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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Fatima is Fatima What Role Did Women In the Attack? Women in Islamic countries held a power whereby they could have changed the traditions, old systems, social relationships, ethics, spiritual values and, most important of all, consumption (in‑ the same way that they held a power to preserve them). Why? Because of the sensitive spirit which they have- in particular in the East.

They tend to accept the luxuries of civilized life and new products more quickly and more easily. This is especially true when they are confronted by bright, new, eye catching things of beauty especially when opposed to these, they find nothing but ugliness.

During the time of the exploitation of Africa, Euro­pean imposters would move among the black tribes offer­ing glass beads and fake jewelry, which is usually even brighter than the natural stone; and in all of the ceremo­nies, the better off among the tribes, the kings, the large farmers and the feudal lords could all be pointed out. This was particularly true of the local ceremonies and weddings because their actions were based one hundred percent upon psychological laws.

Those who like the fake things the most, were the most primitive. We see that today, those who worship luxurious ornaments are the Arab Sheikhs, the heads of the Black Africans, the Movie Stars and the newly wealthy people. So a few of these fake lights and glass beads were given to the heads of African tribes and in return they received a herd of sheep or a great pasture land or the rights to mine diamonds or permission to plant coffee.

It is obvious from this how important the role of the newly modernized African woman is. It is also apparent how sheltered, Eastern women suffer from social rules presented to them in the name of religion and tradition like the present day Islam. They are presently denied learning, literacy, many of the human rights, social possibilities and freedom to develop. They are not able to explore and. nourish the spirit and their tho­ughts.

Even the rights and possibilities which Islam itself has given to women, have been taken away from them in the name of Islam. They have placed her in the same cate­gory as a washing machine. Her human values have been lowered to `mother of the child'. She no longer even has a name but is called by the name of her child even if her child happens to be a boy. She is called Hassan’s mother.