Woman Between Islam and Western Society
4. The Problems Facing Modern Civilization
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traditional woman as exclusive child-raiser.”
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The place given to woman in modern civilization
bears no true relation to life’s realities. Now western
thinkers are beginning to feel that in order to have a
successful life, the ancient concept of woman shall
have to be fully reinstated.
DEPRIVED OF GUARDIANSHIP
A report entitled “Teen Suicide” published in
Time
magazine reveals that the incidence of suicide
among the 10- to 20-year age group is rising sharply
in the U.S., the annual number having tripled since
1950. In 1985 out of 100,000 people, if there were 60
adults who committed suicide, there were also 60
young people who took their own lives. We
reproduce below the impressions of three women
concerning the suicide of American children.
“I don’t think they think about being dead. They
think it’s a way of ending pain and solving a
problem,” says Barbara Wheeler, a suicide-
prevention specialist in Omaha. “Everybody is in
such a rusk that we don’t take the time to listen to
our youngsters,” states Elaine Leader, co-founder of
