Woman Between Islam and Western Society
3. Western Woman
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above example. When a woman begins her life as a
wife, she finds herself at the centre of all activity,
being in charge of everything and everyone within
the domestic sphere. In her own little world, she
builds up a reputation for herself as a wife, mother
and grandmother. Each day adds to the honor and
respect shown to her by her family, and she goes on
increasing in worth in the eyes of her husband. If
she shone as a young wife, how much greater is her
lustre as a mother and grandmother. This position
of the woman is quite natural. That is why in the
western world itself in circles where the
matrimonial fold is still intact, a woman on the
strength of nature, comes to acquire the same
position. Here is an explicit example from the life of
Ronald Reagan, former President of America.
According to one American report published in the
Hindustan Times:
“Mr. Reagan is known to be
deeply attached to his wife, whom he calls
‘mommy’ away from the public, according to their
close associates.”
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Having made the home and the
family her whole world, a woman can certainly
count on familial support in her middle and
declining years. None of the sorrows of solitude for
her!
