I took this course as an intensive writing course and enjoyed every moment of the course. At first I thought it would be a boring class with lots of weekly homework. However, we had a weekly two-page written assignment based on our readings and class lecture and the rest was discussion, sharing our ideas and views, and listening to lectures from fascinating guest speakers. We had guest speakers in every class after our midterms. The speakers were Muslims from different backgrounds and shared their personal experiences of religion. Some of them converted to Islam from other religions and shared with us what intrigued them about this religion and how it came about. Before taking this course, I had in-depth knowledge of many aspects of Islam that I had only been exposed to after taking this course. It expanded my mind to new ideas and gave me a new perspective on Islam and its laws and applications. My favorite aspect of Islam is the respect towards women. I have not seen women be respected to this extent in any other religion. People who are ignorant of Islam may think that Islam treats women as inferior and always tries to keep them hidden from society. This is completely wrong. Islam does not insult women, on the contrary. She gives women the rights she deserves and the position she deserves because she is no less than other creatures. She is a woman and has the same rights as men in a way that suits her and her gender responsibilities. The attitude of the Qur'an and the early Muslims testifies to the fact that woman is, at least, as vital to life as man himself, and that she is not inferior to him nor does she belong to the lower species. If it were not for the impact of foreign cultures and alien influences, this question would never have arisen among Muslims. It was taken for granted that the condition of women was equal to that of men. It was an obvious thing, a fact, and no one at the time considered it a problem at all. To understand what Islam has established for women, there is no need to deplore their condition in the pre-Islamic era. era or in today's modern world.