Episode 1 - Western Women's Liberation - The Complete Story

Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.

Introduction: The Reality of Western Women in the 19th Century

We are now in the 19th century AD in Europe, specifically in Britain, attending this public auction. What is the merchandise that the seller is offering, I wonder? It is his wife. His wife?! Yes, some men used to sell their wives.

Selling Wives and Physical Punishments

Write "Wife Selling" on the "History" website, for example, to see documentation of this practice. Selling the wife was cheaper than the cost of divorcing her and helped the man pay off some of his debts. There are drawings in the Western historical archives of this phenomenon.

The woman who was a nuisance to her husband - the one who nags - and by the way, the same word in English is the "Nagging Woman." One of the punishments used with her was the "Scold's Bridle," an iron cage for the head, from which a piece was inserted inside to be placed under the tongue, so that the woman could not speak and remained punished with it for hours.

You can attend this film about the Scold's Bridle to see how they described the woman's voice - if she annoyed them - as barking and used this bridle, which was also used to punish the woman who spread rumors or caused trouble among people. Various forms of injustice befell the woman, and to a greater extent, on women of the lower social classes.

Seeking Justice: Religion or Western Values?

To whom does this woman turn? It was possible for the woman to seek justice between her and the man and to obtain her right by establishing the truth and nullifying falsehood, but these meanings - truth and justice - require divine inspiration, a reference agreed upon by both the man and the woman.

The Western woman looked into the religious texts she had in her religion and found that the woman must learn in silence and complete submission and that she is not allowed to teach or rule over the man. Why? Because she is Eve; Eve is the one who was tempted and transgressed, so she tempted Adam, so she is the origin of sin, and she caused the misery of the human race; therefore, the Lord - according to the texts of her religion - punishes her with the toil of pregnancy and childbirth and makes the man her master.

The Western woman read in the texts of her religion that she was created for the sake of the man, and the man was not created for her sake, and that it is possible for the man to sell his daughter, and you can find references to these texts in the commentaries. Therefore, many Western women did not see in their religion a savior for them from the state of injustice.

Alright, if the reference for the woman is not divine inspiration that outlines the boundaries and clarifies the rights of the woman and her duties on the basis of truth and justice, then on what basis is the woman treated fairly? Nothing remained except the values that the West declares it adheres to, the values of freedom and equality. Therefore, the woman must achieve freedom, and she must achieve equality with the man.

Alright, what if some forms of this freedom and equality contradict truth and justice? Who is supposed to define truth and justice? - Religion. - We said to you! Religion, in our view, is an adversary, not a judge.

The Revolution of Liberating the Western Woman: The Human Compass

And thus began the revolution of liberating the Western woman "Woman Liberation" with a human compass, not a divine one. And as usual, every inclination in one direction is a cause for inclination in the other direction.

The Rise of Feminism and the Challenge to Masculinity

With the revolution of liberating the woman, the trend of feminism "Feminism" appeared, which moved to the stage of challenging men, hostility, and enmity, as if it were revenge for historical injustice. And feminist slogans were launched, the summary of which is that the man cannot be trusted at all, and the woman must be an opponent to him and compete with him in everything, and the woman must not sacrifice herself for anyone, no one deserves your sacrifice except yourself and the daughters of your gender.

Rejecting Family and Financial Independence

It is necessary that no one has authority over you and that you do not need anyone, so you do not need a husband, a brother, or children. Your ability to spend on yourself is the source of your self-respect, so if you allow someone to spend on you, you have lost your dignity and become enslaved, so you must be financially independent.

Destroying the Family Entity

Here, some reasonable voices appeared calling out that if the value of the woman is measured by her material production, who will raise the children? And if the relationship with the husbands becomes hostile, who will lead the family? And who will enforce their opinion in the end? All of this threatens to destroy the entity of the family.

Children! Family! Let them go to hell, you want to enslave the woman again under these bright names, we said to you: no one deserves my sacrifice except me, my ambitions, and the liberation of the daughters of my gender, I will not allow anything to stand in the way of my just demands, I am oppressed! Enough of your oppression!

