Woman Between Islam and Western Society
4. The Problems Facing Modern Civilization
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Promiscuity, euphemistically referred to as “free
love” in the western world, has brought down a
curse upon humanity. It was estimated that by 1991,
270,000 people will have contracted this disease in
the U.S., and that doctors will find it impossible to
treat such a large number of patients. The situation
will be completely beyond control. The government
has started an anti-AIDS campaign whose slogan is
“Love carefully.” This same advice, differently
worded, would read: “Love within the bonds of
marriage. Stop loving outside them.”
One of the great influences in socially
“legitimizing” promiscuity was D.H. Lawrence’s
novel,
Lady Chatterly’s Lover,
first published in 1928.
At the time of publication this work was considered
obscene and almost immediately banned. Then,
with a gradual change of moral climate, permission
was given to republish it in 1959. Many young
people in America were deeply affected by this
novel and, a whole spate of similar literature having
followed it, promiscuity began to be the rule rather
than the exception. Now, once again, there is a
public outcry to ban
Lady Chatterly’s Lover
and other
such works.
