Woman Between Islam and Western Society
4. The Problems Facing Modern Civilization
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The men were more matter-of-fact and casual about
the experience, whereas the women reacted in an
overwhelmingly emotional manner.”
In recent times, a great deal of research has been
done to discover the true nature of women and their
inborn aptitudes. An attempt has been made to
understand the female species scientifically.
Astonishingly enough, the findings of these
researches and investigations corroborate the view
of women taken by Islam.
Modem research has shown that woman is sensitive
by nature and is more emotional than man. This
discovery makes it clear that it is not proper to have
women enter those areas where cool and objective
decision-making is required, irrespective of the
circumstances, and where “manliness” rather than
“femininity” is a basic prerequisite.
In the departments of politics, war, international
relations, large-scale industrial planning and, not
the least important, in the law-courts, mental
discipline and dispassionate decision-making are of
the utmost importance. In such fields, the decision-
makers have to be able to rise above the pressures