And thus, the stereotyping "Stereotyping" of all the voices calling for the protection of the family entity and society was done, that they are fighting women's freedom and want to return her to slavery and darkness. And the complex of victimhood was fed to the woman to justify any behavior, no matter what, she was oppressed a lot, what is in her - even if she oppressed a little - to obtain her freedom and equality?!

This appears in the statements of many feminist leaders, such as the American Helen Solinger "Helen Solinger," who says: "The men promoted the idea of marriage to us, and now we know that the institution of marriage is the one that failed us, and we must work to destroy it, the end of the institution of marriage is a basic condition for the liberation of the woman; therefore, we must encourage women to leave their husbands and not to live with them, it is necessary to rewrite history - completely - in the light of the oppression that the woman was exposed to." And there are many similar statements from feminist leaders.

Exploitation of Feminism by Politicians and Capitalists

This oppressed, rebellious woman - whose every action is justified - was a prize for the merchants of causes among politicians, big capitalists, advocates of moral chaos, and those with private agendas, most of whom are men, by the way. These individuals rode the wave of feminism and women's liberation, as some feminists themselves admitted at the end of the day, as in this article written by feminist Nancy Fraser in The Guardian: "How did feminism become a servant in the hands of capitalism? And how can it regain control again?"

One of the most famous feminist activists, American Gloria Steinem, admitted in a published interview without hesitation that she received financial support from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to support her activities. Some feminists criticized her for distorting the path of the feminist movement, so she came out in this interview justifying her actions.

Steinem was one of the founders of Ms. Magazine, which promotes the idea of the challenging, independent, superwoman. She also oversaw the Independent Research Services, notice "independent research," although it receives support from political entities.

What did the politicians and the wealthy benefit from riding the wave of feminism and women's liberation in America and Europe?

First, women working to prove themselves and achieve independence; meaning collecting taxes from half of society that used to work at home without taxes. And she will form a cheaper workforce than men, and the wage and promotion gap is still present until today. Then, this woman who goes out to mixed environments started spending her money on cosmetics, showing off, and material competition, which in turn serves capitalist materialism.

Second, the policy of divide and rule, and the reinforcement of individualism and factionalism, so that the state - or rather those who shape its policies - are the arbitrators between individuals in their conflicts, which weakens the trends demanding to curb the greed and tyranny of the wealthy in this world where 1% own more than half of the wealth according to an article in The Guardian. And the book The Mighty Wurlitzer explained the politicians' adoption of this method in infiltrating factions, such as women and blacks.

Third, the enmity between the mother and father and their preoccupation with the children; meaning the disintegration of the family and its loss of its central role in raising children according to what the parents believe, and thus the educator becomes the school, the state, and those who control its policies impose whatever directions they want on these small hearts.

The term "the nuclear family has melted" became widespread in America, and politicians took advantage of that from the feminist hostility to the existence of the family. Feminist Mary Bane says: "In order to raise children with equality between genders, we must take them away from families and raise them with community upbringing."

In fact, many families have disintegrated, and the rates of homeless children in America reached historical numbers, as in a report published by Newsweek, where in 2013, for example, 2.5 million children suffered from homelessness. Some of these children are fleeing their broken homes, the father is busy, the mother is busy, or they are fighting and arguing, and the son or daughter has no one who cares about them, or they are mistreated; so they run away. There is a dedicated section in the American Department of Justice for the phenomenon of runaway boys and girls "Children or Ran Away Youth."

These homeless boys and girls are greatly afflicted by drugs, mental illnesses, exposure to humiliation, and sexual exploitation, where some of them sell themselves for sexual practices in exchange for shelter, and the numbers are in continuous ascent.

The Western Woman: Shocking Facts and Statistics

What about the woman who was used as a tool by politicians and the wealthy to achieve all of this? Did she really achieve for herself justice, as it should have been her demands? Or did she achieve freedom and equality as she wished? Let's now see her story with facts and statistics from major Western sites, and I think you, my brothers and sisters, will be shocked by what you will hear today.

Introduction: Why Do We Talk About the Western Woman?

However, before we proceed, some of those who hear this speech brace themselves and prepare to say: "Alright, but Muslims also have oppression of women, do you deny that our societies have many stories of oppression against women?" I say to you: What does your question have to do with our topic? What is the benefit of this comparison? Is the goal of this speech to conduct a statistical comparison between our societies and theirs? Or is the goal to exonerate men in our societies from any oppression against women?

