TIME MAGAZINE'S HATE PROPAGANDA
AGAINST ISLAM

Islam Completes Women's Liberation
The famous hobby horse of the likes of Time magazine is to say without presenting any analysis that Muslim women are oppressed, in the hope that if this is said long enough, people will begin to accept it. Imagine how maddening it must be for Time magazine to find that in spite of so much propaganda, Muslim women are totally rejecting the licentiousness, immorality, exploitation and nudity of the West and adopting the Muslim hijab (veil) to preserve their chastity, human dignity, noble culture and historic tradition. Muslims have realized that the so-called women's liberation movement is a ploy by the male elite in the West to intensify the sexual exploitation of women. Those in the West who champion the institution of the family are now beginning to lash out at the feminist movement. Muslim men and women are especially critical of it for the following reasons.

(a) The western male elite gives very light jail sentences to rapists, ranging from 6 months to 2 years. When it is announced on TV that a serial rapist is soon to be released from jail, all the ladies begin to shiver. How can women's liberation be complete without putting rapists to death? Only Islam completes women's liberation in this instance. Some people are beginning to be convinced about this but instead of saying "Islam has something to offer", they say, "We should follow the Third World in this". This shows that their fanaticism borders on childishness.

(b) The greatest cause of wife bashing is drunkenness. Islam has banned alcohol and completed women's liberation in this respect as well. How can you talk of women's liberation while at the same time promoting alcohol?

(c) Some of the more sensible women in the feminist movement are now convinced that the male elite is using them just to promote business. Consider female nudity in advertisement. Why are girls presented half naked or in sexy clothing while men are not? Where is the equality? In a circus, women performers are always half naked, men are fully dressed. Where is the equality? In gymnastics, it is the same. Can you really talk of equality in the face of such differences? And in beauty contests, the sexploitation of women to promote business of make-up products is unbelievable. A large majority of women have already begun to see through all this.

(d) It has now been revealed that by and large, men in the West are really polygamous; they have one spouse and many mistresses. Gossip magazines routinely reveal the pranks of politicians and film stars with "the other woman". These days, the British often recall "the other woman" of Prince Charles. Once in a while, the politicians have a go at the journalists and ask them: "What about your other women, eh?" Given these realities, the Islamic institution of limited polygamy (up to 4 wives), legalized, solemnized and sanctified in marriage, is beginning to escape their wrath.

May Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala give those in Time magazine, and indeed all non-believers, the hidaya (right guidance) to accept Islam, fill their hearts with nur (spiritual light) and with the love of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. And may Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala bestow on us all His maghfira (forgiveness). Ameen, Ya Rabbal 'Alameen.

Siddiq Osman Noormuhammad

This article was first published by Iqra: The Islamic Journal, Memon Jamat Nairobi, No27, Ramadan 1413, March 1993, p26-31, and The Islamic Times, Raza Academy, Stockport, England.

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