Woman Between Islam and Western Society
4. The Problems Facing Modern Civilization
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equality and abortion rights and won them, without
anticipating the economic backlash that would ensue.
With radical feminism accepted as the code, women
are treated as equal, without any concessions to
their biological differences. For instance, one out of
two marriages in America is ending in divorce, with
the responsibility of childcare devolving on the
mother alone. Alimony and maintenance are merely
laws, rarely put into practice. A mere 5-10 percent
of the men pay maintenance, and that too, only for
the first year. For the rest, the burden is borne solely
by the mother. Thus, the quality of life of a divorced
woman reduces by 73 percent and that of a man
increases by 43 percent.
Single households, headed by women trying to play
the role of “super-moms,” are on the increase, she
revealed. In the next ten years, therefore, 40-50
percent of the children will be living in female-
headed households, an unhealthy phenomenon,
which has its repercussions in increased suicides
amongst children. “Due to a lapse in the
dependency structure, suicide is becoming endemic
amongst children,” she said.
