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**http://www.arabnews.com/?page=13§ion=0&article=77473&d=8&m=2&y=2006
Wednesday, 8, February, 2006 (09, Muharram, 1427)
Society Won't Accept That!
Abid Khazindar . Al-Riyadh
Whenever there is a social or an intellectual or an economic
activity that women could get involved in, we suddenly hear a certain sentence
repeated non-stop: "There are no religious prohibitions but our society won't
accept that." All societies everywhere throughout history always oppose
anything new and unfamiliar. Over time, however, people get accustomed to new
things and accept them.
These days, women are doing all sorts of things which were
once considered unsuitable and wrong. We have women in the media, in
broadcasting, in medicine, art and even going abroad as members of official
delegations. All of these things were, at one time, considered prohibited for
women but all of them are now familiar and cause little controversy or comment.
There are other things that we oppose today even though they
have been usual since the beginnings of Islam. At the beginning of Islam, the
sexes mixed freely and interacted. For example, men and women mix when circling
the Kaaba; they did at the beginning of Islam and they still do today. They mix
when throwing stones at the devil and when nursing the injured in battle.
Modern life has made mixing the sexes usual - on airplanes, for example, and
when using public transportation.
Security issues have made our society accept things they once
rejected. For example, a woman's picture with an uncovered face must be in her
passport and also on her personal ID. Women are not allowed to cover themselves
completely since terrorists and other criminals might do so and take advantage
of what is a social custom rather than a religious dictate.
Then as things change and evolve, women themselves are forced
to do what they once refused. They are now expected to participate in
decision-making in different economic and social areas. They are expected even
to take part in the Shoura Council. No one would say in "And consult them in
all affairs" (Holy Qur'an 3:159 which is addressed to the Prophet Muhammad,
peace be upon him) - that the word "them" refers to men only.
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