But we fully understand that our societies are filled with forms of oppression against women and others, and that misery for men and women is increasing therein. Rather, we address this topic to contribute to the lifting of this oppression and to stop the misery and suffering. Western countries and international and international organizations offer their services to help the Muslim woman in their own way. And feminist ideas have cast their shadows strongly on Muslim societies; therefore, the topic of today's speech is specifically the story of the Western woman; to see if those who offer their services have actually solved the problem of women in their own country? Have they achieved justice for her? Or have they achieved freedom and equality for her? Do they truly want good for the Muslim woman? What are the ends of the path they want to place the Muslim woman and Muslim societies on?

Therefore, dear respected brothers and sisters, let us present the story without cutting it short, without having to tell you every now and then: I want to emphasize that the oppression that occurs in our countries does not represent Islam. Do not think that I am against women's work in all its forms. I hope you do not misunderstand me in this regard. Let us avoid the defensive state that our enemy always puts us in, and let us cooperate as Muslims and Muslim women, brothers and sisters, to diagnose the problem and distinguish the real solution from the false solutions that only increase our misery and suffering. So, the Western woman, let us accompany her step by step.

The Woman as a Sexual Commodity: Sexual Objectification

The girl who is lost in the street or in her parents' home but is independent and wants to spend on herself, or she no longer has enough to continue her studies at the university. What is the solution? There is a phenomenon in the land of freedom that we hesitate to mention its name, where this girl in need of money sells her appearance to a man older than her in age - in her father's age - who rents her sexually and takes her with him as part of his decor, in exchange for a sum of money. That is, she works (in English): part-time in prostitution, and remains a student at the university.

This is an interview with one of the buyers of the appearance of six girls with his money, and look at the value of the woman to him. [Tomi worked in administration in the field of information technology, and has retired, and has enough to spend 150 thousand dollars annually on those girls, he says that this is cheaper than marriage, and that it is a small amount compared to what he gets] (in English): [When you enter your room with a beautiful woman, it is considered a compliment to you as a man. It is like having a luxurious car, or something of the sort. So this renter says that enjoying a number of girls in this way is cheaper than marriage, and that entering a place with a beautiful girl is like appearing with a beautiful car. This is the value of the woman to him.

There are now a number of (in English) "electronic sites" to complete this type of service. And detailed statistics on the income of girls from this rental of appearances, and the ages and nature of the work of the men who buy the appearances, and how a large percentage of these appearance buyers are from the leaders of major companies and businessmen.

By the way, perhaps you have been disgusted as you hear this person who talks about women as a sexual commodity, part of his decor, as a thing "Thing" and not as a human being "Human". But what if you knew that dealing with women as a thing, or a commodity, has become the norm in the West?

In a published study, a number of Americans were asked about the quality they appreciate most in men and women, and honesty and morality came at the top of the list for men, while in the case of women, the most important quality that the American people appreciate is (Physical Attractiveness) "physical attractiveness". So, the appreciation of women is contingent on their physical attractiveness, and this leads to an important phenomenon they call: (Sexual objectification of women) meaning "sexual objectification of women". Dealing with women as a thing to be used, a sexual commodity, not a human being, evaluated by her faith, her morals, and her honesty, not even by her intelligence and skills.

This is a study on the subject that has been referred to hundreds of times, and there are dozens of published scientific studies on this subject, about: (in English) (the sexual objectification of women). And these studies, by the way, brothers, do not speak of the objectification of women as a vicious, inhuman phenomenon that must be fought, but as a phenomenon studied scientifically to analyze its psychological effects with neutrality.

These studies mention that most women have come to see themselves as sexual commodities for men, and that the media consolidates this view, and society consolidates it, and even (in English) video games consolidate it, and that women's bodies are displayed for advertising and as decor, and that this leads to some women taking excessive care of their forms, spending long hours in front of the mirror, and leads to psychological diseases in some of them by feeling shame about their bodies (Body shame), shame because they are treated as a sexual commodity and they hate it, or shame because they are not attractive in a society that evaluates them according to attractiveness.

