religion Really Says about Women.
Islam is a faith which preaches unity and devotion, power and chastity in its own sense.
Islam has given conviction to women who are firm in their resolve and have mental strength. But
misinterpretation of its religious texts has completely altered the social and cultural equation
towards women which has drastically effected their day to day lives and future. In practicing
Islam, it is taught that God judges a person by its gender, so there are different laws for males
and for females. Muslim men do not allow Muslim women to do tough jobs such as being a
military women or to practice their faith openly by going to Masjids. All he important decisions
of the family as well as society are taken by men and women do not get any say in those matters.
All the religious institutions have men as their leaders and they make policies as per their
convenience and fancies which are not challenged by women because their opinion do not
matter. In the time of war, women temporarily changed their status to become the decisions
makers for few days and for numbered events. But after the time of crisis assed, women were
seen to do their previously assigned roles and men who were given encouragement by women
during war took their places back by citing some religious texts which was appreciated by all. It
is not that Islamic religious texts do not have scriptures written in favor of women, making them
equals in the eyes of men. But these verses are not recited at public meeting due to the
dominance and fear of men and their retaliation after getting offended. If any woman tries to
fight or oppose for their rights and upliftment then they are criticized and threatened for life.
Women activists are told that they should be ashamed and are a disgrace for their families.
Women are the weakest link of the Islamic society. They are suppressed, abused and
criticized at every point and there are innumerable rules and restrictions for them in economic,

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political and social context whereas men enjoy all the freedom in the society which creates a
huge imbalance of gender equality. Consequences of this bias has crippled many generations of
young and sharp Muslim women who have tried to make their mark in the pages of history but
were not allowed to achieve anything significant.
IyadRahwan: What Moral Decisions Should Driverless Cars Make?
Driverless cars are one of the most prominent examples of modern day technological
innovations. But automated car driving technology is not 100% safe till now and there are many
things in a car driving mechanism which needs to be revised. There are many scenarios of
accident and safety when a driverless car is on the road. To maintain the safety of the passenger
or a bystander the car should follow two philosophical principles given by Immanuel Kant and
Jeremy Bentham. According to the philosophy of Kant, the car should apply the duty-bound
principle which states that “Thou Shalt not Kill”. This principle is about the importance of life
which explicitly establishes that the car should not kill a human being and the car must be
allowed to take the path which may harm more than one humans but not kill anyone.
Now, according to Jeremy Bentham the car must follow the principles of utilitarianism.
This principle is opposite of Kant’s theory which states that the car should reduce the harm
incurred as much as possible and in doing so even if it kills the passenger or a bystander. This
creates a social dilemma where the owner of the car wants to protect the car from any harm and
also wants the passengers and bystanders to be completely safe. In the case of driverless cars,
prioritizing the safety of the passenger can compromise the safety of the bystander and vice –
versa. This is known as the tragedy of algorithmic commons. If the perspective of the owner of
the car is taken into account then the safety of the passenger will be must even if the bystander
on the pedestrians gets killed.