Woman Between Islam and Western Society
3. Western Woman
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which they have now been rudely awakened. It is
only at this point that they realize the futility of
regarding permanent loyalty as an obstacle to the
enjoyment of life. The delights of youth are
replaced by the emptiness and boredom of old
age. Pets become their only solace, as there is no
life partner with whom to share their joys and
sorrows, and no children to give them tender,
loving care. There is no one of their own who will
keep their name alive when they leave this world.
There isn’t even anyone to whom they can
bequeath their life’s savings with any degree of
satisfaction. There is no one to love and no one to
return their love. They find themselves left alone
and bewildered in a world which abounds in life.
For them there can be no greater punishment than
this.
BE A GOOD WIFE
Frank Borman, an American astronaut went into
space with a woman astronaut in the same
spacecraft. After his return from the voyage he
said: “Having women on the spacecraft was
okay except that it would be upsetting to put a