And the studies mention that some women are exposed to psychological diseases because of this, and compare themselves to the advertising woman (the typical) the "Typical"; they undergo cosmetic surgeries (Plastic surgery) or use cosmetic tools to change the color of the hair, or the skin, or the eyes.

Violence and Sexual Harassment Are Everywhere

You can imagine this free girl who wants to prove herself, whom society sees as a sexual object and evaluates based on her physical attractiveness. Imagine what she will face on the street, in public transportation, at university, in the workplace, and even electronically at home.

In 2014, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights issued a report with an expressive title: "Violence against women: Every day and everywhere." The report also addresses the sexual violations that girls face in childhood.

Let's talk about public transportation. Two years ago, the United Nations published a news item titled: "The vast majority of women are subjected to some form of harassment or sexual violence in their daily commute." Notice! The vast majority, and the news begins by stating that these abuses have spread in a global epidemic manner.

In a report prepared by several authorities in France, including the State Secretary for Women's Rights, the report states that 100% of women who use public transportation in France are subjected to harassment or sexual assault. The French news agency discusses that this percentage is exaggerated. But you can imagine whether the percentage is 100% or less.

What about the girl at university? I remember when I entered the University of Houston in America to complete my doctorate, a booklet was distributed to us containing statistics. Among them: one in every three female students is subjected to harassment, and what the student should do to avoid this, and if it happens, what number to call, and so on. The matter, brothers, is getting worse and the rates are doubling globally, even in academic circles which are supposed to be socially elite. According to a study published last year: half of the female medical students in America are subjected to harassment. And in this year 2019, more than half of the female students in Britain are subjected to unwanted sexual provocations according to a study published by "The Guardian" which said it was the largest study in the field for students.

This harassment does not respect academic rank or the dignity of a teacher. There is harassment from university students with doctorates who teach them, and harassment from doctors towards female students. Imagine! A student enters the doctor's office wanting knowledge; then she is harassed.

Free girls graduate from this university environment after being subjected to harassment, or at least half of them to harassment, and now they have to look for a job. A woman's job is her only source of security, no one is responsible for her, nor is the father, nor the brother, nor the husband allowed to intervene on her behalf; they are also not responsible for her. We often forget this truth when talking about Western women, we talk about their freedom, but we forget that this freedom is also accompanied by the abandonment of responsibility for her, and providing for her needs, taking care of her, and spending on her. Therefore, the free woman must prove herself in her work; lest she be fired, for it is her source of security.

What if she is asked to do things that do not suit her nature as a woman? She will not be able to object; because she has agreed to the concept of absolute equality with men in everything and she has to work in anything that brings money, and she may reach the stage of maintaining her job - her only source of security - by using her appearance as well.

This is an article published in the BBC in 2002 titled: "One in every four women - meaning in Britain - practices sex in the office" (office sex). This was in 2002, but the matter is getting worse. In the latest statistics of the British Safeline website, which is concerned with helping women subjected to harassment, more than half of women in work environments are subjected to harassment, and a percentage of them are subjected to it from their manager, or someone with functional authority over them.

In a very large study in America, the rate of harassment of women in the workplace was (58%), and high rates of doctors harassing female doctors as well. Similarly, in the nursing environment known for being a humanitarian profession, as in this American study that indicates that more than (70%) of nurses are subjected to harassment from patients and colleagues.

The matter has reached the point where the male employer asks the female employee outright to show off in her dress to market his product, until a group of waitresses protested, demanding the intervention of American authorities to liberate them from the authority of restaurant owners who demand that they show off in their dress, and the central slogan of the protest was: "I am not on the menu" (meaning the customer came to eat food, not to buy me).

All of this - brothers! - and we have not spoken about women whose nature of work is in prostitution. According to the Economist magazine, it is estimated that in Germany (400,000) prostitutes serve a million men daily.

The working woman was fired from her job for one reason or another, or she fled with her femininity from this sexually charged environment, - no problem, her husband, brother, father, those in charge of her, those responsible for her will take care of her. - Whose responsibility is it?! Did you forget that she relied on herself?! And she proved her independence and refused the intervention of all of them in her affairs, and they originally abandoned her. - What is the solution?! - There is social security. - What if social security is not enough?! Or if the salary is delayed?

