Compare the following two movies: A Time to Kill (1996) and Double Jeopardy (1999) Make sure to say that the court system is racist and that this is seen in the films. That the court system is biased and not always fair.
How are women objectified? What sex roles are women assigned? How are values implied through the use of race, gender, ethnicity, class, age, ability, etc.? What kind of heterosexual relationship do advertisements often create? How is power assigned sex roles through advertising?
Shirin Ebadi focused on women’s human rights and whether Islam should be able to define human rights differently than the international community has defined them. What was her argument and do you agree or disagree with it – why or why not.
FGM is a cultural practice that is not mandated by any religious text. FGM is performed in many countries, cultures, and different religions throughout the world. FGM is performed locally in Minnesota even though there are laws against it. Is MFG a human rights issue? If not, should it be a human right?
When thinking about global human rights, which takes precedence — cultural values and laws or the UN’s declaration of human rights? Who decides? Should immigrants be allowed to follow their own cultural laws in their host country if those cultural laws violate the host country’s laws?
