Woman Between Islam and Western Society
4. The Problems Facing Modern Civilization
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too fast — contraception, abortion, and divorce.
And the problems that face women today are not
strong enough to give the movement new force
and strength.” Women have very specific values
and morals. “They have a different view of
humanity. I am not saying that it is better than
that of men, but it is different. And women have
to prove that they are women, and not men,” she
emphasized.
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According to religious teaching, the woman’s
“role model” was that of mother and
housekeeper. She was meant to bear and rear
children, and manage the home. The modern role
model is that of the busy woman executive,
functioning on an equal footing with men in
every sphere of the professional world. Years of
experiment have shown that the latter role is
unrealistic. In their old age, the same western
women, who had fervently advocated the new
role model, are the very ones who are now asking
for a return to the status quo ante. Does this leave
any room for doubt about the superiority of the
role model postulated by religion?