The answer comes from an article published in the BBC last year titled: "The social security system in Britain forced me into prostitution" and the article begins by saying: "Some women in Britain are forced to work in the field of prostitution due to the inefficiency of the social security system." The BBC spoke to five charitable institutions in England and learned that an increasing number of women who depend on the social security system are forced to do this. And when a woman works in the field of degrading her dignity, she operates another sector of the sectors that capitalist sharks own shares in, the sector of casinos and nightclubs.

It is noteworthy that the vast majority of women who are subjected to harassment and rape in means of transportation, at universities, and in the workplace do not complain to the authorities! You might think that this happens because they enjoy it, that it is okay for them to be subjected to harassment or rape and consider it a compliment to their femininity! This is not true; rather, the vast majority of them suffer from humiliation (the feeling of humiliation), panic attacks, depression, the feeling of shame, self-loathing, the desire for revenge, and even physical illnesses. They may even leave their studies or work because of this, according to the American Victims of Crime Office.

So why don't they complain then?! For many reasons; including the fear of the complaint's impact on her job, and the feeling of shame and disgrace of what happened to her, and the lack of sufficient evidence. The perpetrator assaults her in a dark corner or away from the eyes, so there is no evidence or proof, and he escapes punishment. Some of them submit to the perpetrator because they fear that the issue will turn from casual harassment to physical violence and injury if they refuse to submit to his sexual lust. And the woman continues to endure the devastating effects on her psyche, "Devastating Toll" as the American Victims of Crime Section expresses it.

You might say: she deserves it, she who dresses and behaves in a way that tempts men. This is considered by the government's victims of violence section one of the myths about women's rape, for everyone is exposed, all women are exposed. There are those who contribute to causing a state of sexual lust, and there are women who pay the price.

This destroyed woman in need of psychological care goes to get treated; she is subjected to harassment by the doctor, as women began to show in the (Me Too) wave; the slogan launched by women to encourage each other to raise their voices, revealing what they are subjected to in terms of sexual assaults. Even the phenomenon of harassment and sexual exploitation of patients by psychiatrists and mental health professionals, who are supposed to save them from their suffering, is spreading.

• So why doesn't the woman complain to the members of parliament who participate in enacting laws and issuing penalties?! - The parliaments! According to a study published by (CNN) last year, harassment of women is also widespread in European parliaments.

Where does the woman go after all this? Where does she take refuge? Who does she seek protection from? In a published study, it was found that the vast majority of women in America express that they suffer from psychological pressure to maintain attractiveness to gain appreciation. Appreciation is tied to physical attractiveness (number one), as the same study mentions. So it is a difficult equation, to feel appreciated and dealt with care, you must be attractive. And when you and other women become attractive, society becomes sexually unrestrained, and one of them assaults you, and you lose your appreciation and respect for yourself.

It is very important - brothers and sisters - to know that this treatment of women when she goes out to study, to work, to seek treatment, and then a man reaches out to her to play with her and humiliate her as if she is a toy for his sexual unrest. That this is not the result of passing sexual urges, but rather the distorted and demeaning view of men towards her from the beginning. Forget about the claims of equality, mutual respect, and this propaganda talk that has no share in reality. In a statistic published by the American Victims of Crime Office, teenagers were asked if practicing sex with a girl by force is acceptable? (36%) of them answered: yes, if he is so aroused that he cannot control himself. And (39%) of them answered: yes, it is justified if he has spent a lot of money on her. (Meaning he sees that if he spends money on her, whether in gifts or sandwiches, then it is his right to play with her sexually and force her into sex, in their words: "Forced sex was acceptable").

• But wait! You are presenting the side of sexual assault on women, there are, on the other hand, women and girls who are satisfied with romantic relationships, it is true that this is not legal and is forbidden, but they are happy with these relationships because it is consensual. - Ah, they are happy! This is how I understand you from foreign films that are all completely fictional, just like the fantasies about space inhabitants.

Domestic Violence from the Intimate Partner

Let's step away from Hollywood and visit the official American and European government websites to see, beyond harassment and rape, how women are treated by what they call an "Intimate partner," which could be a husband or a lover. For example, visit the website of the "U.S. Department of Justice" and browse the statistics related to violence against women "Violence Against Women" and read about the phenomenon of "Pattered Woman Syndrome." What does this term mean? "Pattered" means: "to strike with force and continuity, to crush, to bombard with bombs." So, "Pattered woman syndrome" is the phenomenon of a woman being beaten in this way: like this woman who justified the killing of her boyfriend because she was exposed to "Pattered woman syndrome," and like many other women, some of whom publish their pictures.

