Woman Between Islam and Western Society
12. Conclusion
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In luring women out of their natural sphere — the
home and the bosom of the family —
“emancipation” has pitchforked women into the
same humiliating situation as our imaginary
professionals. Once out of their homes, they find
themselves forced, in uncongenial surroundings, to
play unfamiliar roles for which neither training nor
biology has fitted them. They are even worse off
than our surgeon, teacher and microbiologist, for
they have not only to contend with the professional
hostility of their male counterparts, but must
constantly be on their guard against being exploited
and debased. In the meanwhile, their valuable
domestic skills, innate material instincts and fine
moral acuity become submerged and nullified in
the treadmill of their daily working existence.
True progress for women cannot be achieved by
encouraging them to make their entry into every
field of life. A better approach would be to increase
their knowledge, skills, alertness and awareness in
the sphere to which they already belong. The more
a woman is endowed with these qualities, the more
effective will be the part she plays in all the
activities of daily living. The woman who is
