Are they nothing more than cooking, cleaning and serving a husband and kids?

Are they nothing more than cooking, cleaning and serving a husband and kids?" Fitnah asked. "Islam does not impose these forms of work on a woman, but Islamic concepts do illustrate the benefits and blessings of caring for her husband and children. She has the choice of doing these services. She is never forced to do them. As for hijab , it is a decent dress that can protect a woman from devilish desires. I am proud to observe my hijab and I will always stick to it.

Anyway you should admit that I am much happier than you are," Sumayah concluded. "Well, I don't mean you only. Perhaps Ahmad has made you close your eyes to reality. I am against any ideas which are reactionary and which control the future of young girls. It is like destroying their best years of life." "What you brand reactionary is a concept concerning social reform, with which women acquire a respectable status.

In fact, nakedness is actually a reactionary idea, since it moves woman backward, back to the Age of Ignorance." Fitnah replied, "You are misled. You have merely learnt a few words and phrases from Ahmad. If you think carefully, you will realize the truth. This is a modern age and modern society is all around us." Sumayah protested, "I don't agree with you at all. I have great faith in Islam. I don't repeat Ahmad's words, but Islamic norms and ethics." Fitnah realized it was useless to continue.

She talked of other things and soon left her cousin. Sumayah decided to tell her fiancé about their disagreement. Previous…