Again, are these cases of brutal violence isolated incidents? According to official American websites, such as the website of the "National Coalition Against Domestic Violence," one in every four women is exposed to severe violence from the intimate partner, and these statistics do not include what women are exposed to by strangers, nor do they include non-severe violence and beatings that women are exposed to, to the extent that a quarter to a third of women's visits to the emergency room in America are due to being beaten, according to the government's Office of Victims of Violence.

And when muscles take control, men will undoubtedly excel; hence, in a study in America on cases of violence between partners, whether spouses or lovers, which led to entering the emergency room, 93% of the cases were women compared to 7% men. This violence often reaches the point of murder! Just a few days ago, marches took place in France to condemn domestic violence, after the killing of 116 women - at least - in the year 2019, and the French news agency reported that a French woman dies every three days at the hands of her husband, companion, or life partner. Also, a few days ago, the French news agency published a news item about marches protesting the insulting of women under the title: "Violence against women: a woman is raped every 7 minutes in France."

You might be surprised to know that more than half of the victims of severe beating require medical assistance repeatedly, more than six times according to government websites. This means that they are beaten and insulted repeatedly by their husband or companion.

• "Well, why doesn't this woman escape?" - "Escape to where?" - "To her father's or brother's house." - "You forgot? She doesn't even know her father, or she knows him but he is not responsible for her; she is free, independent, equal to the man, she doesn't need anyone, she has proven herself."

Among the things that Western countries provide for this woman is another phenomenon called in English: "Shelter for the severely beaten woman," a place where she temporarily takes refuge while she recovers from the beating and looks for a way to make a living.

Abortion and the Killing of Fetuses

This woman, who is severely beaten by her companion, wants to get rid of anything that reminds her of him, and among the things that remind her of him is this fertilized egg that was thrown into her womb unlawfully. Here come the regulations that facilitate abortion, the media that beautify it, and the laws that legalize it. In America alone, there are about a million cases of abortion annually, and about two-thirds of them are after the sixth week; meaning after the soul is blown in; meaning the killing of a soul. According to the American Center for Disease Control "Center of Disease Control," the vast majority of the females who have abortions are not married; meaning: a descending lust that ends with killing.

Do you imagine, my brothers, what the meaning of abortion is with a fetus that has a soul, a human soul? I will not put pictures here because they are very gruesome, but you can write some of the terms that I will mention and search for real pictures if your heart can bear it. Among the most famous methods is what is known as in English: "Dilation and evacuation abortion," meaning: the doctor uses special equipment: scissors, forceps, and suction devices, so the doctor cuts the fetus - while it is in its mother's womb - piece by piece, and takes it out piece by piece; the hands, the legs, the head, the abdomen... This procedure is done daily in large numbers around the world. There are other forms of abortion that are also gruesome.

And if the woman gives birth and does not want to keep the newborn, here is the phenomenon of the warm boxes spreading in Europe and America, where boxes are provided on the streets for the woman to put the newborn in instead of throwing it in the trash as some free, independent women do. We have even reached the stage of justifying the killing of newborns if the mother does not want them to stay, as we documented in the word: "When Abu Jahl wears the lab coat." "And when the infant girl is asked, with what sin was she killed?" [Al-Takwir: 8-9]. The killing did not stop, but now it is done by doctors who wear white lab coats in a regulated manner, and here is the female fetus deprived of the right to life; to complete the story of insult and violation of rights step by step. (Sound effects).

The Western Woman: A Victim of Exploitation

This is the unknown side for many of us about the free Western woman, who has been liberated from the responsibility of her father, brother, and husband towards her, and who have originally abandoned this responsibility, so many women and girls have become a "sexual object," a plaything in the hands of the rich who hires her to give her a university quota, and in the hands of white slave traders and owners of low magazines, and those who harass her in means of transportation, in the university, in offices, in clinics... and she has become a "plaything" for her lover, the relative, and the stranger.

