Exploring the Capabilities of Selected Muslim Women in Baguio City, Northern Philippines

"This paper explores some of these nuances through two general questions. First, in what way do Muslim women identify themselves in terms of career choices, family and society? And second, what can they actually do and be? What are their perceptions in terms of their economic, political and social rights? An attempt is made first by surfacing core issues implicated in the discourse on women’s identity processes across a variety of Muslim societies. While it is true that there is not one Islam and therefore not one Muslim female experience, the authors believe it is still possible first, to determine how Islam’s influence on women’s rights are perceived by Muslim women themselves to be different from that of other organized religions. Second, it is also possible to pinpoint similarities in their experiences by virtue of living under Islam regardless of their geographic locations and local backgrounds. Later in the paper, several recommendations are advanced for more in-depth studies of this kind. "