Do you know, my brothers and sisters... and as I prepare the material for this word and gather its many threads, I was overcome by a feeling of pity for the Western woman, and I realized - more and more - what the world has lost with the decline of the Muslims.

Criticism of the "Bright Side" of Western Liberation

This is while we have not spoken about the Eastern woman in non-Muslim societies, such as the Chinese and Japanese woman..., whose story is not less bad than that of her Western sister. And we have not spoken about the woman not receiving equal wages to the man, nor her promotion in jobs like the man, which is another long topic...

Is there any brightness in this situation?

Someone might say, "You are presenting the dark side of the Western woman's situation; present the bright side!" The bright side?! What brightness is there for women in this miserable situation where the voices of women have recently risen demanding their protection, after the situation has become unbearable, and it can no longer be hidden or remained silent about? What bright side? The scientific discoveries made by some women? The high positions? What is the use if these discoverers or doctors have not succeeded in raising a generation that stops the state of contempt for women and sexual immorality in society? What is the benefit of a mother busy with her research, while her son is exposed to girls of his kind with harassment, rape, or beating and humiliation? What do we gain if we reach Mars, and morality has sunk to the lowest depths? (Echo) to the lowest depths.

Then, were the models of material success for women conditioned on femininity and independence from men? Was the feminist tendency the one that achieved these achievements? Could they not have been achieved, and even more, through complementarity, cooperation, and knowing the rights and duties of each, and raising a psychologically balanced generation in the bosom of a stable family?

Confessions of Feminists

In an article in (The Guardian) - which we mentioned at the beginning - (Nancy Fraser) says a word that summarizes much of the outcries that have recently come from some Western feminists; she says: "As one of the feminists, I always assumed that I - with my struggle for the liberation of women - was building a better world, more equal and just and free." "But recently," "I began to feel concerned that the high ideals that feminists represent" "have become serving completely different purposes..." "I fear - specifically - that our criticism of gender (sexual discrimination)" "has become a justification for new forms of inequality and exploitation."

This is the result of the liberation of women that started with a completely misguided compass, so the merchants of disasters caught it and used it for their purposes, and it did not achieve for itself afterward any right, or justice, or freedom, or equality...

Returning to the Guidance of Islam

The Quran and Sunnah: The Solution and Salvation

Read and make others read after all this the saying of your Lord, Glorified and Exalted be He: "Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has made one of them to excel the other, and because of what they spend out of their wealth..." [An-Nisa:34].

Read His saying, Glorified and Exalted be He: "The believers, men and women, are protectors, one of another: they enjoin what is just and forbid what is evil..." [At-Tawbah:71].

Read and see (in English) "the syndrome of the woman beaten mercilessly," read the saying of your Lord: "And live with them honorably..." [An-Nisa:19]. And read: "And they (women) have rights similar to those (of men) over them, according to what is reasonable..." [Al-Baqarah:228]. And read the saying of your Prophet, peace be upon him: "The best of you is the best to his family, and I am the best to my family" (authenticated by Al-Albani).

And you see (in English) the sexual objectification of the Western woman, read His saying, Glorified and Exalted be He: "And Allah has set forth an example for those who believe, the wife of Pharaoh..." [At-Tahrim:11]. She is not something or a commodity or an ordinary human being, but an example to be followed by those who believe! "And Allah has set forth an example for those who believe, the wife of Pharaoh." A believing woman, who rebelled against Pharaoh who enslaved the people, she is a role model for women to rebel against the Pharaohs of today who want to enslave humanity as well "the wife of Pharaoh"... And after her, in the verse that follows: "And Mary, the daughter of 'Imran." So, women have become an example to be followed for their faith, not for their material production, nor for their physical attractiveness.

And you see those who take women as sexual commodities, read the anger of your Lord, Glorified and Exalted be He, for the honor of believing women, His anger at those who touch their honor, so your Lord, Glorified is He, says: "And those who accuse chaste women, and produce not four witnesses, flog them with eighty stripes, and reject their testimony forever, they indeed are the transgressors..." [An-Nur:23].

Read and make others read: "O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks close round them (when they go abroad). That will be better, so that they may be recognized and not annoyed. And Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful..." [Al-Ahzab:59].

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